OP here, thanks for the info. You folks are as passionate about your hockey as we are about our horses!

Wrong. On all points.

Research the schools. Bottom line. Many of the school aren't as strong. Look at the bigger picture along w hockey. Education. What does your kid/parents want. Hockey isn't the answer. Poster doesn't know what he's talking about w 1-15, 16-35. Tak to the coaches and meet the students. This board won't give you answers. You really need to research schools in depth. There's a lot of "daddy's hopes and wishes" on this board.

Best of luck j hope your kid comes east and kills all our kids on the ice.

This last poster is mostly correct but please realize that his last comment is exactly what you will find in Prep schools along with good hockey and education, " False Humility". East Coast elites.

I hope you send your kid east and it works out for him.

Thanks ya'll, we are heading up next week to hit 9 schools and get a better feel.

How have your visits been? What schools have you seen and liked?

OP here,schools have been amazing! Flew into Hartford, we have seen Taft, Avon, and Loomis then saw Deerfield, NMH and heading Boston way tomorrow. Such a vast difference between what we have seen so far. We did go to Westy for about 10 minutes and my son felt so out of place that we left. Every campus is nicer than my college campus! Will let you know how tomorrow goes. Night ya'll.

Keep talking to yourself buddy, nobody cares. Anybody who has visited schools knows you didn't visit all in that short a time and no one spends 10 min and walks off a campus. Nice try though.

Morning Y'all. Yeah right!

Flew in Sunday night. Went to 2 of them Monday, Went to 2 on Tuesday, played some golf, Went to 1 yesterday, played some golf. Westy wasnt a scheduled visit, just to walk the campus, wasn't a fit so we left. Sorry your mad was just answering the guys question.
Boston bound!

Ok Y'all. Imma fixin to go have some sweet tea between visits.

If you want sweet tea you need to come visit Dallas and go to McAllisters!

much obliged y'all

Update: Brooks was nice! Grabbing some grub and heading to the next one.

don't bother with that guy. bitter bertha. enjoy the schools campuses are amazing.

Be careful with some of those schools. Seems like they are strife with faculty with short eyes!

What a journey it has been, great trip! 1 common theme we take away is that these coaches are looking for a strong academic, strong character kids and parents (They interviewed us as much as my son) Many coaches felt that the summer is for conditioning and strength training maybe a camp or 2 if really want to but nothing to crazy. Just 1 side note, y'all need to work on your sweet tea...terrible.

Gee wiz Beavis that's the pearl of wisdom you picked up? Wow you did it. You found the secret. Hope the apple falls far from the tree...for his sake.

Who says that? "Gee wiz Beavis that's the pearl of wisdom you picked up" what are you 90? Pearl of wisdom...really!

you haven't tried DD sweet tea. have a good trip back.

Sweet Tea? Ha ha. Yeah, like we give a rats a** about that around here. I know you are doing this as a lark but with just the outside chance this is genuine go back to Texas and go get your Sweet Tea straight from the spicket. Ha

Lawrence Academy it is! What a great experience it was for our family. Go Red Sox!