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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People in the boarding school world generally consider Episcopal to be a tier 3 school, kind of a backup option for people shooting for the top schools. Episcopal also has many, many wealthy southern families with legacy ties. It's nowhere near close to Exeter/Andover/Hotchkiss/Deerfield but it's also below Loomis/Taft/Peddie.

Woodberry Forest kind of exists in its own dimension. It is very dissimilar to the New England prep schools in culture and has a conservative student body. Many Woodberry boys are aiming for SEC schools for college, looking for the traditional Greek Life and football experience.

With your kid's academic record, he should be a shoo-in for Woodberry and Episcopal. However, they will also be concerned that he's using their school as a backup option. Being overqualified is a thing. Make sure you both show legitimate interest in the school, show enthusiasm, come with unique questions.

Woodberry is a much healthier social environment than Episcopal in general. The preponderance of ultra-wealthy southern families and the proximity to DC means that Episcopal kids spend a lot of time off campus and spending money in Alexandria or the city. Since you have a son, he will likely be fine wherever he goes as long as he's the typical boy that's into sports and video games. The social scene for girls is just brutal at Episcopal.[/quote]

social scene for girls is just brutal at Episcopal. - can you elaborate on that?[/quote]

Episcopal's social scene for girls has all the negative aspects of high school turned up to a 10. Girls' social status is heavily tied to their looks and appeal to boys. There's a social expectation that girls wear certain clothing brands. It's truly a southern school despite being near DC, and the girls tend to fit the feminine "southern belle" archetype. If a girl doesn't fit that mold, she won't be in the popular cliques. From my experience, black and asian girls tend to feel isolated at Episcopal, because the "hot girls" that get male attention are almost-exclusively the white blondes. Boys, regardless of race, can be socially accepted if they're on sports teams. [/quote]

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