<p>does anyone who goes
or went there know
anything about it?
thanks!</p>
<p>I have some friends who go there, and would be happy to ask them any questions you have.</p>
<p>i know lots of kids who go to BG. one of them is a senior and going to georgetown next year. another kid graduated i know and he is at air force academy. it is a great school especially if you like sports. some of my friends are going there next year.</p>
<p>The one in NH, right? I know someone who goes there.</p>
<p>one of exeter high school (public) big rivals.</p>
<p>I have a few friends there that I can ask questions if you want.</p>
<p>I've heard it's difficult to get in if you are not legacy. Everyone I know who has gonehas had children there speaks highly of it.</p>
<p>okkk, thanks guys,
i just wanted to
know the overall
reputation of the
school.
[i'm going next year.]</p>
<p>I go to a public school nearby. As far as reputation goes, most people here at my school think of BG as very athletic and VERY conservative. I visited when thinking about high schools and was very turned off by the conservativeness, but then, it is a Christian school, so what can you expect. I just wasn't up for having to look at a GIANT picture of President Bush in the entryway every day. But, I think thats gone now. Contrary to what keylyme said, most people here seem to think it's a pretty easy school to get into, because a lot of 'not quite as bright' kids from our middle school go there.</p>
<p>Really lilyrobin? I have a few friends whose kids go and they're the ones who told me that. I said it was hard to get in to because you had to be a legacy, not necessarily super-bright. It's not that big and the majority of the students have a parent who attended. It's the same with our local Catholic middle school.</p>
<p>You can go on BG's website under guidance news and see where the class of 2008 got accepted to college-there is a real range like most high schools in the area.</p>
<p>I only know anecdotal stuff. I know of a family of five who all went to BG. They were all excellent students. Another boy I knew was waitlisted. He, likewise, had a 4.0 and did very well in his entrance exams (I forget what they are called; it is not the SSAT). He also is an excellent athlete. Alas....no parent had attended and he did not end up getting in. I would agree that the matriculation probably is a lot like local hs's because entrance is based a lot on legacy and not so much on stats. However, I would think the academics might be a bit stronger; I have a bit of experience with catholic schools in NH and they usually are better academically than their public counterparts. As a parent, I like the conservatism, as well.</p>
<p>I just looked at the matric. list. It's a lot better than our local public. I am betting better than many NH public's. And I suppose the majority of the graduates to go on to college, unlike the NH public schools where you might get 70-75% (and that includes technical school students as well). Also, the drop-out rate is somewhere around 12 or 14% for the public high schools right now. Very depressing.</p>
<p>As somewhat of an aside on "conservatism' in schools: my niece got a very good middle school education at a NE Catholic school. But, it was not a good day when we found out that they skipped a chapter in their science textbook. It was the chapter on evolution. And this was not just coming from us, she was bothered by it. While religious schools are very good in some aspects, and great for some families, we decided that a broader and more diverse education in high school was needed.</p>
<p>Oh I only know anecdotal stuff as well so I could definitely be wrong. I never went to my local middle school so I don't know those kids that went from there to BG, so they likely could be brighter than I've heard and/or have parents who went there. Come to think of it, of the kids I know that do go there, a lot of them do have family who attended. I never really realized that! But I really don't know a ton about the school. All I know is all the kids there seem very nice when we have games/meets against them.</p>
<p>BrooklynGuy, That's too bad about your niece and her science class. I went to a Catholic LAC and my instructor for a class in the Old Testament was a Jesuit priest. He went out of his way to show how the creation story actually supported evolution. I remember we went through it point by point. It was a pleasant surprise (more so now that I am older and can appreciate the importance of this).</p>
<p>i haven't really
heard the whole legacy
thing before, but that's
interesting. i'm not one
though, so i guess its
not a huge deal.</p>