<p>I thought this would be interesting....</p>
<p>Since we've heard so much accurate information on these boards from those in the know, I'd be interested in assembling info from those "not" in the know, just to see.</p>
<p>So - boarding school students, applicants, etc.
What do you know about boarding schools OTHER than the one you go to? What are they good at? What are their flaws? What kinds of kids go there?</p>
<p>What have <em>you</em> heard? How is each school stereotyped?</p>
<p>Deerfield: preppy students
Andover: Harvard style slightly pompus students who have a lot of fun
SPS: Personal, great debate team/humanities, religious
Choate: Jocks and good looking people, or does that go with Hothkiss?</p>
<p>Keep in mind that these are only stereotypes that I've heard, and they definately have a chance at not being true.</p>
<p>Exeter/Andover: big, cutthroat
SPS: small, personal, pretty campus
Choate: drama
Hotchkiss: nice lake</p>
<p>I'll add mine.
Keep in mind, these are all just gossip/rumors/exaggeration/stereotypes. So don't be offended.
;-).</p>
<p>Andover - Rich, laid back party-ish types, well-rounded and normal, "fashionable" and have all the right "stats."</p>
<p>Exeter - Workaholics, really intense, not at all well rounded/passionate in single areas, a little crazy</p>
<p>Hotchkiss - Calvin Klein models and New York City rich kids - incredibly hot student body and loose academic requirements, big "socially."</p>
<p>Milton - Artsy, very "modern" and "progressive," lots of freedom.</p>
<p>Groton - Like Hotchkiss, very socially elite.</p>
<p>St. Paul's - Sporty, wholesome, nurturing - kind of like summer camp.</p>
<p>Taft - Hotchkiss's rival.</p>
<p>That's all I've heard. I doubt they accurately mirror the student bodies at all, but it's nice to have all the rumors in one place to see.</p>
<p>Here's something I found out of someone's journal:</p>
<p>HOW MANY STUDENTS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A LIGHTBULB AT:</p>
<p>-ST. PAUL'S: Three - one to screw it in and two to sculpt the old one into a bong.</p>
<p>-ANDOVER: One - He holds the bulb and the world revolves around him.</p>
<p>-EXETER: Twenty - a committee composed of students from every possible ethnic group to screw it in unison.</p>
<p>-GROTON: None - Their butlers do it for them.</p>
<p>-HOTCHKISS: Three - one to screw in the lightbulb and two more to screw him "Hotchkiss Style."</p>
<p>-LOOMIS: Two - One to change the bulb and one to complain about how if they were at a better school the lightbulb wouldn't go out.</p>
<p>-PROCTOR: Three-one to stare at the light bulb in a confused manor, one to run and get his learning skills teacher, and the teacher to call maintnence.</p>
<p>-CHOATE: Seven - One to change the light bulb and six to throw a party because he didn't screw it in upside down this time.</p>
<p>-DEERFIELD: Four - one to change it and three to pick out the perfect J. Crew outfit for the occasion.</p>
<p>-TAFT: Six - one varsity athlete to change it and five of his friends to help him with his geometry homework.</p>
<p>-MILTON: Two - One to screw it in perfectly, and another to kill himself when he finds out that the first guy did it better than him.</p>
<p>-GOVERNOR DUMMER: Twelve - six to hike to the nearest village to buy a new one, six to figure out the directions, and one to plow the fields and feed the oxen while the others are occupied.</p>
<p>-NOBLES: 301 - One to screw it in and three hundred to be really lame.</p>
<p>-LAWRENCEVILLE: They're still working on it.</p>
<p>-SALSBURY: Two - one to screw it in and one to buy an inflatable sheep so they can party all night long.</p>
<p>-WORCESTOR ACADEMY: None -Wooster looks better in the dark.</p>
<p>-MIDDLESEX: 216 - One to steal a bulb from someone else, fifteen to start rumors about who the thief was, and two hundred to have an unsupervised party off-campus.</p>
<p>-ST. GEORGE'S: One - but he tries to do it like the guys at Middlesex</p>
<p>-ST. MARK'S: Seven - one to screw it in and six to talk about how chill it is.</p>
<p>-ST. SEBASTIAN'S: Ten - a female teacher to change it,eight students to look up her skirt while she does it, and a priest so they can go confess their sin the next Sunday.</p>
<p>-WILLISTON: Seven - One to screw it in and six to figure out how to power it on manure.</p>
<p>-GUNNERY: None - Lava lamps don't burn out man!</p>
<p>And Tara - I don't know about that. I think I'm well rounded. I'm not lopsided in one area. But I agree with you on everything else.</p>
<p>Haha...That is a pretty funny list. Especially like the Governor Dummer one (although I think they are changing the name to Governor's school)</p>
<p>I noticed that alot of the schools that have a reputation of having the "beautiful people" are some with the ugliest. I think Exeter had the most "beautiful people."</p>
<p>lol... "a beautiful mind" beautiful or model beautiful?</p>
<p>Model beautiful, which reminds me (I'm a SpongeBob addict) of the episode with the rancid breath and Patrick convinces SpongeBob he's ugly. Oh, SpongeBob...</p>
<p>Seriously, you saw model beautiful at Exeter? Where did you see them? (I'm just asking because I didn't stay that long and didn't see that many girls)</p>
<p>Yeah, when they were changing classes, when I was walking from the Academy Building to Elm Street Dining Hall.</p>
<p>a lot of Estayrs jokes are exactly the same as some of the college ones, and the thing i know about boarding school kids (not being one myself) is that they all think they go to the best schools in the nation and are the smartest kids, but everyone knows its really the NYC private schoolers who hold that title.</p>
<p>What ever...</p>
<p>I think you can get a good education in American ANYWHERE. Compare our schools to schools in India and you'll see.</p>
<p>Wanna be, you shoul wnnabe t a boarding prep. Having attended both at top NYC prep and a top boarding, let me tell you what the difference. Top NYC private day school spots are largely bought. Most have way fewer scholarship students. It' the opposit at most top boarding preps. They are impressed if your dad's Donald Trump, but just being another millionaire Wall Street kid doesn't help. Let me tell you, the kids are sooo much smarter and hard working at the boarding schools. College placement only looks good at the NYC schools because all the parents are ibanakers and lawyers, and those firms all hire from ivies so every kid is legacy!!!!!</p>
<p>Which school, suze? I went to Chapin (going to Exeter now) and I agree with you - although the academics were incredible, very few people cared enough to take advantage of it. Money <em>was</em> (and is) a big factor there.</p>
<p>i'll admit that the kids who enter in like 1st-5th grade or so, yes, money is the main issue, but after that, money doesnt cut it.</p>
<p>Yeah, I saw some documentary on NBC or CBS or ABC about parents dishing out thousands just so their name MIGHT be mentioned in the admssion room for PRESCHOOL. I thought that was absolutely rediculous, I think only high school and up really matters.</p>
<p>How can the schools tell whether the kids are smart or not when the students are entering kindergarten? The students take the tests but can the tests really tell, I dont think so. So I agree that money is the main issue before the kids entering 5th grade or so. The parents need to have money, an extra one hundred thousand dollars, to pay the lower grades tuitions. However, the kids still have to perform well in standard tests to be accepted. I think that the top 3% scorers will buy them the tickets.</p>
<p>Are boarding school kids smarts than day school students in the upper schools? I dont know. My son goes to one of those NYC prep schools. I think he is learning the study skills to succeed in college. He is happy to be at home now. I would not send him away even the boarding schools are better. I can wait 4 more years.</p>
<p>I think its a matter of preference.</p>