transferring between boarding schools

wcmom1958
Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:21:56 +0000

Am loving the wisdom of Albion and Escribiendo :)

We went through an internal struggle of this sort a few years ago. Kid2 applied to a top 10 BS (for repeat 8th grade) and was waitlisted (and devastated). Local public option was poor so Kid2 ended up being a late admit at a less famous BS for 9th. Come fall the top 10 BS contacted Kid2 and asked us to reapply (they didn’t know Kid2 had gone elsewhere – BSs DO NOT recruit from each other). Kid2 wandered around for weeks feeling torn. I was so impressed with how patient current BS was with all this. In the end, he chose to stay put and has never looked back. We can’t imagine that Kid2’s attendance at top 10 BS would have afforded him the opportunity to shine that current BS has.

Another vote for loving the school that loves you.