<p>If anyone has any questions about boarding school/Groton School life and/or admissions just ask me, I'll reply as soon as possible.</p>
<p>@GrotonSmart,
Hey, do you know how many faculty kids/legacies are in the Third Form at Groton?</p>
<p>Hey GrotonSmart! 8)</p>
<p>I have a question: does coming in at third form instead of second form give one a disadvantage? What is the advantage of being a second form?</p>
<p>Do most students like the surprise holidays?</p>
<p>@ifax108 There are around 22 faculty kids/legacies/siblings in the III form.</p>
<p>@YellowUbi No, I’m currently in second form, but coming in third form certainly isn’t a disadvantage. If you come in third form you’re coming with 60 new students. The old students would probably be at a disadvantage because we’d feel overwhelmed, or I would any way.</p>
<p>Coming in second form is like a prelude to the grand symphony of the Groton experience. You’ll learn how to study and get used to the Groton workload gradually.</p>
<p>I personally love the Surprise Holidays, they come at a time when you feel like you need 'em the most. You can go to Cambridge, Boston, the mall, the movies, or even relax on campus. Sometimes rumors get around though and Surprise Holiday is rescheduled for a later date, but there is never a way of confirming the rumors until the Day or until it is rescheduled.</p>
<p>Hi GrotonSmart,</p>
<p>Can you tell us, so far, what has been your favorite…</p>
<p>…teacher?
…subject/class?
…sport? did you try anything new?
…club?</p>
<p>and why?</p>
<p>Also, are you willing to tell us your least favorites, and why?</p>
<p>how much hw do you get each day?
is it manageable?</p>
<p>My favorite teacher is my English teacher.</p>
<p>My favorite class is IInd Form Science.</p>
<p>My favorite sport is basketball, although during the fall I played my first soccer season primarily as a defender and it was fun.</p>
<p>My favorite club was Cultural Alliance, there were people of all ethnicities and there were a lot of informative presentations.</p>
<p>My least favorite teacher is my Latin teacher.</p>
<p>My least favorite class is Latin I.</p>
<p>And I’m a fan of all the clubs.</p>
<p>In second form I’ll get anywhere from 30 min to 2 hrs of hw a day.</p>
<p>Yeah, homework is manageable. We have study hall during our free periods and at night from 8 to 9:25 pm.</p>
<p>Hi GrotonSmart, what do you feel was the strongest part of your application?</p>
<p>Do people enter as fourth-formers? </p>
<p>How many on average? </p>
<p>What’s the closest Amtrak, and how do domestic students leave for vacation?</p>
<p>My daughter applied II form for 2011- she is so anxious waiting for March 10th- she LOVED the school. Can’t wait to find out…if she isn’t accepted she will try again III form- keep you posted!
Have fun with Spirit week and beat St Mark’s!</p>