btw, I am SO excited for the NE weather. The extremes of Colorado are really exauhsting: 95º+ in the mid-summer, and 35º and below in the mid-winter. I love the rain and the snow, so I am 100% ready!
@“Nico.campbell” YES! I experienced the freshman 15 and hard. You suddenly have a unlimited supply of food before you and junk food around every corner ;))
Kids: Join the crew team. You won’t be able to eat enough to keep your pants up.
@choatiemom on behalf of @Nico.campbell : Is there any enforcement of meal attendance at Choate?
@twinsmama: I don’t believe there is. Community lunch, on Thursdays I believe, was required our son’s first year, but the then-new headmaster did away with community lunch, so I believe kids are now free to starve if they wish.
@ChoatieMom Coincidentaly, I am doing int. crew, so maybe that will do something
And/or swim team. When ppl are aghast at Phelps alleged diet as a teen, I just laugh. They’re like thru-hikers. Crazy!
Oh, and New England weather is wacky. We experience all 4 seasons in a day sometimes. I’ve seen flowers bloom at Thanksgiving, worn sandals to select a Christmas tree,shoveled snow from my driveway mid May, and frantically ibstalled a window AC a few days later because it was 90 and humid.
October is usually lovely though.
Yeah @Nico.campbell – @anthor is right. The weather here is crazy and unpredictable. September-October are usually nice but can be rainy; we’ve had snow in October and sizable snowstorms by Thanksgiving. Last year it was mild and most of the snow didn’t fall till March. Last week I would have said it was chilly for August (lows 50s/highs 70s), but by the end of the week it was steamy. Definitely pack some hoodies and layers!
the good news is that you no longer have to wear dress attire at meals. When my first wild board started (graduated in 2014), you couldn’t wear your sports attire into the dining room, so after afternoon sports, you had to go back to your dorm, shower and change before you could enter Hill House Dining for supper.
When Alex Curtis came, he changed the rules, making it much more reasonable to head to the dining hall after sports, not wasting any study time after meals.
I’m doing sailing which I consider to be light crew
I rented a small SUV one-way…DS and I will drive his things (clothes-unlabeled, laptop, memory foam topper for bed, bedding, desk lamp, actual corded phone, power strip, LPs with small portable record player & 70s band posters he received for his bday yesterday from a favorite aunt) up to Boston. Then, after he’s checked in, I will fly home one-way with DH and DD who, thanks to DD’s school schedule, had to fly round trip. Can’t wait for the last few days of just he and I, though. And other than a weekly allowance for whole milk from the grocery store (his school only has 2% and skim :-& ) he’s not even worried about snacks…
@nico.campbell Gaining weight might also be a non-issue if you attend a traditional boarding school where it is mandatory to play a sport every season. You would be surprised how much exercise you get (even on JV).
And @harvard2025, just an FYI. Sailing consists of very little cardio (unless your coach adds that in).
Unfortunately too, I hear that at first the choice and limitless meals are exciting, but very quickly, it can become mundane. Like everything else, kids get tired of the same meals, and in the end don’t take as much, and therefore don’t gain a lot of weight.