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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The real question is does he have parents willing to fork over $50k per year? That’s the main criteria[/quote]

There are hundreds willing to do just this and only a handful of spots. Op- school sounds like a great fit but cast a wide net as there are many boys in your exact situation.[/quote]

Agree with this.  I assume you're talking about grades 6 or 7.  In our experience quite a few of the 5-10 spots they have in each of these years are filled by siblings/legacies/VIPs, etc. (sometimes even athletic "recruits")
There may only be 1-2 truly "open to anyone" spots in those grades. It's worth applying (someone has to get the spots) but keep expectations very low. We had no idea how long the odds at STA but they are incredibly long.  
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OMG. Why can’t people just answer the question instead of the usual hard-to-get-in, wide-net yada yada yak?  OP already said that they understand the kid needs to get in first and the issue of acceptance is not what they are here for. [/quote]

Probably because it's pretty pointless to wonder about fit (for a very typical boy like OP's) until you have a spot.  I wish I knew this before I spent any emotional energy thinking through fit.  "Oh yes!  It would be the perfect spot for my sporty yet studious boy!"  I honestly thought 
it was a reasonable thing to hope for but the year we applied there was about a single kid (out of 10) that wasn't pre-connected in some way.  Admissions as much told us after the fact and we heard the same from friends at the school.  
The admissions office is super nice and down-to-earth and makes it feel like every kid has a shot.  And they do... it's just very low.  I wish we had known how low.  We were pretty excited by the school and it turns out there really wasn't much of a chance of admission.  [/quote]

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