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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My bright, high-achieving kid will grow and learn better from being around more like-minded peers, not fewer.[/quote]

Well, my kid is doing great and has the scores and grades to back it up. She has a good group of friends and is in advanced classes with like-minded peers even at her lower rated school.  When it comes to college admissions though, statistically speaking her chances of getting accepted to UMD is higher at her school than at a W when her competition is going be a lot tougher. [/quote]
And my point is that the benefit of having more like-minded peers at a W school, even if they end up being "competition," outweighs the benefit of marginally increased admissions odds to UMD from a so-called lower rated school.[/quote]

Okay, not sure why though.  She does have like-minded peers at her lower rated school. She's in classes with them and she's friends with them. Only difference with your school and ours is that your school has more high achieving kids which I agree would have overall benefits to the school; but at an individual student level- all that matters is who your kid is friends with, the availability of challenging classes and programs; and talented teachers. My kid has all of these at her school. [/quote]

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