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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Transplant_1]I am wondering what makes Whitman such a "pressure cooker?"  It would seem that regardless of which "W + BCC" school you go to, if you're aiming for a selective college, you still need a certain number of high AP scores.  So whether you go to, for example you go to Whitman, BCC, or Walter Johnson, you'll probably be evaluated the same way by a college.  So in any of those schools, the amount of pressure will be on yourself and the college you're aiming for.  So what makes Whitman such a "pressure cooker?"  In thinking it through, I would think that the pressure comes from the non-AP classes, where getting an "A" means competing against the other students.  Is that the case?  Is that where the pressure comes from?  And again, I imagine the pressure comes from extra-curriculars, and perhaps there is an arms race for how many / quality of extra-curriculars.  I welcome sincere observations.  Thank you.  Please, no derailing of conversations.  Thank you.[/quote]

It's not that different really. Mostly privileged kids who complain louder when faced with any hardship[/quote]

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