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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Coming out of high school, I mostly looked at colleges with strong general education programs. I wanted a well rounded education at a higher level, not just courses in my major, and I wanted to surround myself with people who wanted the same thing.

I ended up at Chicago where my experience was definitely not high school 2.0. It was focused and disciplined, and it contributed a lot to the way that college formed who I am. I've got a college friend I see once a week, and we end up mentioning someone we read as part of the core pretty often.

A well implemented program can offer a lot, but a lot of places don't have that.

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Fair, Chicago is an elite school with a rigorous education. We have one kid at a similarly ranked top private. The other is at a large public ranked in the top 60. Most intro classes, ie the ones that could count toward gen ed requirements, were easier than his private high school by a mile. Multiple choice tests, easy grading, rote memorization of the homework, no challenge or analysis problems. His high school was harder, truly.  The other kid got much better grades in the same top curriculum in high school and ended at an elite akin to how you describe Chicago: the distribution requirements and/or intro courses were very difficult, nothing at all like High school 2.0. 
DCUM acts like all colleges are the same. They are not. Parents need to talk to people who have experienced above average versus elite.  The difference is vast.[/quote]

Just name the school you are talking about because none of my kids schools have required high school 2.0.[/quote]

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