As a parent reviewing schools, this helps me cut through the spin perpetrated by students,alumni or parents of competing schools. I was thrilled to see such schools as Dwight { who's IB diploma program greatly impressed me} or Calhoun, Ramaz etc. Thanks for uncovering NY private schools dirty little secret "what you hear is not necessarily what you have" and providing a little clarity to the poor parents trying to make some sense of all this while deciding on the perfect school for their child! Some of these intense schools may cause a lot of unnecessary pressure for children that needs to be taken into consideration as well!
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