Should Parents or Students Make the Decision?

Tolkien
Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:18:10 +0000

@PelicanDad: I agree with you in principle. However I think that parents also take into account some aspects kids tend to overlook at this stage: socioeconomic diversity of student body, faculty and staff; quality of college couseling; location and cost; etc. These are more “rational” than “emotional” considerations.

If you look at some of the recent posts, many families had already narrowed down their choices: Taft vs. St. Mark’s, Hotchkiss vs. Choate, Choate vs. Andover, Andover vs. Exeter. They can’t go wrong either way. If a student’s preference is not particularly strong, I am OK with parents making the final decision if they do feel strongly about something and are able to explain their rationale to their kid.