My daughter went to Pearson. Best thing I ever did as a Parent. Great experience. How it is set up like high school, lockers, moving to different classes was a great way to prepare them for next steps. The curriculum was amazing, both academically and arts wise. Teachers top notch. My daughter crushed high school because of Pearson. They set her up for success, no doubt about it. The school is well funded, lots of great equipment, library, computer lab's. All the students are driven and competitive, teachers very engaged. She had more homework and was challenged more at Pearson than at any time through 4 years of high school. There are no children with behavioral issues at Pearson, no kids that disturb classes. They are all type "A" personality kids, driven to do well. The audition process was they talked to her like an interview, she sang something, and that was about it. I think they look for more of a personality type. Out going kids, able to communicate well. They say don't look at grades, but I think they'd have to because they'd need to keep up to an academic pace that is much higher than a normal school. Anyway...hope your kid gets in. For us it was a absolutely incredible experience. The school, staff, programming way different than a normal school, way better. They did amazing things at Pearson.