<p>Probably true @flowers - we need to know our kids before we set them free. It was clear she was ready by her independent efforts to explore her options then call the schools on her own to set up interviews. And as parents, we all want our children exposed to the best they can get. </p>
<p>What D wanted, more than the academics, was a school of peers in terms of goals and mindset. That’s what she found. A place where she could be smart, and outspoken and exploratory and it was celebrated instead of mocked or squashed like she was in her urban school - or that her sister found at the local elite (and expensive) private school.</p>
<p>She wears a shirt that says “I won’t lower my standards in order to raise yours.”</p>
<p>Really - reaching for the “stars” is fine. I expect no less from the parents and students here. Just that - in the end - the final choice has to be the student’s without undue pressure or influence since they have to live or die by those consequences.</p>