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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"IME my college friends from boarding schools were less mature than those of is that had never been away from home."

I had the same experience.  They had trouble fitting in, and didn't get into the frats they rushed.  They were too over the top and wild, setting off foam fire extinguishers in the dorm's common area for example.  Or very odd and squirrelly.  They said they had sooo much experience living with a roommate, etc., but they seemed to have this lack of confidence and lack of inner peace.  [/quote]

I find this hard to believe.  I went to a school in the same league as Andover, and I found that college was a breeze compared to high school.  Most of my friends at college were fellow boarding school alums, mainly because the kids who were just getting a first taste of freedom and responsibility were horribly overwhelmed and unprepared.  Most kids I knew from boarding school were much more mature and capable in college.  I'm not saying it was each and every student, but it was the vast majority.  I wonder about the schools your peers attended - were they, in fact, challenging top tier boarding schools or were they military schools or other, smaller schools geared more towards kids with behavioral difficulties?  I ask only because the top tier New England schools I know wouldn't stand for that shit.
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