<p>laughalittle: Peddie seems to have a lot of day students. How does that play out on campus when about 1/3 of the school goes home?</p>
<p>It’s fine! I’m a day student, and I’m on campus a lot, even during the weekends. It doesn’t make a difference…a lot of the time the boarders stick with the boarders because they know each other better, so you don’t notice it. Of course, some day students act like boarders because they just hang out in the dorms. Plus, a lot of day students just go home to sleep and get ready for school, so they’re there almost all the time. You won’t notice a difference, unless you’re really close with a day student who is home.</p>
<p>Oh, so are most of your friends day students as well?</p>
<p>Eh…probably. I have a couple of good boarder friends, but sometimes the boarders look at you weirdly or whatever. I feel welcome in the dorms, but it’s just easier for me to be friends with day students because I see them at the lockers or whatever.</p>
<p>Hey I just found this thread an hour ago(thank goodness ) and I had a question regarding boarding at Georgetown Prep. Any information you could give would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Has anybody done an Andover interview? I have an off-campus one soon and just wondering what types of questions are asked.</p>
<p>^ I did! It was really casual and there wasn’t a fixed format at all. Be prepared to talk about your passions, academics/school, and the usual ‘why andover’, ‘why boarding school’, and also about interesting things about yourself that might not surface on paper. Just be yourself and have fun! 
Be prepared with questions as well!</p>
<p>anyone submitting art portfolios?</p>
<p>Thanks! My interviewer said it would be about an hour and a half, is that how long yours was?</p>
<p>haha mine said that it would be an hour, but it ended up around an hour fifteen minutes i think off campus as well with alumni.</p>
<p>Hey Helloel (haha) my Andover interview went really well. At the TSAO, where i had my interview, most interviews only last 30 minutes but I got to spend 45 talking to the AO as it was there last one and we lost track of time. Follow what others have said but be sure to have some questions you want to ask them. Find out why they chose Andover, the people were really pleased when I asked them that. I got nice long responses 
I think if your interview is with an alumni or an interview that’s not with an AO you get more time because at the TSAO there’s also a convention and others who have to interview. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! Sometimes I have trouble talking about myself so formally haha, but the Andover interview seems to be more relaxed and warm, especially off campus.</p>
<p>Yes, don’t be formal. My interview with an Exeter alumni lasted 2 hours (1 hour 15 min for me, and 45 for my mum). It seemed just like a regular conversation and not an interview at all. Just be YOURSELF.</p>
<p>azpandaman: thanks! Also, for those of you who have done an Andover interview did your parents come in? My interviewer asked if my mom would be joining us and I said no because I thought it would be distracting for me. I think she is just going to come in to introduce herself. Is that what you all did?</p>
<p>oh my parents didn’t go for any interview - i took the bus/train to the places and had the interview alone! regarding andover, the interviewer didn’t request, and based on what he said in the interview, i don’t think he approved of parents being around in an interview. plus i thought it would have been awkward.</p>
<p>Yeah I know, that’s what I though too. But he kept asking if my parents were going to be there, so I got the feeling that that was sort of the norm.</p>
<p>Oh. Andover didn’t even ask for parents in my case. However, my Choate interviewer told me parents usually came along to ask questions, but he said it was up to me to decide.</p>
<p>FYI, parents do not generally sit in on AO-Student interviews. In our experience, the student goes first, and then the AO invites the parents (if they are present) in for a conversation (kid goes to waiting room).</p>
<p>I just had my interview. It was two hours long! It was very casual and he barely asked any formal questions, it was nothing to worry about!</p>
<p>TWO HOURS?! What? Alumni interview?? That’s a long talk. I guess he really liked you.</p>