Polytechnic School, Pasadena | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

Unsatisfactory. This is school is miserable. I hate it. All they care about is money .. more money… and money again. They assign too much homework as well. Teachers are supposed to limit their homework to 50 minutes an evening per class, about 4 hours a night. This school clearly doesn’t follow this rule. Children need their sleep and the students stay up past 1 A.M. almost every night. Is that what you want? When searching for a high school, please keep in mind these student quotes from a recent Poly newspaper article: Junior year has already proven itself to be completely exhausting….It definitely takes a toll on all aspects of my life, because there never seems to be time for anything besides academics. While weekends should provide a break, and an opportunity to finally relax, there seems to always be an incredible amount of work that I should be doing instead. And: “The academic challenges are really hard. Sometimes I cry. If you are interested in Poly for your child due to its reputation, it’s critically important to know what you are getting your child into in terms of workload. It’s also important to note that if you’re interested in getting your child into an Ivy–although shouldn’t that be her choice and not yours?–Poly attracts lots of Ivy legacies. If you and your spouse didn’t attend an Ivy, your child will be competing for Ivy spots against kids whose parents did attend an Ivy. And Ivies do give some preference to applicants whose parents attended that Ivy. This school is miserable. The leadership is awful – the school only cares about money, money, money – it is a trade school for the wealthy with no values, no character – no spirit – just dollars. In 100 years of existence, there is no real success story – this school can point to as alumni – they weed out poor performers to get their test scores high. What an illustrious mess!

I was an intern at this at this school, it is truly trying its best to give everything to your kids. I trust this place.