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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I seriously doubt Holton kids can survive RMIB program. It is incredibly hard. [/quote]

+1 and I'm a Hotlon parent.[/quote]

+2 ex Holton parent.  IB program is super rigourous.[/quote]

I am an IB diploma graduate. I don't understand why kids with an average 1400 SAT couldn't handle an IB program easily. Is there something extra hard about IB at RM?[/quote]

Lol yes. Can you imagine taking all of your IB diploma tests and taking relevant classes for/self studying on the side for 12+ APs and a normal, intensive extracurricular schedule? Because that was the norm in the IB program. I slept way more in college than I did during IB.  I didn’t appreciate enough until I went to HYP how brilliant my RMIB classmates were. [/quote]
+1 I don't know about other IB programs, but most of the RMIB students self study for some of the AP exams.  And of course, they all have lots of outside activities.  These are super high achieving kids, and the program is not for the faint of heart.  I know a few RMIB students who dropped out because of the time demand in order for them to get an A in the class.[/quote]

This seems like self-inflicted overkill. I am not sure it reflects "brilliance" but it sure reflects hyper-competitiveness. I can see why this cohort would create a pressure-cooker environment. [/quote]
These are over achieving kids.  If you don't want your kid to feel this kind of pressure, then yea, don't do RMIB.

These kids don't have the same resources that the wealthier private schools have. But, they manage to achieve high test scores and get the IB diploma.  [/quote]

At first I was thinking if I were OP I would prefer to save the money given the similar academic profiles and college outcomes. But after reading this thread I definitely see why someone would pay for Holton. I would definitely want an intellectually vivacious environment for my nerdy kid, but not a “cutthroat” atmosphere where kids feel like they have to take a zillion AP tests on top of their IB tests. To what end? This exam-culture makes no sense. I see no point to pushing kids to overachieve just so they can be the top dog, rather than encouraging kids to learn for the sake of learning.[/quote]

I wouldn’t use the word “cutthroat” to describe IB kids. Yes, they are incredibly driven and want to do well but 8 years my kids spent there, I’ve never gotten sense of kids competing with each other. Each kid is competing with himself/herself. It’s perfect for certain kids. Not for many. [/quote]

That’s good to know. I think some of the more intense RMIB posts here are kind of making the school look bad with a really show-off hyper-competitive parent vibe. But that type of parent and student exists at most places. [/quote]

My child turned down RMIB while we were still waiting for private school results. In my child's case, it was the result of negative experiences at the RMIB shadow day that reinforced some of the worst stereotypes about the school - hypercompetitive, a little bit nasty, and weirdly snobbish and racially tone deaf for an integrated public high school.

It was actually surprising (to me) and ironic that the private school seemed less snobbish, kinder, and more racially aware than a large public high school, but that was the experience. [/quote]

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