<p>Yeah, TASIS England is awesome. Are you considering Eton? For US, I would say it depends on personal preferences, though some are more prestigious and academically known than others.</p>
<p>in the us, it depends on how u place in overall admission. dwight englewood is a second tier skool, not like andover, but if you can go to dwight and be in the top 10% your college apps will be easy. deerfield has upgraded to the laptop system and it built a new sci center recently, st. pauls has a really nice campus, nice scenery etc. nice people, HUGE sports center, a bit old tho. exeter ,i feel, is the best academically (aka hardcore academics) hard to get into, andover is well rounded in all areas, its my top skool, tho i probably wont get in :P</p>
<p>Re Deerfield - It has close to 40% on financial aid, so do not assume that "everybody" is filthy rich (and as far as stuck-up, cocky pomposity goes -- those types are just superficially amusing, at best). Also, there is much more racial/ethnic diversity than runawaywithme would have you think. Visit the campus. </p>
<p>As for its academics, while everyone may not be "brilliant" (although I think its average ssat and sat scores are 90 and 1380 (old sat), respectively, if you are not pulling mostly A's with some B's you run the risk of being reamed by your teachers, when the grades come out, who would have you believe you are barely passing! It is one tough school. I shouldn't be surprised if a large number of students feel more like they 'survived' than 'graduated' when their time to take a diploma finally comes. That, of course, makes the faculty think they are doing such a marvelous job for 'challenging' the students to the brink...by the way, if your self-esteem matters it had better be rock solid before entering, otherwise don't bother applying as there will be no one patting you on the back for that 'extra effort' -- why should they, when there are numerous 'stars' to fawn over?! Buyer beware!</p>
<p>Finally, in light of the above, one wonders just what a Deerfield education actually is...anybody out there willing to refute my words? I would welcome it.</p>
<p>Um... do you go to deerfield, leanid, to have such strong opinions?</p>
<p>I don't but someone close to me does.</p>
<p>Seriously? Is deerfield so bad?</p>
<p>I do not mean to paint it all black. It is not that Deerfield is "so bad", it is that entering students should do so with the understanding that there will be no hand-holding when the going gets rough. </p>
<p>The faculty is available for help when the students ask for it, in fact teachers will even suggest that students come to them if they detect slippage, but as the academic standards are so high, with grading that reflects that, when students do not meet the standards they should not expect a 'break' from the teachers. It is imperative that students learn time-management skills (if they have not done so already) and stay at least even with the work if not ahead of it!!</p>
<p>There really is a warm community feel at Deerfield, as its pastoral campus might suggest. One should, however, remember that the warmth takes on a decided chill where academics are concerned, if one lacks discipline. That is why I said "buyer beware", as it is very easy to assume, upon entering that beautiful campus, that all one's cares will fade...</p>
<p>"if ur looking at those schools in the US- just remember, the students are smart, their parents have money, and they KNOW it. the air of competition is intense. . "</p>
<p>If you live in an affluent area, that's how it's like EVERYWHERE, regardless of if it's a boarding school or not.</p>
<p>it may be like that everywhere, however it is not like that with everyone. At many of these schools- it is EVERY student that feels that way and knows those facts.</p>