Wow. I'm hearing chips on shoulders in these last two comments, but especially so in the last one.
I am a graduate of a New England BS. We have two daughters at two other New England BS (not the one I attended); one is at a "St. Grottlesex" school. Our son is in his senior year at Woodberry. I would hardly characterize Woodberry's academic reputation as weak. Indeed, as an alum admissions rep for an Ivy, I was impressed when 7 Woodberry seniors were admitted to my college two years ago; 3 chose to matriculate while the remaining 4 went to other Ivies, Stanford, and UCLA.