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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Accepted!! But will decline if also accepted by DS first choice so still waiting...[/quote]
If your DS's first choice is Gonzaga, conventional wisdom from recent years indicates that he will not be admitted there, due to his interest in GP.[/quote]
GP is second choice, first choice is Groton. DS did not apply to Gonzaga but what you say makes sense.[/quote]
Not trying to be snarky, but genuinely curious:  If first choice is Groton, why GP over StA (which always has struck me as more "Groton-like") for the local option?[/quote]

OK, I'm the one with the kid that had the nerve to apply to Groton and thereby generate the ire of others... DS shadowed at STA and while it is a lovely and wonderful school, he simply did not get the feeling that it was for him. He shadowed at Prep and still didn't feel like he fit. But when he went thru the process at Groton he simply fell in love wtih the place, felt like he belonged and had a great experience. The admissions staff at Groton has absolutely bent over backwards to be accomodating, helpful and nice and they made him feel totally welcomed and were very encouraging. The process at both STA and Prep was very impersonal but given the volume of applications both of these schools receive, that is the nature of the process. There is simply not enough hours in the day for the Admissions staff as it is. So, when we asked DS, if it comes down to STA or Prep, which do you prefer - pick one to apply. He said Prep so that's why we applied at Prep and not STA.

FWIW, Groton is not the only boarding school we visited and we didn't start out looking for boarding schools. They found us through CTY. DS is an awardee for High Honors CTY (this means verbal and math exceed 600 on SAT in the 8th grade). Yes, there is academic recruitment for HS.

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StA is St. Anselm's;   STA, Saint Alban.   The most appropriate school is most likely St. Anselm's.   Dear parent of the gifted son,  please give St. Anselm's a close look.  Good luck with Groton, but if Groton doesn't work out, it would be far better that he attend St. Anselm's as opposed to GP,  as "He shadowed at Prep and still didn't feel like he fit."    [/quote]

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