St George's vs Berkshire vs MX&Groton WL?

caspand
Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:15:53 +0000

my son was accepted at SG and Berkshire, WL’d at Middlesex and Groton. we are new to the boarding world and would appreciate any insights. my son is a fairly strong student (good grades, 99th%ile ssat) and enjoys playing team sports ( hockey) although he is by no means a great athlete. he also likes things like chess club, drama, debate club, anything to do w/ history or science. very independent, though he is on the youngish side (not quite 14) and has some maturing to do w/ regard to study habits and self discipline, etc. academics are important, but so is fit, culture, leadership opportunities, etc. mostly, we want him to be happy and be in an environment where he will grow and thrive. i don’t see much posted re SG and Berkshire, so while he plans to revisit, any comments would be great. and is it worth staying on the MX wait list? thanks for any thoughts!