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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]TLDR:

Parents of Blair kids say Blair is the better choice, including for college admissions, and say that RMIB is a pressure cooker bad environment.
Parents of RMIB kids say that RMIB is a better choice for their kid because of the writing focus and curriculum and that the cohort is very supportive.

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Yes, you've captured it.[/quote]

I don't really know of any Blair parents who regret their child's experience at Blair but have heard from multiple RMIB parents who say they regret their child's choice. Anyone have insights as to why? Is it because most Blair kids have a passion for stem or communications whereas RMIB is more of an all-around program which can make it harder to get excited about?
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You claim you heard second hand from multiple parents.  These parents just said to you "I regret my child's choice" and did not say anything at all to explain why?[/quote]

STEM-obsessed parents love to trash RMIB, while clearly bitter about the strong college admissions achieved there. Strong analytical writing, the foundation of RMIB, appeals to a wide variety of elite colleges, and the more diverse academic interests mean students don't have to compete against each other in quite the same way. The workload is intense in 11th and 12th--that is the only negative that regularly comes up. It can be tough if you have any time-consuming ECs.[/quote]

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