Boarding school

[CaliforniaMomUS]

Has anyone sent their child to a top boarding school in the US, and if so, what were the benefits that you think supersede a local high school choice?
Thank you,
Samantha

Why would you want to see your child so little and send them so far away.

at a UK boarding school you can attend matches/plays etc and they can come home for exeat weekends. What is your motivation?

My child is entering 9th grade and got accepted at one of the top 6 boarding schools in the states (and world). I wonder what are other parents' experience with high schools as boarding schools?

Thank you.

Her username kind of hints at where she lives.

This is primarily a UK site - I would find the American equivalent and ask there.

Someone I know went to a boarding school and hated it. Another chap they know said they absolutely loved it and still mingle in those circles.

The saying about boarding school is "it'll either make you or break you".

The saying about boarding school is "it'll either make you or break you".

Citation needed.

(I mean, that IS a saying. It’s just used about so many things - love, pain, a break up, a challenging job…)

I think you are unlikely to find parents with extensive knowledge of US boarding schools on a UK parenting site.

There is a Boarding subforum that you might find useful in general.

Otherwise it's the same pros and cons, and so much depends on the individual child, their personality, strengths and weaknesses and whether THEY want to board. Also what the local alternatives are.

I was a boarder from 13-18. I enjoyed it and have happy memories.

We looked at boarding for our DD - she would have loved it (we couldn't afford it). But she is a very confident, gregarious child with no mental health issues.

I agree with above advice go and find a forum that has US boarding school admissions on.

I know quite a few from Deerfield, Choate, Exeter, Andover, Hotchkiss.

My experience of them is, without question, US boarding schools provide a more modern, dynamic and comprehensive education for the 21st Century than UK. I can't think of even Eton being stronger then Andover or Exeter personally.

Thank you so much!