Harrow v eton

Now I get it Jajas - you are a Canford lover! :p

Oh and it's all very well mocking my posts but I find it wholly odd that people would read and post on threads when they are one of the following:

don't have boys
don't have school aged children
are anti private school
have no intention sending DC's to Eton

How would the OP feel if we all decided not to post on subjects which we had relevant knowledge of?

Jesus Christ, you can afford the fees for these schools?
Read my nickname, is all I can say.

Jaja, on the whole,I tend to stick to one topic per forum otherwise I get mixed up so Public Schools for Mumsnet, vintage cars on the Top Gear site and sperm quality on the fertilityfriends website!

You will also notice that I have discussed the merits of Wells, Marlborough and two schools which find so hideous that I choose not to mention their names again!

The kids I know now who failed the (pretty hard) Eton Entrance have gone to Marlborough. Harrow was never considered.

Eton,. of course. Why Harrow? If you have the choice it should be between Eton and Winchester or with another comparable school. I would choose a comprehensive over Harrow. I went to Cambridge and I didn't meet a single OH. I do know a couple of OHs and they HATED it. I would say that they left over 20 years ago but they were both (in their own words) scarred by the bullying. I do know the details and it sounds awful.

Tut tut, Jajas, Colleger has just posted on the relative merits of Cheltenham and Dean Close.

I still don't get it. DS education and lifestyle does not mirror mine, nor would I want it to. In fact by him boarding I have no control or can dictate what he does. I've only posted so prolificlally on these threads because I have views and opinions on them based on experience. I don't spend all of my waking hours thinking about Eton as I have more important things to fill my time. Mumsnet is my extended half-term coffee break!

I meant that at least on this forum your identity is that of your child - I assume that he is at Eton and a Colleger. Again it was a throw away flippant remark, but in terms of living vicariously quite apt. - I'll depart this thread now, thankfully I don't think I'm serious enough

If I were living through my kids then they would be at ballet school just now! How is sending a boy to Eton, living through one's child? .

Academically, Harrow is the least selective and Eton only selects 30% based on high academic ability.

oh dear, was being flippant .... as mentioned earlier re living vicariously through your children (of course "colleger" I wouldn't dream of accusing you of such a thing!) I suppose if someone was in this mode, they wouldn't quite see the humour in it. which one of these schools is "fairly non-selective" by the way?

Firstly the OP does not want to send DS to Westminster so why is it being mentioned?

Secondly, anyone that compares the Oxbridge results of these schools should be embarrassed as that is what you would expect from the Most selective school, a partially selective school, and a fairly non-selective school.

Whilst I admire his cat contempt and Dionyisian lifestyle choices......

Hmm - what about Byron (Harrow)?

A bit flippant, but ?. Churchill (Harrow) Cameron (Eton) Clegg (Westminster) on that basis I'd look at Westminster Lib Dem's in Government now that?s clever! Also Westminster Oxbridge entry embarrasses the other two.

As I often meet parents who are opposed to the idea of boarding, everyone respect each other's opinion. First of all, they want to watch their DC growing closely, and second, parents know if their kids can cope with boarding life.

In my case, boarding was the only option but went out pretty well so far. Didn't notice any damage yet. In fact, DS is enjoying his boarding life. I have to admit it took him

Xenia: the people on this thread have already decided about boarding, and want views on these two boarding schools.

As I pointed out above, there is a separate and current thread about whether or not to board. If you actually want to influence or persuade those who are not yet decided, that is likely to have a greater effect.

If on the other hand you just want to scribble on this thread (as anyone can, on open forum), as you were.

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Harrow v Eton
?. . what are the differences and why one and not the other.?

One nobody knows, the other everybody tries to emulate: Eton of Japan; Eton of India; Eton of Malaysia; Eton of Africa; Eton of Sri Lanka; etc.

And this is certainly my favourite, Eton of The Middle East

Thank you for the capitals Colleger, I'll try to take that as a compliment of sorts.

Poor DS1, it's his turn at UCAS in Sept.

Yes eight. And stupidly close together, hence the hypothetical £240,000 pa in fees.

EIGHT!!! AND THREE AT OXBRIDGE!!!

No Colleger, it's eight (four of each).

It's actually the fault of the much over-used sticky keyed computer: my spelling is beyond reproach (with a few late night exceptions) :)