<p>Hi! I'm totally new here and would like to say hello to everybody. I got accepted by the mentioned schools and would like to hear more opinions on which to go. If you were me, how would you choose if you look for academic excellency?</p>
<p>I think Webb is a little better academically, and it’s close to the Claremont Colleges. Stevenson is in Pebble Beach, though. Did you visit both schools?</p>
<p>Stevenson has the location by far. Claremont colleges is my memory serves is off route 10 East of Los Angles in a VERY smoggy part of town. Heavy traffic also anytime you have to travel.</p>
<p>Thanks for your replies. Now the situation is more complicated that I got acceptance letter from Thomas Jefferson in MO too. Students from this school score pretty high in the SAT in past few years. I got to make my final decision by 30 April. Any more opinions?</p>
<p>I think that Stevenson school is a good school. Look at the matriculation of Stevenson from 2005-2007, top kids went to top colleges. I believe that if you could try your best, both the school are suitable.
By the way, I will be a student of Stevenson next year for grade 10. Hope to see you there ^^</p>
<p>Stevenson (RLS) am teh win!</p>
<p>At least if you are about to be a freshman. I was a student there for over three years and have seen the school decline in many ways. The aforementioned fact that “top students go to top colleges” is true of most private schools and is actually in many ways untrue of Stevenson. As an example, this past year the school’s Ricklef’s Scholar,( The Ricklef’s Scholar award the highest award given by the school to an exemplary student and member of the community), a model student and citizen in almost every regard (top GPA, great standardized test scores, athlete, student council member), had a very difficult time getting in to colleges that shouldn’t be that hard to get into (Vanderbilt, Notre Dame). In my opinion Stevenson actually hurts many students chances at top universities.</p>
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<p>I think Stevenson is pretty cool. And Webb is good too. Go for the one you feel comfortable in most - and I’m hoping to go there too (Stevenson). Did you have to do much to get in there?</p>