Boston Area Prep School for a Boy

nemom
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:38:28 +0000

If you can hold off until 9th grade, aim at BUA.
Belmont Hill and RL both put a lot of value on sports. But,then, so do a lot of the preps. Nevertheless, you will want to look closely at athletics. Some schools really focus on ‘play to win’ and some also have very time-consuming athletic requirements.
RL is not really a creative thinking sort of place in some ways. Some acceleration does take place, but it is also small and has limited abilities. That said, they start at a high level so you may find acceleration is not necessary.
Entering at 7th is tricky in general - kids often change a lot in the middle school years and find that a school that fits when your child is in 6th, isn’t a fit by high school.