<p>Why did they apply to PA/PE if they knew the schools were not good fits in the first place?</p>
<p>@MBV do you know which school you are going to before you visit or revisit?
@ThisOneKid She has already decided that she will attend Stanford. I think she has decided to go there at 7. She figures Thacher is great pathway there. I promise there are her own thoughts. Her BFF has a sister that went to Stanford UG and Law.</p>
<p>I didn’t revisit the schools I was accepted to due to distance, went for the brand name, and I’m happy with my decision.</p>
<p>I was assuming that the Loomis kids in question visited the schools before sending in the applications if they were so concerned by the notion of fit.</p>
<p>That’s so cool. I was still so focused on things like Pok</p>
<p>I think applicants’ redirected focus to the New England prep schools was the reason why Hill took a big hit. For the majority of those living further South, Lawrenceville remains the school of choice over Hill due to our ties with Princeton.</p>
<p>I hate to go all guidance-counselorey but the best school is the best one for you. (Again please don’t gag) for instance your ‘typical’ afraid of the outdoors nerd would NOT like Thacher. :)</p>
<p>Am I wrong to think that Lawrenceville is ranked highly because children of Princeton faculty study there, and therefore are accepted into Princeton more easily?</p>
<p>Well, we typically send 10-15 kids to Princeton every year, and only 1-2 of them, if any, are children of Princeton faculty. I personally don’t know anyone who’s a Princeton faculty’s kid, and I figure such kids are more prevalent at local public schools than at Lawrenceville (tuition and whatnot, since public schools in the vicinity are also very competent). </p>
<p>I don’t advocate the ranking of schools, but with an average SAT score of 2050+ and great matriculations (even outside of Princeton–check for yourself!), I don’t see a reason why Lawrenceville shouldn’t be ranked highly in terms of these criteria.</p>
<p>Blair definitely needs to be looked at more. It offers amazing athletics to start, with its wrestling, basketball, and football teams. Good courses with a good student to teacher ratio at 7:1, the Society of Skeptics Program, a strong and diverse arts section, and an amazing community</p>