Will you send you kid to Philips Academy Again?

goforprep
Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:26:39 +0000

@dc parent

Congratulations to your son (and to your family) on his acceptance to PA! At the urging of a close friend who happened to be a PA alum, we toured and interviewed with Andover a few months ago. It was a fabulous weekend and we really felt like we got a great feel for the school and its culture.

Although our son was accepted to another one of his choices for school next year, our family felt that very same sense of purpose that you mention, when we visited Andover. In the end however, regardless of how much we liked it, we knew it probably wasn’t the right fit, mostly because a smaller school was better suited for our son. We all felt that.

So, in the end, it worked out the way it was supposed to for us, just as it did for your son, at Andover. And the wonderful, giving people we met there over that weekend (students, faculty, admin and even other parents) let us know, in no uncertain terms, that PA truly is a very special place. So much so, that Andover will always hold a special place in our hearts, for that reason.

Best of luck to your son. I’m sure you’ll love being an Andover parent!