<p>Youdon’tsay, he was at a very large (top ranked) public high school and was being lazy and not working up to potential. Just a face in the crowd, and starting to flirt with running with the wrong crowd. We thought some independence (he was straining at the bit) coupled with smaller classes and more personal attention would help him turn the corner and start working up toward potential – which it did, for the most part. That experience, alone, might point toward a smaller college environment, but we also hoped for, and have seen, some maturing, and we didn’t want to unduly hamstring him in his initial thoughts on college size and in compiling his college application list. But, no doubt about it, he did better academically in a smaller, private school environment, with closer monitoring of behavior. (Older brother stayed at the big public school, was an honor grad, captain of he football team, Mr. Popularity, etc.)</p>