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<p>ÂThe students youÂre seeing from Brearley, Spence, Chapin, Collegiate, etc. probab want a less rigorous academic experience so that they can enjoy other aspects of shc life.Â</p>
<p>NYC, ARE YOU JOKING? IÂm trying my best to be unbiased here, but the fact that youÂre painting boarding schools in general (especially Phillips) as a relaxing breather is outrageous. The insinuation that these students are coming to Andover as a BREAK from an exhausting Manhattan education is ridiculous, not to mention infuriating. No one comes to Andover because they are SICK OF A CHALLENGE.</p>
<p>Also, I donÂt know about Âlower-tier boarding schools (your words, not mine), but Andover and Exeter have been seeing record numbers of applications, rising each year.</p>
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<p>ÂI think people around the nation note that JFK Jr. attended Collegiate and Browning, Jackie Kennedy attended Chapin, Hiltons attended Spence and CSH, BloombergÂs daughter attends Spence, Ivanka Trump Chapin, Katie Couric, Woody Allen, Jerry Seinfeld, Tish, Diana Ross, Gwenyth Paltrow, Vera Wang, the Hearst family, the GettyÂs, Rudy Guliani, this list can go on and on, but I think you get the point. If you donÂt think the world takes notice on where these people send their children to school, itÂs going to be obvious that the fact you attend hotchkiss is overiding your sense of logic.Â</p>
<p>While it is true that people love to watch their celebrities on E! News, people also happen to care about where our top government officials, Nobel Prize winners, CEOs, and prominent journalists went to school, not just the alma maters of celebutantes and heiresses. IÂd rather see my children go to schools that have educated senators as opposed to stand-up comedians. And just so you know, JFK, Jr. did go to one of those NYC day schools, but he graduated from Andover. His father went to Choate, and his uncle went to Milton. If their middle school educations matter so much, I should think their high school years matter as much, if not more. </p>
<p>As Prettyckitty pointed out, this is like arguing over whether chocolate or vanilla is a better flavor. IÂm going to let the debater in me die down and walk away from this argument, albeit with the strong conviction that however delicious chocolate is, thereÂs a good reason people go back to vanilla again and again. </p>
<p>Thanks for the work out, IÂm going to need it for the debate conference next weekend. :)</p>