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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you care about status and staying elite then BS is the way to go. While some students are there for the education, most are there because it’s a status symbol.

If your child moves to NY or LA or really anywhere, a BS education will benefit them more with the right crowds. Many in DC will argue that DC privates are well known but I disagree. I think Dallas privates are more recognized than DC privates besides maybe Sidwell. There isn’t enough money in DC.  [/quote]

This really doesn’t hold true, in my experience.

Kids were either at Andover for the education or for the education and because they have family legacy there.

These schools are just too hard to get into for someone who is only interested in it for status to have much of a chance at getting in and succeeding.

Andover’s unofficial motto is “sink or swim.” I found it much harder than college, FWIW.[/quote]

Andover and Exeter are too big to give much hand-holding or warmth. They are basically liberal arts colleges for teenagers. If your kid wants a traditional boarding school experience with a strong sense of community, they need to look at Hotchkiss, Deerfield, St. Paul's, etc. all the schools with ~600 students or less have much more oversight. Or, consider applying to second-tier/third-tier boarding schools such as Westminster, Peddie, Avon, or Berkshire. These schools have a much broader array of academic talent, so there's not the "sink or swim" mentality or expectation students figure out material themselves. [/quote]

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