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[quote=Anonymous]I went to a well known boarding school at 15 due to the insufficiency of the public schools in my area and my own desire for independence. I will echo others on here to say that it offered me terrific academics, but the culture of the place was very mean-spirited. There was a lot of focus on who had money and legacy, how thin you were (there were many girls with advanced eating disorders), and of course on drinking and pot smoking (while sneaking off campus). I remember at the time thinking it was an amazing opportunity to help me get into a great college and launch a big life, but also thinking that I really hoped my own kids wouldn't have to go away to boarding school for those opportunities. When I go back to reunions there, I have to say that the mean spirit still lives among the alumni. Nowhere else in my adult life do I run into people who give a shit where you "summer" or what kind of purse you carry.[/quote]
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