what prep school did romney attend?
Cranbrook Schools
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 Romney attended public elementary schools until the seventh grade , when he enrolled as one of only a few Mormon students at Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills , Michigan , a traditional private boys ' preparatory school . Many students there came from backgrounds even more privileged than his . Not particularly athletic , he also did not distinguish himself academically . He participated in his father 's successful 1962 Michigan gubernatorial campaign , and later worked for him as an intern in the Governor 's office . Romney took up residence at Cranbrook when his newly elected father began spending most of his time at the state capitol . 

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 Romney has three elder siblings ; Margo , Jane , and Scott ( Mitt followed them after a gap of nearly six years ) . His parents named him after a family friend , businessman J. Willard Marriott , and his father 's cousin , Milton " Mitt " Romney , a former quarterback for the Chicago Bears . Romney was referred to as " Billy " until kindergarten , when he indicated a preference for " Mitt " . In 1953 , the family moved from Detroit to the affluent suburb of Bloomfield Hills . His father became the chairman and CEO of American Motors the following year , soon helping the company avoid bankruptcy and return to profitability . By 1959 , his father had become a nationally known figure in print and on television , and the youngster idolized him . 

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 During its brief years of operation between 1814 and 1846 , Romney Academy educated a number of notable alumni . According to Seldon Brannon 's Historic Hampshire ( 1976 ) , " among the pupils of this school were some of the most prominent men in the early history of the [ Romney ] community . " The academy 's students included William C. Clayton , a West Virginia state senator ; John Jeremiah Jacob , 4th Governor of West Virginia ; Angus William McDonald , Jr . , a West Virginia lawyer , politician , and military officer ; and Reverend Stuart Robinson , a Presbyterian minister , orator , writer , and editor . 

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 Considered the top high school player in the country , Bradley initially chose to attend Duke University in the fall of 1961 . However , after breaking his foot in the summer of 1961 during a baseball game and thinking about his college decision outside of basketball , Bradley decided to enroll at Princeton due to its record in preparing students for government or United States Foreign Service work . He had been awarded a scholarship at Duke , but not at Princeton ; the Ivy League does not allow its members to award athletic scholarships , and Bradley 's family 's wealth disqualified him from receiving financial aid . 

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 McCain 's family tree includes Scots @-@ Irish and English ancestors . His father and his paternal grandfather , John S. McCain Sr. , both became four @-@ star United States Navy admirals . The McCain family followed his father to various naval postings in the United States and the Pacific . Altogether , he attended about 20 schools . In 1951 , the family settled in Northern Virginia , and McCain attended Episcopal High School , a private preparatory boarding school in Alexandria . He excelled at wrestling and graduated in 1954 . 
