Thank you first of all for your responses. For a while, I thought no one might respond!
Just a couple of clarifications.
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Yes, by Christian, I meant an evangelical Christian.
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Given my son’s interest in math, Exeter w/ Zuming Feng and a number of strong mathy peers is really the only school that we are considering in earnest. However, my son is completely happy at his current school, which seems to be comparable to Exeter and other BS in college placement, SAT/ACT averages, etc. In math as well, his current school has had a recent IMO gold medalist, multiple USAMO winners, moppers, Mathcounts winners, etc.
Plus, he has known most of his classmates since 5th/6th grade. It will take a compelling reason to transfer to another school. As a father, I have been wondering whether a combination of Harkness method, a more diverse student body, and the challenge (and the growth that may come as a result) of being on one’s own at a young age, might be compelling enough.
At this point, we are leaning towards staying at his current school, although we do want to visit Exeter in person at some point. Plus, it seems that it might already be a little late to start an application for 9th grade.
Thx. again for your inputs.