Hotchkiss vs Andover vs Episcopal vs Woodberry Forest

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son is applying to all these schools, and he has recruited athlete interest at Hotchkiss/Andover and easily has the grades and SSAT scores for Episcopal and Woodberry.

I want him in a great school, but am worried about hyper-competitive New England boarding schools hurting his chances at graduating among top students and ruining his Ivy prospects. Would it be wiser to send him to Episcopal or Woodberry so he has a better chance of graduating at the top of class with better college prospects. From my research, the Hotchkiss/Andover kids at the median of the class don't have great college outcomes unless they are hooked.

Ah yes. Yet another post by the same troll who was also asking about Deerfield (grandparent on the board) as well as about the fact that little Chip Worthington Dunster IV is being recruited as an athlete for Exeter/Andover. Now it's Hotchkiss, Episcopal and Woodberry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your research is incorrect on Hotchkiss and Andover. He will have a big boost coming from those schools regardless of his grades because the rigor of these programs is widely known and respected. As a recruited athlete for high school he has a good chance of being one for college, which puts him in a different category anyway. And, as a recruited athlete, his relationship with his coaches and teammates will impact his experience more than anything so he should choose the program that he feels is the best fit for him.

I disagree. Unless the coaching is far superior to the coaching he could get in DC I would be very wary of sending your child as a freshman if you don’t think he can hold his own academically. I would wait until junior year or have him do a PG year if you want another year of polish. Being in the back of the pack academically will hurt his college prospects.