<p>What are the boarding school's best subject areas?</p>
<p>For example, Exeter is good at math and science.</p>
<p>Andover I heard was physics...</p>
<p>What else?</p>
<p>Choate is said to have an excellent arts department</p>
<p>SPS is humanities which is a combination of history and english.</p>
<p>SPS likes to tout their classical program, as well....the Greek and Latin programs. I do think that sounds so interesting. Is it popular?</p>
<p>I think MX is English, or the arts.</p>
<p>I heard Andover had the best Chinese program in the country (from a Groton Dean of Studies, no less)</p>
<p>Actually, I heard Taft had the best Chinese program in the country.</p>
<p>well, I won't argue with you about it.</p>
<p>oh no, no no... i'm not trying to argue! :) I'm just stating what i heard.</p>
<p>Jaja that's okay, I guess they can both be best :)</p>
<p>As a former journalist, I would mention the journalism at Exeter -- I know nothing of the others. That school newspaper surpasses most any small LAC paper that I have read, and is rival to Yale Daily News and others I have read over the years. If this is an interest to anyone, I cannot think of a better opportunity to learn the right way of writing journalistic prose than at this BS.</p>
<p>Saint Mark's School(SMS)'s math institute.</p>
<p>We were impressed by Choate's math program--with a very competitive math team (and this past year a couple of students chosen for US math olympiad team), as well as their offerings in computer programming.</p>
<p>Deerfield for English (excellent faculty), Sciences (Bio or Physics are great. Nice new science building)</p>
<p>Give me Front</a> Page | The Phillipian any day over the Exonian, haha</p>
<p>I think that Andover is particularly deep in the History and Social Sciences department.</p>
<p>St. Andrew's-Sewanee's art department is awesome (as evidenced both by student work and admission to art schools). In order to judge all the academic departments you'd have to judge the University of the South, too, since students can take classes there as well.</p>
<p>What is Groton known for?</p>
<p>Groton used to be known for being the "gold standard" prep school. While paulies could still say "we're the best and if you don't believe us just ask us" the Groton kids believed that if you had not gone to Groton you had not been to prep school. Actually if Milton is considered the brainiest of the preps, Groton probably is still considered by most observers as the most traditional and exclusive of the preps--of course in an understated way. That being said it is a small jewel of a school, academically and culturally-- the "Winchester" of the american preps-- and for the right student undoubtedly the most formative experience of his/her life.</p>
<p>what about choate??</p>
<p>Choate is a fine school. As I said, academically there is nothing to choose between the first tier schools. Historically, when old american elites predominated at the schools, Choate would have been considered New York "New"Money while Groton was Old Money. Even today Choate seems to draw fairly heavily from artsy new york kids but that may be an outdated view. The point is that all these schools have quite specific cultures and all of them have facilities and a student body that would compare very favourably very best liberal art colleges. Enjoy!</p>