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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please do not send your AA boy to an independent school. It will be a nightmare for everyone.[/quote]

Are you a faculty member or administrator at a local independent school?

The four schools that I've consistently heard overall positive comments about from both AA boys and their families are:  Edmond Burke, Field School, Gonzaga, and Potomac.  Possibly because the schools are more diverse socioeconomically.  I'm not familiar with the strength of their curriculum but all seem have solid college placement.

OP, it's really crucial to weigh the pros and cons of whatever school you choose for your son or that you decide to allow him to remain in hoping for the best.  Are you more interested in the cache of a school's name-reputation or are you interested more in a multi-layered approach to his education prior to college.

Just because a school has a name nationally or in this region doesn't mean that college admission directors/committees will be so impressed that he attended when his grades/board scores are merely average or he presents with a personality that has been flattened out due to trying to fit in at a school where he was a misfit.  [/quote]

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