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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]10:24 - Thank you for taking the time to share your story.  I understand the pros and cons that comes with a child that is extremely intelligent and the challenge with finding a school that will be able to provide a good fit.  I agree with the poster that caution about making sure Prep's (or any school for that matter) academic program will be challenging enough for your son.  I would appreciate anyone with direct knowledge of Prep sharing their experience(s)/thoughts about Prep's program and their handling of extremely intelligent boys.[/quote]

My son attended GP and is now a Junior at Duke. He is a very smart boy. Not 171 IQ smart, but very bright. I don't know his IQ, I remember he scored 98% on the SSAT and got high grades at GP.

I thought they did a very nice job with keeping him challenged and engaged. He's not much of a sports guy, he managed to make the baseball team but pretty much warmed the bench most of the season :) He's got a good personality and fits in well pretty much anywhere so he had lots of friends. He had tons of extracurriculars, many friends and really did enjoy his time at GP. I think he went to Duke with 7 AP's under his belt. (forgive me, its been a few years...). It was challenging enough that he wasn't bored but not so impossible that he couldn't enjoy his time too. I will say that many of his friends found the workload to be difficult but not unbearable. DS was well prepared for Duke, he's Dean's list studying engineering on a large merit scholarship. The college counseling office at GP is amazing. They work very closely with each boy - I cant' say enough good things about them. The fact that DS was more aligned with academics and music and less so with sports was not a big deal.

If your son is smart, I wouldn't hesitate to have him apply to GP and schedule a shadow day. He will know if its right for him or not. I'm not saying its perfect, but its worth a look. I wouldn't reject it out of hand based on what a few folks on here say. Most of them have no direct experience with the school.[/quote]

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