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Having done the K admissions process recently, I think a lot of this will come down to your own feeling on fit and not what someone can tell you. Various parents are going to resonate in different ways with each school.

As an alum of one of these schools, I don't place much stock in what graduates of these schools from 20+ years ago tell me about their experience. One thing that became clear in doing tours is that while the schools all have a deep sense of tradition and heritage, there's definitely been evolution in the last 10 years (as there should, no institution however hallowed stays static). And kids will have vastly different experiences even within a school that has a certain reputation. These are variables outside of the parents' control.

There has also been a notable retiring of several long-tenured admissions leaders and heads of school at many of these schools in the last few years -- and I can imagine the new guard is bringing in a different set of viewpoints too. [/quote]

Thank you for this very consider response, you are so right and it made me re-focus on how some of these schools emphasise continuous change and development whereas others seem to rest on their laurels. After touring, it is clear that they are all excellent schools, and understandably also all have (surprisingly different) imperfections. Much fewer imperfections (for our son) than the co-ed schools we visited.

I guess it comes down to the fact that, although we know we are our son’s most important advocates and love him more than anything (and maybe because of that), we are still making a decision for a 4 year old, and who’s to know who he’ll be in two years, let alone six or ten. So in the interest of collecting as much information as possible, even if it’s personal opinions or outdated views to see how the schools have evolved, I asked the question. But that question aside, I agree with you that what you said is paramount in this process.

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