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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Never in a million years would i send a kid to boarding school.  My college friends who came from them had either very messed up home lives which made it preferable or logistical reasons (parents stationed in developing countries with no good educational option).  I am sure it is great for some people, but not worth the loss of closeness with the kid ( who is still a kid).[/quote]
It's true that most kids in American boarding schools come from "messed up" home situations. Most of the other kids are foreign.[/quote]

Day school person here -- but man do you all sound insular and provincial.[/quote]

Not OP.  Most of the opinions that say, " I did not go to boarding school and would never consider sending my child to boarding school b/c..." Are not particularly helpful.

From those with actual experience, it sounds like the best choice is to consider if your child wants to go.

As for boarding school is for kids with "messed up home lives, etc", OP is talking about Andover not reform school.  Andover accepts around 20% of applicants less than most colleges.

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