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[quote=Anonymous]A few thoughts:

The college board created part of the problem by changing the scoring on the SAT. Too many kids with super high scores. This isn't because they are smarter. But this means there is more pressure to get the high score, then on top of that more pressure to do other things to differentiate since so many kids have high scores.

My spouse and I both went to elite schools and had great experiences. My child is very smart and puts a lot of pressure on himself to do well and wants to be like us. We have tried very hard to reduce his stress and let him know that going somewhere "lower" than our alma maters is OK.

Having spent part of his academic career at mixed-level public schools where there were a bunch of kids who didn't care, he is very concerned with going to a school where he is primarily surrounded by smart, high motivated kids (but not a lot of stressballs either - he turned down top magnet high schools to have a more relaxed HS experience). We know there are plenty of these at lower tier schools but the kids are just harder to find. Your peer group, both during and after college, is one of the main reasons for going to a top school.

My younger child is likely not going to be as good of a student so this choice will be made for them.[/quote]

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