<p>When I attended Harvard decades ago, I was shocked to see how many of my classmates were grads of NE BS’s, including one of my room mates, and, more interestingly, how well they did in school, especially our freshman year. Within weeks of that school year, it became clear to me that if you go to a top prep school in NE, the chances of getting into Harvard and doing well there were better than going to any other school in the country. Such put NE BS’s on my “radar”. </p>
<p>With this buzz in my brain, I told my younger brother to go to PA. He did, he got into Harvard, and he always found Harvard easier than Andover.</p>
<p>Yes, I know: going to a top prep school these days doesn’t assure you that you will go to a top college tomorrow. Still, I think these prep schools help here. With that in mind, I sent my son to a top NE prep school. He graduated this spring. He is going to an Ivy League school this fall. </p>
<p>New Engalnd boarding schools remain on the radar at my house.</p>