<p>Well, NMH does have a pretty long driveway. I liked the old sign better, though.</p>
<p>Fif, I'll try and name the smallest and biggest sign. The biggest was for EHS, and the smallest BY FAR was Kent. I mean the sign was less than a 1x1(Feet). Had a thick layer of dirt and snow.</p>
<p>What schools are really good if you're interested in politics/government/debate/model UN type things? I've applied to Episcopal, Madeira, and Blair. I figure it would be easiest to do an internship if I'm near DC (like Episcopal and Madeira). I don't really like Madeira too much because it's an all girls school, but I do like that every Wednesday all juniors have an internship on Capitol Hill.</p>
<p>Hotchkiss is great for debate model un public speaking politics etc.</p>
<p>But that being said many threads have been made on this issue search for them mate.</p>
<p>Blair has a good MUN program. An outstanding and perhaps unique program is the Society of Skeptics Blair</a> Academy - News & Events speaker series with weekly speakers often presenting and discussing political issues. During the academic year, it would be hard to do an internship plus your academics, sports, clubs, etc. The Madeira program may be unique. There are probably summer internship opportunities, but I have no idea how to apply for these. </p>
<p>If you want to discuss this further, my suggestion is to start your own thread on the topic of DC internships.</p>
<p>Andy: When I went to St. Paul's (a long time ago) I did an independent study in Washington and worked for Ralph Nader. Another classmate worked for the Smithsonian. In your Senior year you can always design and get approved for an Independent Study and do an internship. I know that Sen. Kerry is offering two summer internships for SPS students, and then there are lots of other political opportunities, even though NH is a long way from DC. Most boarding schools have alums that are in DC and have programs like St. Paul's.</p>
<p>Last year I brought Howard Dean up to SPS to speak. and Christopher Buckley was there two weeks ago. And then lots of students had internships during the NH primary and of course the election. So I would say you can always design what you want at most schools.</p>
<p>Just sayin… Hotchkiss is a pretty amazing school and it is probably the most gorgeous campus I have ever seen. It rivals Cornell!! And Taft is most definitely not one of the top!!!</p>
<p>St George’s should be in that list for sure. It is an exceptional school with very high prestige. It is simply a smaller school than all the rest. But it’s academics are just as strong</p>
<p>I just posted this elsewhere so, here it is:</p>
<p>As you know Prep Review Rankings change from year to year, so here are the rankings for the top ten<a href=“note%20there%20are%20some%20ties”>/u</a> boarding schools for the past five years<a href=“2006-2010”>/u</a>. Where they were greater that the top ten, in is shown as a “>”. </p>
<p>I do this reluctantly, because some people will like the numbers, others will flame me citing all sorts of statistical problems. So… sit down, relax and accept that these are the facts, whether you like them or not. Milton may like them, and Andover who Really want to be 1st will argue and feel insulted or offended. PLEASE do not blame me, I am simply the messenger. There are many reasons why we all love one or more schools (and yes my nephew and father-in-law went to Andover, a brother to Exeter, and great friends to Groton and others). They are all great and colleges are certainly NOT limited to the Ivy’s + Stanford + MIT! </p>
<p>So… with all those efforts to assuage hurt feelings, here are the Five Year Rankings:</p>
<p>St. Paul’s: 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Milton: 4, 3, 2, 5, 2
Andover: 1, 6, 4, 2, 4
Groton: 4, 4, 3, 4, 3
Exeter: 1,6,6, >, 5
Deerfield: 7, 2, 7, 3, 6
Nobles & Greenough: 6, 8, 5, >, >
Middlesex: 10, 5, 9, 8, 7
Lawrenceville: 8, 10, 10, 7, 9
Belmont Hill: 9, >, >, >, >
St. Albans: 10, 9, >, >, > </p>
<p>Based on averages (for those years in the top 10 only) the overall rankings and the school’s average ranking are therefore:
- St. Paul’s (1.0)
- Milton (3.2)
- Andover (3.4)
- Groton (3.6)
- Exeter (4.5)
- Deerfield (5.0)
- Nobles & Greenough (6.3)
- Middlesex (7.8)
- Lawrenceville (8.8)
- Belmont Hil (9.0)
- St. Albans (9.5)</p>
<p>Obviously, averages are more meaningful than any single year. So maybe these numbers will be useful to some people. Day students and PG’s can also skew some of these numbers. Attending any one of these schools probably has no impact on your chances of attending one of these colleges. Whatever school you are at is the best.</p>
<p>Ummm, Roxbury Latin anyone?</p>
<p>Not a boarding school to my knowledge.</p>
<p>fif mentioned RL because he thought St. Albans was a day school – turns out they have 30 boarders out of an enrollment of 570.</p>
<p>All these statistics are flawed. Some schools ‘rank’ higher, some lower and over time they vary. All these schools are great, they all attract great students and many go to great colleges. The students are admitted to colleges not the school. So go to (or stay at) the school that is right for you. The fit will vary.</p>
<p>Then, what is the point of posting that kind of falwed stat. There are so many schools that are as good as those. My daughter was accepted by Middlesex and Deerfield, but she chose St. Mark’s over Middlesex and Deerfield just because she liked it better and St. Mark’s is close to our house. When we went to Deerfield for interview in December, it took almost seven hours to come back home due to snow storm even though it should not take longer than one and a half hours if the weater was fine. So we thouught it will be safer to send her to our local BS and my daughter feels more comfortable with the local BS. In general St. Mark’s is ranked lower(it is usually ranked around 20th) than Middlesex and Deerfield. We also respected her decision because she should feel comfortable with the school and the program. She is doing great at St. Mark’s and we are sure that she will do great in any of those schools. We are also sure that there are many other kids and parents who think in the same was as we do. I advise the students and parents who are applying to BS to consider many other important factors.</p>
<p>aaahhh.
what are those rankings based on?</p>
<p>This seems pretty dumb to be honest</p>
<p>Bravo! Many students understanding of the schools is simplistic. Although it might require self reflection, a student needs to consider where he/she will be happy. Andover, Exeter, Choate and Lawrenceville are all excellent schools. But, how do you feel about the weather? a dress code? Would you rather be in nature or closer to NYC?</p>
<p>My son picked Lawrenceville. He wanted to attend at top school but, he also wanted to be happy there. He wanted a good athletic program, to be close to a city and good weather. </p>
<p>A warning about Lawrenceville. The teachers and students are great! However, watch out for the administration. You may be shooting for an Ivy and your college advisor may be too busy climbing Mt. Kilamanjaro to be bothered. My opinion is that the students make it into the Ivies in overwhelming numbers inspite of the administration.</p>
<p>sup guys? LOL i wanna get into good college</p>
<p>Uh huh okay nice</p>
<p>Sorry Kuaila, but Exeter isn’t the only school that has harkness classes. The majority of classes at The Webb Schools if California are harkness as well. Not just humanities, but math, science, and whatever else you can think of. Harkness isn’t the shining star of Exeter.</p>