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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is interested in boarding school, and we think he can get into WFS pretty easily. They have a 60% admit rate according to the info session I attended. He's academically strong, and I think he'd be a good fit for St. Albans as well.

[b]Would anyone think that going into the boarding program at St. Albans would be a good move for someone that wants a good boarding school experience?[/b] [/quote]
No. It’s really not a typical boarding situation. It’s not bad per se, but it’s mostly international students and only a very small percentage of the student population. If your kid wants a boarding school, go to a boarding school, not a day school that houses a handful of international students per grade. [/quote]
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STA isn’t really a true boarding school experience. It won’t be fun for him and he’ll hate it. We know [b]2 boys who had to board for a year bc they weren’t accepted as day students their first year.[/b] Both hated it and then were fine once they became day students. Is there a reason you only want relatively local?[/quote]

Why would they need to board for a year?  That seems odd, since they're attending the same classes as day students and doing the same extracurricular activities, etc.[/quote]

School gets more tuition dollars from you. It’s a scam. If you really want to go to STA then we’ll make you pay for it by forcing you to board your first year. [/quote]
I don’t think that’s accurate. STA doesn’t have a set percentage that must be day vs boarding. For example, Madeira DOES like to balance day and boarding, but there’s more interest in day, so it’s actually a little easier to get into if you are willing to board even if you’re local. STA is not like that. A few boarding spots are available and are mostly used for internationally students; very, VERY occasionally for boys from other areas and almost never for local students. [/quote]

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