<p>as far as reputation goes, which out of the 3 would you say is the most "prestigious" or respected?</p>
<p>I could give you my personal opinion but lets look at the rankings:</p>
<p>Bunkel Index</p>
<p>Brooks 12,349
NMH 10,322
Berkshire 9,111</p>
<p>WBTY Indices</p>
<p>Brooks 312.114
Berkshire 300.879
NMH 289.767</p>
<p>WSJ Online</p>
<p>NMH 74
Brooks 71
Berkshire 64</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>how do those scores work? and what is your personal opinion, berkshire?</p>
<p>Fun is Fun -- thank you for the warm welcome to this board...I've never done anything like this before. I just happened upon this site. I wish I had this when my kids were in boarding school. We got there by way of hockey and didn't know much at all about prep school and by the time some of it got figured out it was gone in what seemed a blink of an eye. Go Salisbury!</p>
<p>coolgirl2010 -- I'm not sure how those numbers work, but maybe it would be good to have an idea about why you want to go to boarding school and what means the most to you... </p>
<p>Perhaps writing down 5 things about school that are important to you will help define your personal vision for what school could work well for you and be a good fit. </p>
<p>School is a bridge to your future and some of this decision might be made easier once you know where you've been accepted. Keep visiting their websites and reading the things they place there for you to read. It'll show what they deem important.</p>
<p>I'm curious why you ask about prestige? I think the three schools may be very close in that category. I think all three school are generally well respected and regarded. </p>
<p>I'm wondering if you might consider the thought that any of these three schools won't fully make you who you are, who you want to be or provide you your own personal ability to be highly regarded. School is where you get your education and only partially contributes to who you will be as a college student and then who you are when you're out in the working world and maybe having a family of your own one day. </p>
<p>Both of my sons are in law school right now and while both credit prep school for bringing many good things into their lives, it was what they did with what they were given at the time that made the difference. Each of my sons took different routes to where they are today. Each got such different things from their experiences. You've got the power within you to see for yourself which school is yours. </p>
<p>Be someone worthy of respect and no matter where you go you will find personal regard. Prestige that depends on the school you go to can be a fleeting thing. Sometimes prestige can be stuffy and keep new ideas from flowing and even squash some of your best assets. </p>
<p>I would like to encourage you to try to picture if the students you see at these three schools resemble who you are...and then rate them according to which seems the most like who you are, the kinds of people you like to be with and doing the kinds of things you like to do. Look for pictures that aren't posed, if/when you re-visit the school look at the faces of the kids when they're being themselves. Are they happy? Does it seem like they're being themselves? Could you picture your face in that place? </p>
<p>I know this isn't a simple, flat answer, but all three schools you've asked about are good schools. While we may not know what the scores and numbers mean about these three schools, one thing is easy to see -- they're ranked fairly close to each other. It could be a three way tie! </p>
<p>All three have good people leading them and all three will be places where you could do well. Once you make your decision, go with it and tell yourself it's YOUR place. Then do your best and get involved.</p>
<p>You'll do great whichever school you choose! And keep asking great questions! It's how you get great answers!</p>
<p>Well... since no one's commented on Berskhire yet... my cousin went to Berkshire all four years and absolutely loved it. She loved the curriculum, the scenery, and the extremely-qualified faculty who taught there. In fact, she's tried making me apply there. Something to consider.. my cousin was actually an international student whose lived in a foreign country all her life, so the New England air was indeed a different feel (not sure how that changes things but it might be useful to know.)</p>
<p>Great Advice Ragtag! I especially love the following:
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Be someone worthy of respect and no matter where you go you will find personal regard.
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Thanks for sharing.</p>
<p>GNLRK - Great description of the Brooks campus as being like a Norman
Rockwell painting. A new state-of-the-art "green" science building is now
rising at one end of the school and will be ready for use next fall.
A wonderful addition to a lovely campus with new gym (2 years old),
dining hall/student center building (late 1990's or thereabouts),
library (also circa 1990's), and renovated other gym with new squash courts
and rowing tanks which rival many college facilities. Brooks is a real gem
that anyone interested in a small, closely knit prep school environment should really
check out. Plug from a fan!</p>
<p>fun is fun
where can i find the WSJ data?</p>