<p>Amen, Seven.</p>
<p>In fairness, when my younger son was considering schools to apply to this year, he only looked a couple initially. We had him add Andover because of the academic and athletic fit. We had a great visit last fall (even though it was a holiday and very busy in admissions). Andover exceeded our expectations when we had time to meet with faculty, admissions, a coach, and students…not the prospective applicants. Touring the campus in the fall is also nicer than in the middle of January. You appreciate the campus more and the surprisingly close proximity of everything (for a supposedly “large” school) when you’re not trying to keep warm hustling quickly from point A to B.</p>