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Yes, Hill was not a good choice, in my opinion, for several reasons, some of which have been discussed in prior threads and which I am not comfortable raising without first hand knowledge. The students at Hill are, academically speaking, very unlike those found at the top 15 or so boarding schools. When comparing the top ten percent of students within the most academically elite 15 boarding schools, I agree with your point that they can and, often, do matriculate at similiar colleges and universities. About one year ago the Wall St. Journal ranked, not rated though, prep schools based on college placement to 6 of the Ivies, MIT, and Stanford. For some of the ranked schools this survey included only the top two or three percent of graduates in a particular class from a particular prep school. This survey by the WSJ would disagree with your premise. My study was much more comprehensive and, when limited to the top 15 boarding schools, supports your point.