Best private schools in Greater Boston?

camilli
Mon, 12 Jan 2015 04:00:32 +0000

Anyway, there are a lot of good choices around. Just remember that they are all very different. Some kids will do fine in all of them, and others will flame out in a particular culture. We have neighbors whose twins started out early at BB&N. They both ended up transferring-- one to Winsor and one to Commonwealth. My daughter looked at a whole raft of private schools. She got into Winsor and BUA and decided after not too much fuss that Commonwealth was the place for her. I liked a lot about Winsor but she hated it. One of her classmates went there-- I think her father would have killed her if she’d said no. It’s a very high-status place in parts of Boston.

She might have gone to BUA if the arts department had been bigger (there’s been some new construction, I hear), but I was getting a real allergic reaction to the administration there. I was very happy indeed when she decided to go to Commonwealth instead.

Concord and BB&N were seen by her as OK but not compelling options. As luck would have it, they wait-listed her. Funny how that works.
Part of all this depended on the commute. If you’re moving after you hear about acceptances, that changes things. But if you’re parked in a particular town it can have a real impact on what is worth considering. These schools dish out a lot of work, and a long daily commute can add to everyone’s stress.