<p>we are exploring boarding schools for my third child. It seems that each of my kids needs a different type of school.</p>
<p>so my question is- does anyone have any recommendations for schools that are intellectual but also have more structure (e.g. study hours) ?</p>
<p>we live in ct, and are willing to have him be up to 4 hours away</p>
<p>groton school in groton mass.</p>
<p>When we did our tour last year, it seemed to me that a 2 hour study hall in the evening was the norm -- but the level of supervision and definition of study hall varied. Because my s is going to Blair as a 9th grader, I am familiar with their program. At this point the requirements of other schools are a blur, and I might provide misleading information. Here is Blair's program for 9th graders: <a href="http://www.blair.edu/Academics/ac_support.shtm%5B/url%5D">http://www.blair.edu/Academics/ac_support.shtm</a> I know someone whose d completed 9th grade at Loomis last year. In addition to the evening 2 hour study hall, I think they have a required day study hall for 9th graders.</p>
<p>Perhaps take a look at Brooks School in North Andover, Mass.</p>
<p>go to boardingschoolreview.com! its a great website, and decently updated. look at the all-boys and all-girls as well as the coed schools. you have a wide range of options, from Dana Hall to Lawrenceville to Middlesex. Of course, there are the usual ivy-league-of-boarding-schools, namely andover, exeter, choate, etc.</p>
<p>Peterson's is also a great site for boarding schools.</p>
<p>my son is currently in ninth grade at a local private day school, so he will enter as a tenth grader. he is already looking at loomis and suffield. In addition to andover, exeter, choate, and middlesex.</p>
<p>I know that exeter does not have formal study hours- my older son just graduated from there in june. </p>
<p>My daughter went to NMH (graduated in 04) and they had study hours, turned off the phones etc. </p>
<p>Sometimes it is hard to tell certain things from the school info and even the visit, so I am hoping parents of kids can shed more insight onto how it really works at the various schools. Thanks!</p>
<p>Cushing would be a good choice.</p>
<p>GO TO MILTON!!! ahaha I know I'm such a Milton cheerleader, but it's like perfect. You are in a safe town, but you have a T stop to get you into the city whenever you want. Plus we have the highest admit rate to top twenty LACs and universities in the ISL/boarding school world (second highest Ivy admit rate after St. Paul's, all according to prepschoolreview.com data charts.)</p>
<p>prepreview is good, but outdated. has anyone noticed how the top schools in news week closely correlates with the amount of endowment? would it not be more important to see what the endowment is spent on? I have also noticed that the prestige factor of prep schools is also closely correlated to their endowment. Again, would it not be important to know how this money is being used. Certainly most everyone would agree that Exeter is a fine/top school, and it has a very very large endowment. Why is Exeter not need blind? There is some question that they now may be, but, with all that money, why have they not always been need blind?</p>
<p>we looked at milton for my older son. I thought it was wonderful but much too high a day student population. any thoughts on that?</p>
<p>I feel as if we are missing other schools. I want a diverse student body, and no religious affilation.</p>
<p>I really think Exeter would be a perfect fit. Very intellectual and from what I've heard it also has a lot of structure (rules and all). It is also very diverse and not religiously affiliated, which you said you wanted.</p>
<p>And Milton does tend to empty out on weekends due to the high day student population. Kids probably spend a lot of time in Boston on weekends anyway, since it's so close.</p>
<p>taft school watertown</p>
<p>can you tell me more about taft? my sense has been it is not diverse socioeconomically like some of the others.</p>
<p>I'd add Kent and Salisbury to your list. </p>
<p>For the more diverse experience, Loomis (which is already on your list.)</p>
<p>Loomis had study hours even for seniors and PGs - no phones, no AIM between 8-10 p.m. Sunday through Friday in their own rooms or in the library with permission. Underclass students had 7:30 - 10 p.m. Freshmen had daytime study halls built into their schedules. </p>
<p>Wonderful academic opportunities with teachers that really care about their students. The faculty families that live in the dorm really enjoy and support the boarders. Lots of cultural opportunities in the arts and sports options (both conventional and non-conventional.)</p>
<p>Great school & staff, lots of diversity, boarding to day about 60/40, but that means about 400 boarding so plenty of kids around all the time.</p>
<p>From the Taft Website</p>
<p>Geographic Distribution
33 states
19 foreign countries</p>
<p>Students of Color: 24%</p>
<p>Admissions 2005-2006
New Student Applications: 1,300
New Students Enrolled: 190
Percent from private schools: 39
Percent from public schools: 51
Percent from foreign countries: 10</p>
<p>Scholarship Information
Percentage on Financial Aid: 33
Total Grants: $4,700,000
Percent of School Budget: 15
Number of Grants: 186
Average Grant: $25,186 </p>
<p>My son just completed his first year; it was fabulous!</p>
<p>Thanks so much for the info on Loomis and Taft. we are going to visit loomis (for our third time since we went with our older two kids) on sept 30th. </p>
<p>does taft have study hours etc. ?</p>
<p>for freshman and sophomores, 8-10 pm is "study hall". During that time, those students must be in their rooms with the door open and working on homework. Juniors - same deal except they may close their doors, but they are subject to faculty checks. Seniors and PGs no required study halls.</p>