<p>Has your child graduated and where will he/she attend college?</p>
<p>Andover.</p>
<p>Wait, Iâm sorry, what was the question? :)</p>
<p>NO!</p>
<p>I want Andover to be the Humanities school! English, History, and Language are my strongest areas! Itâs not too Math and Science focused is it?</p>
<p>Iâm already going there. Now Iâm somewhat off-put.</p>
<p>Andover is well-balanced, so a label as either a âhumanties schoolâ or a âmath/science schoolâ would be incorrect. As with any school you will take appropriate level courses in all major academic areas in order to graduate. If your strength is in the humanities and social sciences you will just take more advanced classes in those subjects than you will in the physical sciences.</p>
<p>Whether Andover is too Math and Science focused or not really depends on what you consider to be too much. Although the requirements for graduation are only 2 years of science and math through the 2nd term of precalculus, you will be highly recommended to take more. The courses are not of a nature that you can ignore them, but you are certainly free to focus on your interests more. Between Exeter and Andover, Exeter has more of a focus on mathematics than Andover.</p>
<p>Somebody said kids in Exeter are more nerdy and geeky. Can anybody tell me what do you call a person who is intelligent but not socially and physically awkward, ie, a person who is not only intelligent, but also well liked by his/her peers, and pretty atheletic?</p>
<p>towardsun: I would call that person a typical boarding school student.</p>
<p>emdee: Thanks for your input. </p>
<p>So I wonder maybe they meant for typical boarding school students, even they are intelligent and well liked by his/her peers, and pretty atheletic, they will be considered nerds if they have stronger math/science background, while those with stronger humanity background, even if they were socially and physically awkward, they would not be considered nerds?</p>
<p>Seems all private schools require their students to do lots of sprort. If a student spends many time in sports, but is not good at it, will he/she be considered a nerd?</p>
<p>I wonder if either Andover or Exeter educate their students to easily label a student a nerd or not? If so, this education is a failure.</p>
<p>Nice answer emdee. :)</p>
<p>My opinion is that both schools are great and they are founded by the same family line (Philips).
I got accepted to Andover this year as a freshman and I didnât even apply to Exeter.
I decided to attend Andover because I think the atmosphere is very warm and welcoming.
However, Andover and Exeter are both ranked 1st in the U.S. according to PrepReview. </p>
<p>According to some people, Exeter has more geeky people, but that is certainly not true. Both schools are famous for having intense academics and the students there have to work extremely hard to follow their classes.
I assume that you know all the basic facts, so⊠here are some info. thatâs pretty hard to get without paying. </p>
<p>Andoverâs college matriculation is better than Exeterâs. {especially - (Harvard & Yale) }
Andover has more people receiving financial aid.
Andover is a lot closer to BOSTON than Exeter. </p>
<p>Exeterâs endowment is higher than Andoverâs.
Exeter offers more AP courses than Andover.
There are more teachers in Exeter who have advanced degrees than Andover. </p>
<p>I hope this helps!</p>
<p>(Biased opinion since I go to Exeter)
Exeterâs been shown to have more perks, such as higher SAT scores, but in the end theyâre almost the same.
I think that the question that you are asking is severely naive and highly subjective.
People will have a different opinion about both, so itâs up to you to make your choice. Researching around the internet wonât answer your question. If you want to decide, you need to actually visit these schools, or talk to some people that go there.</p>
<p>I go to Exeter, so if you have any questions just PM me.</p>
<p>I am a sophomore and looking to apply to Exeter academy for 11th grade, my primary strengths are the Math Olympiads and Political savviness. I have won awards in debate, model congress, moot court, and will do mock trial and model un this year, expect to win awards, and am most of all willing to adapt and learn.</p>
<p>here are my sophomore plans, <a href=âhttp://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/999819-i-am-dedicated-want-know-if-college-would-agree-not.html[/url]â>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/999819-i-am-dedicated-want-know-if-college-would-agree-not.html</a></p>
<p>please advice, i am not a prodigy but i am extremely bright and am creative in both sciences and humanities. I love reading, blogging and public speaking. not to mention my technical skills and passion for video editing.</p>
<p>Most of all, i try incorporate my various passions together, whether itâs political videos, or economics and statistics or chem and physics together, :D</p>
<p>am I qualified for E/A or Andover? and which one would be better for my âfitâ</p>
<p>hi guys will this personal achievement and academic achevement help me go to places like exeters, andover, choate and hockaday?</p>
<p>Elementary:
Award for the elementary reading competition
Conductor for the School elementary chorus song.
