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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any Prep families out there - would really appreciate some insight ...[/quote]

Sure. But the totality of the OP's "ask" is so daunting ...

We had three boys graduate from GP and they attended over a 10 yer span, so we feel like we know the place and the people like the backs of our hands.

Non-athletes do fine at Prep. But those who are indifferent to athletics might not fit in. If you don't play, then you should cheer. Watching a GP game at GP will show you exactly what I am talking about.

Our sons, who were athletes, had good friends who were not. They shared other interests with these boys. Athletes aren't segregated from the rest of the students.

There are some non-Catholics at Prep. But if you subtract out some of the AA's and the Asian boarding students, the student body is overwhelming Catholic. A significant percentage of these are practicing Catholics, who attended Catholic grammar schools.

From and academic perspective, Prep has a range of students. Some exceptionally bright. Some not. The school caters to both.

Reading between the lines in your question set, my sense is that if your son is academically-oriented, non-athletic and not a Catholic, I just think there are schools that would "fit" better. He would just be swimming against the tide in too many areas.

I appreciate the thoroughness and energy of your questions, but that also gives me pause at recommending GP to you. The local Catholics that send their kids to GP aren't "partners" with the school in the education of the boys. The sense I always got GP and Landon are similar.)

GP is more like Gonzaga with a (shrinking) golf course. [/quote]

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