Last year my son looked into but did not attend Ve...

Last year my son looked into but did not attend Vermont Academy. I write this review in hopes of offering some important things you'll want to consider if you choose to send your child here.

First, it's very easy to tell what a school's priorities are based on what gets maintained well and what doesn't. The hockey rink is pristine; the academic halls are in dire need of renovation. Don't kid yourself as to their primary purpose. The conversations among students also mostly revolved around sports, with some arts to give them something else to do. The academic staff I talked to were quite pleasant and engaging, but appear to be rather limited in resources and influence.

Second, the school's admissions are notably transphobic and refused to respect my son's gender identity, and were quite unapologetic about this. This may be a selling point for many, but if diversity is something that is important to you, you won't find it here.

I asked the director of admissions to describe something that's of concern right now on campus, because I was interested in hearing about how they go about solving problems. The off-the-cuff answer was "the boys need to win a hockey game". Sometimes in humor you really find the truth.