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[quote=Anonymous]We have 4 kids (2 have graduated from HS) who have collectively attended 5 schools (1 public, 4 private) in 2 cities (3 here, 2 in NYC), and our experience tells me that "fit" is too amorphous a concept to be of much help in choosing a school.  When parents talk about "fit", too often we end up trading in stereotypes and generalizations.  Instead, I recommend thinking very specifically about your child's needs.  A good example would be the PP who said one of her kids needed structure and the other needed an athletic program where everybody gets to participate.  Our experience with kids who are pretty adaptable and low-maintenance was that all could "fit" into many different schools, but, identifying specific school attributes that would benefit each child helped us to figure out which would be the best choice.  Does that mean we found the perfect school and never had a bad teacher or encountered a policy that we didn't like?  No, because no school is perfect -- even when you're paying NYC tuition!

BTW, for those with college admissions on the horizon, I would recommend the same approach -- forget "fit", which is the most bandied-about and empty term in the college app process, and sit down with your kid to make a list of what he/she wants and needs in a college experience.  Then, go out and look for the schools that come closest to meeting your wish list.           [/quote]

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