Schools that don't just value athletics

GMC2918
Thu, 12 Jun 2014 15:38:59 +0000

We had the same question/concern as you, and felt good about Cate (obviously ;-)), Thacher, Andover and St Andrew’s. The larger schools with plenty of other options and interests, and the smaller schools which draw fewer athletic stars and encourage everyone to participate, seemed to have less of a “jock culture”. However, keep an open mind. My DD absolutely loved Milton, which has IMHO a pretty strong “jock culture” but also had other attributes which outweighed that perceived negative. Try to look at a real mix of types of schools.