I recently took the selective entry exam and received a first round offer to my first preference, Nossal High School. Of course, I am super excited about starting this new chapter in my academic journey, but at the same time, I’m feeling incredibly anxious. Could anybody that is/was a student at Nossal (or any selective school could alternatively work) inform me a bit about the community and culture there? To elaborate more, are the students incredibly competitive to the point that there’s rivalries and such? Or is that not really an issue? Additionally, is there anything I should be aware of when switching from a pretty normal school (for insight, I was the dux there, and am used to being known as the “smart kid”) to a selective one, where I will likely no longer be the considered the “smartest”?
