<p>My DS was accepted to both (7th grade), curious about experiences in theses schools. DS is good at academics and strong interest in music.</p>
<p>Both are very good schools. You can’t go wrong picking one over the other.</p>
<p>Thank you Irishmom! He was also accepted at Belmont Hill (BH) and wait listed at Roxbury Latin (RL). We are having a hard time choosing between BH a close cousin of RL and BBN which also seems like a very good school. And then there is Nobles too…</p>
<p>Those are all great schools, but I would factor in commuting time based on where you live.</p>
<p>Wow-- congrats. I think the world of BH. If he isn’t turned off with an all boys school I think you can’t go wrong. As my previous posts indicate I’m not a fan of BBN, but I like both BH and Nobles a great deal. Go to re-visit day and have him get a “feel” – they are all so different that he will have no problem differentiating between them. </p>
<p>The commuting issue can’t be over looked at NEKreader notes – they are very far apart --which is best both from home and from NEC or wherever he takes his music classes.</p>
<p>Thank you etondad! Yes I have to call the schools tomorrow to do schedule the revisit day, hoping he will be able to lean towards one. Right now my DS prefers an all boys school, the girls in his school tease him and call him a nerd:)</p>
<p>Commute unfortunately will be an issue for all three schools as they are all about a 30min commute from our house, Nobles maybe just a little but shorter.</p>
<p>Congratulations to your son! He is fortunate to have great choices. The schools are quite different. Revisits should help you clarify your decision. </p>
<p>BB&N provides bus service from suburban towns so that may be an option for your son: [Transportation</a> Options | Buckingham Browne & Nichols, a coeducational day school in Cambridge, Massachusetts](<a href=“http://www.bbns.org/upper-school/transportation]Transportation”>http://www.bbns.org/upper-school/transportation)</p>
<p>I could not find transportation options for Nobles or BH.</p>
<p>Nobles has a bus from Forest Hills and BH has buses to different towns.</p>
<p>Commute is key and don’t forget you will be commuting during rush hour. There are a lot of after school activities and sometimes you need to drop off DC in the evening at school. So closer to home is much better especially if DC is also involved in club or town sports.</p>
<p>IMHO, BBN and Nobles have a slight edge above BH but could be the “girl” factor! DS also must be comfortable wearing tie and blazer everyday.</p>
<p>brooklinemom–good luck. I’m sure that whichever school he chooses he will have a fine education–you really can’t go wrong!</p>
<p>irishmom1998 makes a very good point. Regardless of the regular bus links, you can be sure that someone in the home will be making lots of car rides at all hours bc of school activities. My mother–even 30+ years later-- still reminds me of all of the runs she made when I was a kid. I sometimes thought that the car could drive the route by auto-pilot!</p>
<p>Thanks irishmom1998! We will get to see how bad the commute is when we go for the revisits. Right now he goes to a private school which is only 5 min away from our house, so life is really easy! But, still there is plenty of driving to NEC, club sports, lessons etc.</p>
<p>DC is our only child, so moving is also an option. Any ideas which towns are best to commute to Cambridge?</p>
<p>Ohh, I thought the name of this thread was Barnes vs Nobles, like the book store. I was soo confused.</p>
<p>Newton is fine–it is a 10-15 minute commute on Soldiers Field Road to BBN.–Belmont is lovely if he goes to BH-- and Dedham has wonderful areas as well if Nobles. BBN is in the priciest part of Cambridge unfortunately-- but very accessible from Belmont too.</p>