re: LSMSA, thoughts?

I keep running into that kind of attitude through this whole thing. People who couldn't get accepted who think LSMSA is a joke. People who'd never even be considered thinking the LSU Honors College is a joke.

There's a lot of that out there.

When I was a kid and Magnet was getting started that was considered a joke as well.

I just know that the difference in curriculum between what was available for me, and what's available for my kids means they won't be able to skate on brains alone. I want them to work for it, because I never had to. Those kinds of habits will be more lucrative to someone that smart in the long run than any amount of 4.0's amongst the slack jawed herd.

Honestly, that's strictly a matter of economics.

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Based on the Search function the average OT'r seems rather hateful about it but considering how few get accepted I'm wondering if there's other perspectives?

Got a kid that got accepted. I didn't let her go the first couple years but for senior year I can't see the downside. She's smarter than most, more mature than most, and I think she can handle the workload, as does the staff there. They aren't accepting but a dozen or so as seniors and she got a spot and I think she's ready and considering she'll be going into LSU as a sophomore with a full ride as a likely result, I can't see the downside.

WHAT DOES THE OT THINK? Yes I've done a search so I know the people's stories that are agitated enough to post about them. But I also know kids that have been there and thus know otherwise. I'm looking for a bigger pool to draw from..

Anybody got stories other than geniuses suddenly becoming drugged out loser zombies because I've yet to actually see that in frequency more than a local high school by any stretch of the imagination.

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Is your kid socially awkward or something? Why would she want to switch schools for her senior year...especially if she's already decided to attend an average public university?

Because she want's the best chance possible to get through college with no debt. And I've made it clear it's up to her. I don't know if LSU will be where she ends up after this. I hope so. But honestly undergrad is damn near irrelevant. Theres a lot of schools chasing her that are going to ratchet up the pressure if she graduates LSMSA. And otherw will take notice as well.

She will make great friends, but they have some weird and cliquey peole over there. LSMSA will prepeare her for LSU ( know may 4.0 people ), but really no point just for senior year. Also, she could become slutty, too independent, and bitchy. Guy I know had a threesome there.

I went c/o 2001. It was ok.