Does anyone know how the academics are there? I would assume it is better than any public school curriculum as a minimum.
They were about
two years behind my former public school in some subjects. Perhaps that public school was exceptional!
Lemme put it this way: I've never heard anyone claim that their academics were
good, save perhaps in a Kool-Aid-inspired performance on their Vimeo marketing clips. Yet... I've heard
several people say Hyde academics are "a
joke." While I wouldn't be inclined to interpret that latter descriptive literally, their academics are certainly nowhere near the caliber of their sports program. They're probably a cut or two above the rote learning via a book + computer that one gets at WWASPS though...
The most insidiously nefarious thing about Hyde academics, however, is their
grading system. Fifty percent of your grade is based on your "attitude," that is, on
their completely subjective
perception of your attitude. If they don't like you or what you're doing or thinking or saying, they can flunk ya no matter how smart you are!
Moreover, your
class or
year, i.e., whether you're a Sophomore or Junior or Senior, is similarly subjective. I can remember one poor bloke who they
really did not like, who should've actually been a senior, who got demoted to a sophomore for a good long time. The classes determine who your "peers" are in Seminar / Discovery groups,
IIRC... (it's been a while, lol).
