<p>After going to public school through 7th grade, we moved and my folks sent my brother and me to a regionally known (but never mentioned here on CC) private HS that was at the time mostly day/some boarding. I was a day student and my wife was a 5-day boarder. Brother did a summer at Choate…I will ask him how he got the notion to do that. I’m pretty sure that it was NOT my folks’ idea…we are an immigrant family and private school in our native country meant Catholic school or military academy (though both are viewed in a very positive light in that culture). </p>
<p>At college, I met a lot of BS grads…including my two best friends (exonians).</p>
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<p>Hah, just got an answer from my brother: He found out about Choate (and I guess BS in general) from The Preppy Handbook of all places.</p>