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(00:00) Highlights + Intro

(04:00) Andie’s childhood and how she ended up at a boarding school

(17:15) The application process

(25:00) First day of school and the importance of luck

(30:30) Academics: the challenges; how to design your experience

(40:10) Interacting with faculty as an Asian person

(45:50) Designing life beyond boarding school, finding her true passions

(50:00) Thomas on the shortcomings of what is taught as success in boarding schools

(54:00) Posturing and systemic privilege

(01:02:00) Life after boarding school and what Andie is looking forward to in 2024

(01:04:50) Would you send your kid?