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[quote=Anonymous]I've said it here before and I'll say it again. My wife and I weren't crazy about a year of pre-first for our son. But we trusted the school, bit the bullet, and did it.

He just graduated from high school and is now headed for the Ivy League. Not only was he more successful during school because of the pre-first year, we now feel he's so much better prepared to be successful in college than he would have been a year ago (from a maturity and confidence point of view).

Also, selfishly, now that we're 12 or 13 years farther down the line than you, we are so grateful to have had that extra year with him. I'm feeling nostalgic as he gets ready to leave home, and am very thankful that we had him home for this past year and got to spend so much time with the great guy he has grown into being.

After 18 or 19 years of child-rearing, it's very hard to point at a single decision as making a big difference. But my wife and I point to that pre-first year as the best decision we made. If you believe in your son's school - and I assume you do or he wouldn't be going there - believe in whatever they tell you about pre-first vs. first. If you still have doubts, ask if you can talk to some seniors whose parents went to pre-first. I think you will find their perspective enlightening.

Good luck and enjoy these wonderful years![/quote]

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