The reality is, though, boarding school is not the best option for everyone. On the non-academic side, the future Olympian/pro athlete/Oscar winner is not going to have the time to devote to these activities given the BS demands. Similarly, the kid who is taking MVC in 9th grade is going to have very very limited options for schools with 3 years of advanced math. Yes, they will find it at Andover/Exeter and one or two more, but for many smaller schools, devoting resources to these outliers is contrary to their brand message.