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Prep School Admissions
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<p>Bhutan prince's story led me to Cushion Academy's website (apparently he studied at Andover briefly and then transferred to Cushion), and look what I found. Hope this helps to some of you who are in the process of interviewing and visiting schools.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.cushing.org/ftpimages/453/misc/misc_74498.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cushing.org/ftpimages/453/misc/misc_74498.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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Geographic location
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Overall reputation
Academic curriculum
The teachers
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non-athletic activities
Overall admissions process
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School's overall diversity
Campus visits & tours
Students you met on campus
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Overall atmosphere
School's college placement record

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<p>Cushing* :)</p>

<p>And yeah, he was at Andover for a while, but, according to my former Rel-Phil teacher, the administration didn’t take too kindly to finding out that his entourage was doing all of his schoolwork for him.</p>

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<p>C’mon, Tom, don’t you know “It’s good to be the King?” :wink: (History of the World, Part I)</p>

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<p>I thought the AOs only recruited nice kids who can actually do the work? They probably recruited the Prince to add to the diversity of the campus? :D</p>

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<p>Or maybe they did it altruistically because they believed that an Andover education would help train the prince to effectively lead his country. Ever thought of that?</p>

<p>God you’re annoying.</p>

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<p>So why did they let him go? He graduated from Oxford, he sure could have graduated from Andover?</p>

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<p>George Bush graduated from Yale. What’s your point?</p>

<p>Andover let the prince go because he was a cheat and a serial plagiarist! Anyone with half a brain and/or a functioning moral compass would applaud Andover for kicking him out.</p>

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<p>DAndrew, so sorry to derail your thread…</p>

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<p>Tom @#7, while technically I don’t doubt what you say, the way royalty are treated in Asia doesn’t jibe with Western academic expectations. The Prince would have had dozens of tutors throughout his life, and both he and they expected to some degree that they “do the work for him.” It’s their job to learn what’s needed, and to coach him for success. Not exactly a good fit for “independent” school education. BUT…if you’ve ever been around an NCAA Division 1 revenue sport…those “student athletes” don’t get treated too differently from the king!!!</p>