Student President of the Elementary school.</p>
<p>Secondary:
Certificate of effort
Honor roll
IB (international Baccalaureate) profile of the year 2010.
Best Science Academic achievement of the year.
Best Thai Academic achievement of the year
Best Humanities Academic achievement of the year.</p>
<p>Grade 8:
Representative for the grade 7-10 students to attend the Asia Pacific United nations launch of the international year of youth.</p>
<p>Played the Goethe Piano Charity concert of Bangkok.
Since the year 2006-2010</p>
<p>Hi,
I know this is an old thread, but I was wondering, can someone tell me which is more liberal/open minded: Exeter or Andover.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I attended Exeter, and I loved it. (And coincidentally, I think Exeter sounds better to Andover.)
Really, Exeter had the awesome idea of Harkness tables, which I loved. I loved Harkness tables to the ends of the earth . . .
And to the Andover people who say weâre geeky - you wonât say weâre geeky when you work for us.</p>
<p>To Kate:
I would say Exeter; theyâre classes take places around conference tables (Harkness tables) where the idea is that âevery student is partially a teacher to the other studentsâ. Great for independent thinkers and people who like to discuss things.</p>
<p>I think theyâre probably both open-mindedâand open-minded enough to prefer not to be labeled as solely liberal 
(Both schools are very accepting of people from diverse backgrounds, ethnicities, sexual orientations, etc., so some might label them âliberalâ in that sense.)</p>
<p>Iâm completely bias because I go to Andover, but I think it is WAY better. However, it all depends on what you like. Andover is a more liberal school, and Exeter conservative. I am personally conservative, but everyone is so open to everything at the Academy it doesnât matter. Andoverâs campus is older but much more historic, while Exeter has put up many new buildings and has that ânewerâ feel. The town of Andover is slightly nicer than Exeterâs and is 20 miles outside of Boston (go Sox!), but Exeter is very close to a beach. The rules are more laid back at Phillips Academy. Sports at Andover are generally more successful than Exeter too. While Exeter is more of a math and science school, Andover focuses on writing and social studies more. And then of course, Andover is the feeder to Yale while Exeter to Harvard. If you get the chance to visit the school, watch the students. When I did I noticed that Andoverâs were happy, laughing, and having fun. Iâm sure the Exeter students do the same, but they looked a little gloomy and sullen to be honest from what I had seen. But if you get into either then youâre extremely fortunate and blessed. If youâre trying to decide one over the other then youâve got a problem that almost everyone on earth wishes they had. Anyway, best of luck and go Blue!</p>
<p>I would disagree with the liberal-conservative comparison and state that both schools are both pretty center-left but with a pretty full political spectrum. Definitely agree with the history of the campus, though - Harriet Beecher Stowe, famed abolitionist and author of Uncle Tomâs Cabin used to live in one of our dorms and is now buried on campus! Additionally, George Washington visited and addressed PA students twice and sent seven nephews here.</p>
<p>Also, neither schools are âfeedersâ anywhere anymore. Both schools send a significant number of students to Harvard and Yale - maybe itâs worth mentioning, though, that Andover sends more students to both Harvard AND Yale than Exeter does. This information is publicly available in each schoolâs school profile. However, hopefully you wonât enter boarding school with the intention of using it solely as a stepping stone to an elite university.</p>
<p>But Exeter kids are a lot of fun, too! Iâm friends with a bunch from working at an NH summer camp (and being related to a few) and honestly if you put a bunch of Andover and Exeter kids in a room together you probably wouldnât easily be able to tell which kids went to either school unless you asked.</p>
<p>:D Thatâs a U-Turn :D</p>