<p>Lol, from how other posters complain about my prickly frankness in this forum, I am definitely no angel…</p>
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Having not so much to do outside of campus has the downside of making drinking a more prominent option for entertainment. </p>
<p>Lville has a house system that fosters close bonds and a spirited sense of intra-school identity & rivalry. DA’s sitdown meals also forges a sense of community, but getting back into class-dress for sitdown dinner is a big hassle after afternoon sports practices. Day students don’t have to participate in sitdown dinners, so daykidmom may not be aware of this.</p>
<p>You need to put college placement rate into perspective. All the top schools have a high number of development cases and/or legacies. S1’s school has a famous lastname kid of middling achievement & multiple serious disciplinary infractions (including a rescinded expulsion) and was still admitted to Harvard early decision. </p>
<p>As an intl parent w a boarding child, given the choice btwn the 2, I would pick Lville in a heatbeat. But every family has different priorities.</p>