This is an old article and I feel like it fails to shine light on some of the issues with this system. As a recent graduate of the Illinois Mathematics and Scie

This is an old article and I feel like it fails to shine light on some of the issues with this system. As a recent graduate of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy I have seen that in recent years, much of the innovative sprit and lust for learning has shrunk. With a model like IMSA's there tends to be an ever increasing amount of bureaucracy. I have heard teachers mention grade quota’s, dealt with an over zealous marketing team who clamped down on student creativity, and the general Silicon Valley “fluff“ that I know plenty of us disliked. However, that being said, the people I met there were awesome. The rigor the school applied on us made us better in the long run, even if it did injure some of our GPA’s. Overall, you go to IMSA for the environment and for the like minded audience over the strict and stubborn academics. Also as proof I went there: Chickadee dee dee