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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok, well then, let me help the PP who asked about sending a non athletic DS to either to either of theses schools.  If you child is not athletic, he will have a difficult time at Landon.  Yes, Landon does have good arts offerings, but that is just not respected by most students or most parents.  Athletics are the end all and be all there.  St. Anslems is a far better choice as is STA.  Do not waste time or your child's self confidence at Landon.  [/quote]

Good input. Let me build on it.

These are all boys schools with many male teachers and administrators. There is an emphasis on sports and among the student bodies the leaders are frequently the athletes. Although people who excel at other things are also held in some esteem.

Those who have boys know that for most of them "sensitivity" is not normally high on their list of things they worry about. 
Not always a fun place to be.

The possible self-esteem problem is with the non-athletes who may not be great students or artists or whatever. They will be at the bottom of the high school hierachy.

There's a difference between enduring and enjoying your high school experience.

I sometimes wonder if the people on here who seem to have a single-minded interest in the "academics" ever went to high school and if they did were they as oblivious to the rest of it beyond the academics as they appear. It is a period that has for many a tremendous impact. Some struggle for years trying to regain some of those "Glory Days". Others are spurred to achievement in response to the social difficulties they had during these four years.

At a high school reunion a few years ago, I talked to a classmate who had gone on to have a hugely successful career in the newspaper business. I congratulated him. He responded with a twinkle in his eye, "I'll bet Carolyn A. is sorry she wouldn't go to the prom with me now". [/quote]

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