Boarding school advice/preparation/help

Prep School Admissions
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how much homework do u get a night at top boarding schools like Milton, Groton, Choate etc? what are some ways to manage it??

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every school will share this info with you. often they use an approximation like 45 min per class per night. But every kid works at a different pace

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I have posted this elsewhere, but here goes…

  • we found that it depended upon the course, the level of the course, your preparation for it or previous exposure to the material, and the teacher.

  • Some classes involved well over an hour of homework per night 9th grade year because it was a higher level course.

  • There are some teachers who LOVE group work…this actually took more time and was problematic (this could be a dedicated post).

  • If you are coming into 9th grade and will be taking Honors Pre-Calc, then you most likely will have more than 45 minutes of homework per night in that class - if you are a typical kid. If you are a genius, like many of you are, then it will take less time.

  • Upper level foreign language classes often involve more projects or presentations - sometimes translating large passages.

Bottom line is this: The homework is manageable.

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