<p>I was recently accepted into a program that prepares students for admission into boarding school, does anyone know any schools in New England that will be especially enticing. I was recently looking through a few of the schools recommended by the program, Choate Rosemary Hall, and Phillips Academy Andover, look incredibly desirable, does anyone know anything about these schools that would make them less desirable?</p>
<p>i am looking into boarding school as well and i have found a lot of info on a lot of new england schools. Choate and Adover are great schools. What program are u in and if they have a website, can u give it to me</p>
<p>Are you KIDDING? What could make Choate not desirable? ;) Deerfield, on the other hand....</p>
<p>deerfield........best left blank....</p>
<p>great school though</p>
<p>Andover, Choate, and Deerfield all have EXTREMELY demanding workloads</p>
<p>thanks, and the program is called prep 9, the website is <a href="http://www.prepforprep.org/prepforprep/prep9.asp%5B/url%5D">http://www.prepforprep.org/prepforprep/prep9.asp</a> the testing for the program has already begun, but maybe you could try to contact them and take the test, and also in order to attend the program, you have to live in New York state.</p>
<p>Andover: Video Game Rehab</p>
<p>Exeter's also great. :)</p>
<p>There are 10 schools that work closely with Prep for 9:</p>
<p>Andover, Choate, Deerfield, Exeter, Hotchkiss, Lawrenceville, Middlesex, Milton, St. Andrew's, and Taft.</p>
<p>These are all fine boarding schools in their own right. One item to consider when looking at boarding schools is the % of boarding students. The higher the percentage, the more confidence you can have that the school's programs will be geared toward boarding students. I was a day student at a school that had some boarders (back in my day) and, looking back, I can't begin to imagine how dreadful the experience was for the 10-15% boarders. They were pretty much on their own with weekend social life.</p>
<p>But having pools of day students isn't necessarily bad. Lawrenceville, for example, reportedly has 68% boarders. In some ways that can be beneficial in that for every 2 boarders there's a potential local connection. A potential friend who you can have dinner with on a Saturday or lean on in other ways for support.</p>
<p>Some people will also point out the evils of day students from a boarder's perspective. Their parents, for instance, have more personal access to the faculty and administration and -- in theory -- could influence student life and academic life in ways that create certain disadvantages for boarders. Others will note that every day student is a potential pipeline to the outside world and contraband.</p>
<p>But even St. Paul's -- a prestigious New Hampshire boarding school with 100% boarders -- has its quirks. Maybe you lose part of the experience and lack certain benefits when you don't have a day student population with a critical mass. Maybe drugs find their way on to campus anyway.</p>
<p>On the other end of the spectrum, don't be quick to discount Milton because it is 50% boarders and 50% day students. Perhaps that's the equilibrium point. Or maybe school life is optimized at Milton for that mix of day and boarder students.</p>
<p>As with most factors, you have to get a firsthand feel for these schools. There's no substitute for a personal visit and asking questions of students and administrators about this and other factors you decide are points of differentiation among such a list of fine schools. And look beyond the list of 10 schools affiliated with Prep 9. </p>
<p>If Milton feels right at 50%, it may be the right place for you. If St. Paul's is better for you at 100%, that may be better. Or maybe you're like Goldilocks and the porridge that's somewhere between those two levels will feel "just right." </p>
<p>Each school pulls it off in its own way, so I contend that you have the potential to find the right combination in many places. I think it's possible to decide that Milton and St. Paul's (which I keep singling out only because they are at different ends of the spectrum of the boarder % statistic) are your two top choices. That's partly because many, many other considerations will go into your decision and partly because you'll see that Milton has years of experience optimizing the student experience for its 50-50 mix while St. Paul's has years of experience optimizing the student experience for its 100% boarder culture.</p>
<p>Good luck! And do yourself a huge favor by exploring the opportunities that flow from Prep 9 by opening up more than the 10 doors they presumably steer you toward. You can be grateful for the opportunities without enrolling in one of those schools. You may find that an altogether different school fits you perfectly...in which case pursue that and assuage any "guilt" or sense of obligation you might feel to the Prep 9 schools by writing thank you notes.</p>
<p>I lied, when I posted this board I wasn't accepted into the program, but I got a phone call today and I was accepted, so no harm done! </p>
<p>P.S. Thank you so much D'yer maker, you really helped me a lot, if I get famous one day, I'll remember to thank you!</p>
<p>D'yer, I think you've got yourself a handful of people here who owe a lot to you! :)</p>
<p>Wait till you see my bill. I charge by the word. It may not be good advice, but it's long advice. That much I know.</p>
<p>I'm so nervous, I still haven't gotten my result!</p>
<p>Good luck, lda!! I tried PMing you today and I thought your name was Ida with an I instead of an L .... and it kept saying it was wrong, so finally I had to copy and paste your username. :) Sorry my PM box wasn't cleared!!</p>
<p>it's ok olivia, and for everyone else, y mom called them yesterday they said "I should apply elsewhere" I can't believe the chances of me getting in are 1:1000000, I hope nothing goes wrong.</p>