Help! which prep school is best for a brainy kid: Boston

daddy-o
Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:50:54 +0000

Thanks to everyone! We knew that Andover was the top and that S will have a lesser chance of gaining admissions here. My question had more to do with academics: which school, academically speaking, would be best. Academics is his main focus. These schools are all very different; espcialy when you compare Commonwealth to Andover. Andover has the longest commute, but if he gets in, I think we need to take it. Commownealth had the best “feel” according to him (it is tiny, but that’s okay). He loved the History Department at Milton, and RL is where two of his friends attend and their math department is stellar. We prefer a school that has a seasonal sports requirement. S swims, plays lacrosse and ultimate frisbee (I know, not a real sport).

We considered BU Academy, but S did not click with the school when we visited during the open house. He liked the Physics teacher and the math teacher(s), but he commented that the admissions director(?) was not able to answer his questions. There were many friendly, nice kids there and the parents seemed very nice. S is outgoing and would probably fit in better in a different type of environment. He decided that the four he chose were the best matches for him academically and socially. We’ll see!

I appreciate all of the responses and the private messages. I will surely repost after March 10, if not before. This is a great forum!