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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]We live in a New England town with a fancy boarding school. DC did not get in even with 99th percentile SSAT scores and a very strong resume.[/b] They admitted classes who were ALC (legacy at Harvard but terrible at school). Fine. All of them went to schools that I will not mention. DC was admitted to Harvard.

I say this because you should figure out what you want DC to get from boarding school. If it’s an elite college, it’s not a guarantee. If it’s connections, maybe? Other kids I know who attended the boarding school have not kept up with old friends and their parents said it was a waste of money. [/quote]

Are you willing to name the boarding school ?[/quote]

Like another poster guessed, it’s one closer to Boston. Not comfortable saying more. They do accept a bunch of kids from our town though. Some years they look for math whizzes, other years full pay kids. It’s completely based on institutional priorities. Wished we had applied to more than one boarding school, but not getting in prepared us for college admissions. [/quote]

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