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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The list in the title was exactly our list for a while.  We were not interested in STA/Cathedral or other religious schools, and SFS did not seem religious in the same way.  Silent meeting is not the same as a chapel service. Well, no one in our family enjoyed Sidwell and we eventually left.  Now I'd recommend a longer list that includes friendlier schools.  They tend not to be as selective but they're often better in other ways.

I wouldn't say we were social climbers.  When we made our original list, we thought we were identifying the three schools that fit the best.  We were wrong.[/quote]

Curious to hear more, if you’re willing to say more. Was the religiousness at all a factor? Maybe we’re outliers, but we found SFS far more religious than we were expecting. And even when it wasn’t religious, we felt like “quaker values” got pulled out anytime anyone disagreed with someone or disliked someone—not dissimilar to “regular” religion  :lol: Relatedly, our oldest kid hasn’t really enjoyed themselves, but we’re giving it a bit longer. We though some of this came from the quakerism, which kind of put a somberness on everything.

Anyway, we would love to hear more, as we’re struggling with the long-term decision here. [/quote]

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