Well, my son was a Wild Child when he was 16, and he eliminated some choices for himself. His academics and athletics remained strong. Our Educational Consultant recommended a few schools which would be right for our son entering as a junior. We wanted a smaller community (the school has 425 students in 9-12) and the running coach/program needed to be strong. There are SO many good schools way beyond the well-known top 10. I could not believe it once I started to do the research. At many of them there are only a few openings for juniors. We applied to Western Reserve in the Cleveland area, Williston-Northampton, Colorado Rocky Mountain School and Northfield-Mt. Hermann (the latter was not highly regarded by our educational consultant). Blair was our first choice. When we visited we loved everything about it. Our son adjusts easily and would have done well at any of the schools. He knows and we know that he is at the best place for HIM. It isn't the path I had envisioned when he was small, but things change. Karen