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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It will be difficult to articulate why, but I think, if he really can't find a preference, he should choose St. Alban's. Kids who would choose Sidwell, would not even think twice about it (and many not have seriously considered St. Alban's), whereas, a boy who would be happy at St. Alban's would likely be fine anywhere.[/quote]

I'm not totally sure I understand you, but I would argue the opposite, that in the absence of a strong preference for St. Alban's, he should choose Sidwell because co-ed should be the default, unless someone strongly wants single sex. The academics will be similar in both places.[/quote]

So would I. Sidwell is more like a normal school, any other school in the country. You have to really want and like an all-boys atmosphere.[/quote]

I guess that was the point -- since OP's son could see himself at the all boys' school, and doesn't have that default preference for co-ed, then STA is probably the better choice, because the Sidwell student likely wouldn't choose St. Alban's ever. So by not having that strong automatic default, he's actually showing a slight preference.

Anyway, good choice to have![/quote]

That's interesting. My DS actually really agonized, if that is the right word, over the decision because there were certain points he really liked about each of them. In the end, he chose Sidwell and has been very happy there.[/quote]

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