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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is a freshman at Wilson.  They all went to Deal.  His friends at Sidwell and Maret are dying.  I saw one at the basketball game and asked what he was doing there.  He said the kids were weird and he missed his friends.  I don't think he's going to make it.  Others are having the same issues.[/quote]

Dying? Not going to make it?

Are they having adjustment issues? Are they unprepared for the academics? Your language suggests they are suicidal.[/quote]

I should have been more specific.  They are dying socially.  They miss their friends more than I would have thought.  They also miss the true diversity.  One of my son's friends said that the kids are just weird.  I think part of the problem is that if your kid went to Deal for instance, it's a huge school with a lot going on.  The kids are pretty savvy and urban.  When you transfer and have lots of lifers, the kids tend to be more sheltered and suburban (even if they don't live in the suburbs).  This is probably more true for boys than girls.[/quote]

We all marvel at the "true diversity" of Deal.[/quote]

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