The prep school forums here on CC have been such an incredible resource and community(!) as our family (and zixzax kid) navigates this incredible path of learning > applying > (hopefully!) attending BS. First and foremost: thanks to everyone here who chimes in with wit and wisdom and kindness and insight. I have learned so much, and have grown to deeply value many of the regulars here.
In the spirit of having grown to really like you all, I wanted to see if anyone wanted to dispense with the confidential part of this CC thing, and meet in real life? ZixzaxMom and ZixzaxKid are spending the weekend of August 5th and 6th in Andover, and we’d like to have a little CC-prep-school-forums meetup at one of the coffee shops in Andover with anyone who wants to come. I know it’s summer, and people are from all other the world on this forum, but if you are local, or traveling through coincidentally that weekend, let’s grab a coffee!
PM me and I’ll coordinate with any/all I hear from!
If I were in the area then, I would attend, @zixzax. Sounds like a great idea and a good time (and right next door to where we lived for ten years, lots of friends in the area.) Too bad the Ford diner is no longer there.
IMO, confidentiality is highly overrated. Please report back on the event.
No need for anyone to be an Andover family! We just happen to be staying in the town of Andover that weekend because of interview/tour logistics.
Thanks for all the replies everyone
@ChoatieMom Who knows, maybe this will become a CC thing and one day we’ll get to meet you too! @GoatMama, we’ll raise a hot caffeinated drink in your honor! @carpoolingma Thanks for the encouragement, and I’ll update here after!
What a nice idea! Maybe we should have an official prep parents meet-up day during the school year in multiple locations across the country. Starbucks from coast to coast. (I’m not sure whether I’m being serious or not!)
Why not? I’ve met several BS posters IRL. Meeting them was a blast and enriched their board voices for me. I’d love to meet more of you. Because ChoatieSergeant will be in NY for the next couple of years, we still have reason to go back east. So, make plans, and see who’s able to join. Even if only two or three can meet at a time, it will be well worth it. Parents Weekend seems to be a good starting point as many of them overlap.
Thanks @AppleNotFar! We are really looking forward to the trip! Hope to meet you one day!
@ChoatieMom Great idea to try this again on a parents weekend! It’ll be a year and a half for us, but-- if zixzaxkid is lucky enough to have choices on M10-- I’ll definitely try for a revisit day meetup in March/April '18
@twinsmama I love that idea of a coast-to-coast same-day starbucks meetup It would be ridiculously neat to discover another regular here from our hometown. What a surprise that would be!
Love this idea…unfortunately, this Texas crew won’t be heading up north until Labor Day weekend…would love to meet anyone who happens to be nearby that weekend, although I think many of us will be a frantic version of our normal selves! :-SS
