<p>Dadwoclue: Seeing that you’ve posted a similar topic in various places with little to no response, I have a word of advice: Chill.</p>
<p>While I know that it’s frustrating to see dozens, even hundreds of people viewing your post with no comments/replies…rest assured that eventually someone generally does take the time to reply and answer questions.</p>
<p>That said, you have posted a zillion questions, and it will take even the most dedicated CC BS Forum poster a while to address them all.</p>
<p>Since I have to meet my family somewhere for dinner soon, I will address just one “Are the schools worth the trouble and the money?”</p>
<p>There was a heated thread recently about this very topic…looks like the moderators removed it already. But the answer is the always unsatisfying “It depends.” </p>
<p>For our family, we feel the sacrifices we’ve made to send our older daughter to her BS (she chose St. Andrew’s in Delaware over St. Paul’s two app cycles ago) HAVE been worth the money and trouble. </p>
<p>You sound like you have a smart, well rounded kid. The kind of kid who will do well no matter where he goes to HS (or college, for that matter).</p>
<p>However, keep in mind that hundreds of kids who are applying will have similar “stats”. And only a fraction of them get admitted. Since you’ve disclosed your race, I’ll add that Asians represent an ORM (over-represented minority) when it comes to BS admission…so the likelihood is even lower. That is not to say that your son won’t get in…just that, in my opinion, many prospective parents grossly underestimate the odds of admission to the most selective schools (which include the ones your son has applied to).</p>