There have been a lot great discussions of both schools, but it’s always helpful to hear fresh opinions from current students and parents. My daughter is blessed to be able to make this choice and I’d love for her to get additional input. Thanks to all!
While I am not a student at either of these schools, I can link you to a thread that spoke about the Cate School [url="<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/1862347-cate-school.html%22%5Dhere%5B/url”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/1862347-cate-school.html"]here[/url]. In addition, I recommend PMing parents whose children have attended the schools (ThacherParent and mountainhiker for Thacher and GMC2918, freshlook, and carp88 for Cate). I hope this helps!
Hey! I graduated from Cate last year. I had amazing experience, but I feel like it would be impractical to try and get all my thoughts down here. So, if you have any specific questions, feel free to ask here or PM me. Congratulations!
The Schools are definitely different and kids have a tendency to self-select, but you’ll get a wonderful education at either; I have nothing but respect for the work Cate does. And I think the sentiment is felt in reverse too. If you want to understand the nuances between them better, feel free to PM me or if you want to hear from a current parent, @mountainhiker has a boy at Thacher who is just being graduated this year. @patronyork and @Mussels also have children there currently and would be great resources for you.
I will follow up with PMs. Thanks all!
DD is a new Junior at Cate this year and the school has exceeded every expectation we had about BS. Feel free to PM me with any questions you may have. Congrats on the choice between two fantastic schools!