If HADES is the BS equivalent of HYP+MS...

Ranabona
Tue, 15 May 2012 19:21:17 +0000

I asked my D about whether there is an obvious difference between the “haves” and "have nots, so to speak, at her school. Her response was. “It’s not an issue. Nobody cares.”

I know that it is very common for the kids to stay in their original dorms for four years, so I don’t believe there is any stacking of rich kids in the dorms. My D is very close to the girls in her dorm. I believe they must be from all backgrounds. My D (a FA kid) has never once felt uncomfortable or out of place at school.

I guess this goes back to classicalmama’s previous post about why she looked for a school with great diversity (i.e. high financial aid percentage). If so many kids are on financial aid, the school will not be inundated with preppy kids looking like their parents, who started dressing that way since their BS days (because a good portion of the kids’ parents didn’t go to boarding school).

I have no comment on the administration because, admittedly, I have not had much experience with them. All I know is that my D feels welcome and she is happy.