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[quote=Anonymous]I don’t know why there are so many nasty posters here dumping on you, OP. I think the questions you are asking are interesting ones, and it is never too late to think about whether it is a good idea to buy into the striver mindset that’s so common around here (and in other cities with a lot of affluent, highly educated parents). My kids went/are going to W schools where there are plenty of intensely driven kids, and it can be hard to resist the pressure to jump right in to that rat race. I grew up in a MC, rural area with really terrible schools and struggled a lot my first year of college because I was so unprepared. I always wanted better for my kids. I have to work much harder at not contributing to the pressure cooker environment than my DH, who grew up in Bethesda. He absolutely felt the competition to always get the best grades and most impressive ECs was really damaging for him and his friends. [/quote]
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