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[quote=Anonymous]SAAS dad here. I attended a Jesuit high school in another city so I was open to GP (and Gonzaga), but I liked the idea of going all-boys in middle school when hormones get distracting. Also, while I think the local Jesuit schools can offer great academic challenges to very smart boys, the majority of their students are more average.

St. Alban's seems like a terrific prep school in the classic mold, and even though we're Catholic, my wife and I are closer to Episcopalian in our politics and values. However, we thought our son was better fit by St. Anselm's, which we judged to be less worldly, closer-knit, and more focused on academics.

If sports were very important to our son, we might have chosen differently. But, somewhat surprisingly, he has been able to compete on teams that he might not have made in a larger or jockier school, and that's been a great experience for him.

As for colleges, I want my son to apply to the well-known Ivy that I attended, but he's less interested in liberal-arts colleges and more interested in engineering schools, and that's a very reasonable preference for him.

OP, I really think you and your wife should visit these schools if you haven't, and pay attention to your son's preference after shadowing at them all. They have very distinct cultures.
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