My DD will be attending Indian Springs as an incoming 10th grader fall of 2011. We looked at a lot of boarding schools this year, including those more famous names and found ISS to be best fit to her personality, desire for small classes and good rapport with teachers, high academics, and flexible administration. They are looking at having her take Japanese at the college level since not offered there, for example. They also have merit scholarships - check out the Malone Foundation for info on what they provide to select schools (ISS is one the recipients). Any questions, feel free to ask - this have been a long and thought-provoking journey!