Monta Vista High School

I'm a junior this year, but from my past two years and asking other people just in general, it's not an ideal high school if you're looking for the high school experience, but if you want to challenge yourself past your limits and are prepared to put school in front of friendships, go ahead. I personally don't care about being the top of my class or going to a UC (which is rare here), so I'm often made fun of because I'm not super thrilled about college or get all a's. People will jump at the opportunity to make fun of others who aren't as "smart" as them in their mind. It's quite sad what the mv environment has done to it's students, as so many of the kids who are working hard are depressed and anxious (I'm not kidding, so many of the kids go to therapy or need to go but their parents wont allow it) and it makes me so sad because all of the kids here deserve a break from the constant pressure that's being put on them, but may sadly never get a break until they're past college.

I would never want to go to this school and I wish I had not. Yes I would wish 4 years at Monta Vista on my worst enemy and their entire family. This school would be a good fit if you are extremely serious about school or don't want a fun high school experience. It's more of a training camp for students to become competitive, but also snobby for no good reason. Majority of the students at this school look down on certain colleges, especially students going to community college or even other high schools, even though they end up transferring to the exact same colleges in the end anyway.

My school has become a place that makes my life painful. Every time I show up, I am practically assaulted with homework assignments, presentations,, and exams that continue to increase the stress that is eating away at me. Students feel very pressured by their families and peers to get straight A's and teachers don't understand this pressure; they just tell students that it's okay to get Bs and Cs so that the students can't blame their stress on their teachers. Many students, including me, deal with mental problems like depression and anxiety disorder, which we don't have time to deal with because we are constantly working. In fact, I have 2 tests, 2 presentations, one in-class paragraph, and a test-prep period tomorrow. Welcome to Monta Vista.

Awful. You'd have to pay me to even look in the direction of this school once I graduate. The teachers are the kind of people to go, "We want you to be a teenager and have a life outside of school :)" and then go ahead and assign you mountains of assignments and homework. What a joke.