<p>After “lurking” on CC for months, just wanted to post that this site has been a great resource, and so many of the thoughts expressed here mirror my own. We started the process last Fall a bit late, really more as a “let’s she what would happen”, but not really thinking that my son would go away in the 9th grade. My husband was never a big fan of the BS idea. When my S ended up getting accepted by his top choices, we had to take a harder look. At the outset, my husband was quite opposed to my son leaving before 10th grade, but based on good advice found here from D’yer Maker, I urged my husband to attend the revisits; well…much to my surprise, both he and my son came away saying that my S should go in the 9th grade. While I agreed this is best based on the alternative choices in our hometown, I now have to deal with my son leaving, and find myself crying in the middle of the night. We’ve decided on a school that is just 2 hours away (I have to admit I steered my son to this choice, as his first choice was much farther away). </p>
<p>This whole process has been such a roller coaster of emotion. And if you had asked me a year ago if I would ever send my son to a BS, I would have said “no way”. We haven’t told friends or anyone yet; where we live on the East Coast, it’s not very common and I expect quite a few interesting remarks in the coming weeks. But we are all excited for this new adventure, though admittedly torn about sending off our first born. </p>
<p>Thank you all for sharing your thoughts here…I’m sure there are many like me who have been silently reading and making their own difficult decisions.</p>