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Interesting. I disagree with so much of this but your description of it is very fair and interesting, so thank you.

What about extra-curriculars? And I am referring to real extra-curriculars for the sake of exercise, creativity and escaping, not for the sake of padding a college app. Being in academic school for that long is not healthy. Kids need to be kids. There is also a difference between "jet set vacations" and "taking a week to do something else to recharge." Which all people should do.

A lot of people pinch pennies to send their kids to expensive privates to get away from the Stuy mentality of countless APs and non-stop work. Especially for high school kids. Colleges should be doing a better job of encouraging kids to relax.[/quote]

The best racecar is the one that crosses the line in first place and then breaks into 1000 pieces.   If you want to get into an Ivy, it helps to be super-smart, but you really have to work extremely hard. There's  no Stuy-like competition -- I don't think people are cheating on tests or stealing books from the library.  But the kids find ways to compete -- who won writing awards or got into a summer program or whatnot.

They have sports teams.  Mostly the teams aren't particularly good, except for the squash team, but the coaches instill discipline and fitness.  Sports facilities are pretty minimal, so the teams would likely get crushed by even a mediocre suburban team.  Trinity / Dalton / HM(!)/ RCS all have vastly better facilities.  They won the girls volleyball league this year, but I heard that they had a trans player who was exceptional.  People get very very excited about music and theater and art performances there., and there's the usual  model congress and debate and whatnot.

But bear in mind that the ultimate job for many of these kids is to be a university professor, and that's a job that requires you to be super self-motivated and hard-working.  Going through this process is kind of a filter.
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