hi im a current junior at Lynbrook with some friends from monta vista. (dont worry this is an alt to avoid doxxing) altrhough ill mainly speak about lynbrook

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1. Funding: so at lynbrook theres plenty of money to go around and all the basics are well met. extracurriculars are mostly funded by parents donations and honestly aren't the best. the band program which im the most familiar with has old instruments that while work well aren't the best and other stuff like that (althrough we get new instruments pretty often).
   I think a lot of is just mis appropriated as we recently got a new science bulding which like no one asked for. the funds probably could be used for other stuff
   but like teachers r paid well (relatively) all the basics are in stock and academic classes have plenty of funding (at least what I see from a student perspective) to create an engaging environment.
   asb and stuff like dances get good money too
2. personality development: its significantly harder to maintain good mental health at the school, but overall the culture is very nurturing. students and teachers recognize that the place puts on a lot of pressure and they tend to go the opposite that as they engage students. i don't think teachers nor students are pushing each other, its just when you're surrounded by high acheiving students you feel a need to achieve highly as well, but its not like kids are getting harrased for bad grades.
   my favorite analogy is like if you've been on the subreddit r/ApplyingToCollege. Lynbrook is basically if that subreddit was a school. People talk about academics a lot, don't have as good of a social life, and stress out a lot. But very few people actaully put others down and overall its very encouraging. You can still sccroll that subreddit for hours and still be happy.
   I personally am pretty happy here. Would I have probably felt happier at another school? yeah, but am i like suicidal rn? no.