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[quote=Anonymous]Xavier is a very different culture than the others (we did not look at Xavier but looked extremely closely at two of the others and a bit at the third). Xavier is all boys, Catholic and more than twice the size of the others (which you already know). Xavier has APs and I don't think the others do (which has plusses and minuses). So it would have a very different feel.

I think the other schools are as academic as you want them to be. Top kids can do very well and they send their fair share to Ivy+. But they have their share of kids not gunning for Harvard, more so than TT and other schools. Which we generally found to be a really good thing but it might make their exmissions not look as good. They all have plenty of kids with lots of money but you don't notice it as much, particularly at the HS level.

Sports offerings and difficulty of making teams is different at different schools. If that is relevant to you, look into it carefully. And each school is different for different sports (which could also change year to year).

I would visit them all - it really makes a difference. Also closely look at the curriculum and how it fits your child - I always laughed at the parents who obsessed over this stuff but one might fit your child better.[/quote]

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