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<li>Our child leaped to boarding school halfway across the country (by her own choice), and then took another leap to live abroad for a year. As a high school student. That’s about as extreme as you can get. And we’d do it again in a heartbeat. Scary for her, scary for us, but ultimately we emerged so much stronger and her worldview and international friendships are strong and ongoing, I can’t imagine why we had any doubts in the first place.</li>
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<p>But as with all things, it just depends on the student involved. One person’s solution may not necessarily be good fit for another.</p>
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<li>We have seen some families on tour. It’s not common, but it does happen. In a way, it makes sense, getting younger siblings comfortable with the idea a family member might be leaving. Demystifies the process. If you’re going to try to do it pre-application tours are a good time, because revisit days (after acceptance letters are sent) are limited to the parents and admitted student.<br></li>
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<p>Good luck!</p>