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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We toured Latin and DCI.  Both Latin campuses, especially the current Cooper campus, is inferior to DCI’s campus. And if you want to continue to with Spanish, the 2nd street Latin campus doesn’t offer it.  If your priority is the humanities and you don’t prioritize the IB/foreign language learning, Latin is the much better choice.  There is no differentiation at DCI apart from math and foreign language and many kids there are below grade level in English and Social Studies.  The locations between the Latins and DCI might also matter for commute purposes.  Latin has been around much longer than DCI and much more established with seemingly less teacher turnover and admin issues than DCI.  College acceptances from Latin seem overall better than from DCI but I could see that improving at DCI with more time.  Families excelling at DCI seem to be doing so because they supplement outside of school whereas I didn’t get the impression that Latin families have to make up for school deficiencies.[/quote]

Thanks for this. I have been struggling to know how much to (or not to) prioritize IB. I know we prioritize language but my kid is fluent enough that I think we can keep it up at home. Any sense of if DCI is stronger in science/tech since Latin seems stronger in humanities (which I think my kids would love but already plays to strengths).[/quote]

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