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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People are confusing hard to get into because the school is a top school and only takes the very best students (Maret, Sidwell, STA/NCS) with schools that cater to a niche that is underserved and so has limited spots (St Anselms and Field).  The later group of school are fantastic but really serve a very specific populAction, not the traditional neuro-typical academic superstar.  [/quote]

It's now clear that you are not familiar with St Anselms and who attends St Anselms.   [/quote]

I am familiar with St Anselms.  I know someone who works there and several families with sons there.  The boys who attend are all, except one, exceptionally smart but also quirky, and all but two display some attributes of neu-differences.  All are very high functioning and capable of operating in the normal world.  They just would not get in to, say Sidwell or STA, because their behavioral quirks are too outside the "norm" from those completely mainstream and rigorous schools.

I was absolutely not suggesting that Field is a special needs school.  Far from it, really.  Field is a school for kids who don't really like the mainstream and aren't able or willing to function in the high stress, highly competitive, very traditional academic environment at the top schools. Field is a  great school but its for kids who need/want to do things in a less structured, more flexible environment with more artistic options and choices.  These are kids who might really like Maret or Sidwell or GDS but aren't likely to get in due to their less intense attitude toward (or maybe aptitude for) serious academics.[/quote]

Our K-8 admissions counselor described it similarly. Did not recommend Field for a kid who needs to be pushed a bit. [/quote]

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