<p>My S attends (and my older S, now in college, attended) a public HS that sends a substantial number of students to top schools, and where over 90% attend college immediately after HS. I have never heard that the students were particularly stressed out or over worked. I know my youngest S is not, and my oldest was not. Still, when taking courses at a top Ivy populated for the most part by pre-med students, S (older) said they were not unlike his high school classes. Though not nearly as theoretical nor as demanding in terms of going beyond the coursework, he felt his HS was good preparation for his study at UChicago, as well. I’m not sure high quality necessarily equals high pressure.</p>