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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are you people falling for an obvious and badly done troll?[/quote]

I am not a troll. I have friends who seem to be outcasts or at least not included at St Albans. Their kids are unhooked so I wonder why all the effort of being not accepted at a school. College admissions don’t seem like it would even benefit their kid since all the hooked kids will take the coveted ivy spots. I think their kid could be equally happy at the local good public.

I’m probably just projecting my own rationale on keeping my kids in public. [/quote]

STA can be a hard social scene.  We joined in 9th and I'm very grateful that we had years in public to develop a community in that (more down-to-earth) environment.  The parents at STA are nice enough but many are in pretty high-flying crowds and can be quite insular. Many of us who are
more peripheral to Washington society find each other at STA (and I've made good friends) but I can't imagine relying on STA for my primary parent friend group. 
That said, my son has had no issues with making friends. The boys are very accepting and my son has fit in without any issues. [/quote]

This is my experience as well. The boys at STA are great and your son will find his tribe, but I would rather eat glass than be around a lot of the parents. [/quote]

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