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[quote=Anonymous]Here is my take:

Do no compromise on quality/fit. That’s simply poor parenting. However, you can game it a little by choosing a top tier school with a smaller student body.

A school like St. Andrew’s in DE graduates a quarter of the number of kids that Andover does. Standing out is not quite as difficult, nor will there be nearly as many classmates applying to your top choices. Yet, you sacrifice nothing when it comes to excellence. And the school is a phenomenal community. There are several other schools that might work similarly. Thacher comes to mind, among others.

I understand the desire to give your kid a top tier prep education and a best, next step after. But the small schools have very selective admissions, and he won’t be a legacy there. So choose more than one. Because a high SSAT score is not enough. They are looking very carefully at personality, kindness and character at these schools. One bad egg has an outsized impact. They screen for that as carefully as they do for academics.  [/quote]

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