<p>Broccoli? Interesting. Though-provoking, indeed. :D</p>
<p>What are the eleven schools?</p>
<p>Why are you applying for so many schools?</p>
<p>im applying to nine...and im about to die too,
but two schools [cate and thacher] are saftey schools</p>
<p>The eleven schools are:
Phillips Academy
Philllips Exeter Academy
Groton School
Milton Academy
Concord Academy
Deerfield Academy
St. Paul's School
St. Mark's School
(Day Schools)
Head-Royce School
The College Preparatory School
Marin Academy</p>
<p>I'm applying to so many for a few reasons . . . my dad felt very strongly about applying to three day schools, different grandparents though certain boarding schools were important or good ideas, and I just didn't want to get rid of some of them. Plus, since luck does play a factor, it increases my chances somewhat.</p>
<p>Did you visit the schools yet? </p>
<p>Would you care to write about some of them in the Prep School Visits thread?</p>
<p>If you don't feel like writing all of them, could you PM me information about your visit to Groton, St. Paul's, Deerfield, and Andover?</p>
<p>I've only done Andover so far; going to the others are varying times. I'm doing Deerfield soon, though. I'll post Andover right now.</p>
<p>Thanks .</p>
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I didn't do a Choate interview, but I found Andover to have a lot of critical thinking, analytical questions.
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<p>Really? My interview at Choate seemed more stressful. At the time, it was my first one, so I thought they would all be like that, but I was surprised when I got to Andover, because it was more of a conversation than anything else. I started to answer so lengthily at Choate that my interviewer started giving me time limits. It became a little annoying. :)</p>
<p>I thought I might do Maya Angelou, possibly. I'm going to do a bit more research. </p>
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Neat. Choate sounds like a good school for you. I hope you get in.
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<p>Did you mean me or Msu? Sorry, confusing. :D
Wow, that's a lot of schools to apply to. I feel terrible, I'm only applying to two. I hope I get in!</p>
<p>prettyckitty -</p>
<p>How are you going to find time to squeeze in all those interviews?</p>
<p>Well, at first he asked a few more "set" questions, but he then later it got into more of a conversation. I accidently went off for about twenty minutes discussing my theory of the future and how it was linked to the colonial powers and esp. Great Britain. Yeah. :D I got really worried when we paused and I realized how much time had been spent on that, but it turned out he was really into history and thought it was neat.</p>
<p>olivia, when you say more analytical questions, what do you mean?
More like the questions we get on the application? because that'd be really hard to answer right on the spot without hesitation.
oh no. I'm nervous already. haha</p>
<p>Well, at Choate, he asked me questions such as "Who are two friends of yours that you think know you best, and why?" and "What values have your parents instilled in you that you still carry on today?" which was the same as one of my mom's essays for Choate. He also asked me what has been my greatest challenge so far ... things like that. I'd rather have had a conversation, as I do not feel he interpreted my personality well. I don't think an interview is the place for asking loaded questions, as many people cannot respond as well as they can on paper.</p>
<p>I have a question on the Choate essay. </p>
<p>When I was writing the one about community, I felt that I did not have enough space to write, as I wanted to write an introduction or a conclusion to round it out. Are they looking for a well-written essay or good reasons on how I would contribute to Choate? The character limit is almost too small either way.</p>
<p>I KNOW! the character limit is sooooooo little. why couldnt it been a world limit?
well, the contribution question, they're just looking for a paragraph. the only answer they're looking for in essay form is the big question in the end (page 7).
the other question is just a brief answer.</p>
<p>OK, thanks. :) I haven't done my invention, yet, have you? It reminds me of something I saw on a Gilmore Girls episode; actually, exactly like.</p>
<p>For the classroom one, I just said they could have a little free time to listen to their iPod and play with their rooster, since they were such a difficult class. Then I incorporated how teenagers look to see what they receive out of a deal, so I would reward them for good behavior. (sounds like a dog training school - but then again, they are 7th graders :))</p>
<p>which episode? I'm still thinking about the invention, it's a little time consuming.</p>
<p>hah! I had to think about that one. I didn't know what to do with the rooster kid. I mean, WHO BRINGS ROOSTERS TO CLASS?? but i did say that I'd present myself as a friend, not a strict teacher. when it says "describe the first thing you'd say?", do we actuallly have to write what we'd say?</p>
<p>It said you could describe the first thing you "say or do" so I did do. :) I said that I would put up a class rules sheet. It's so generic; I hope they won't hate it. Maybe I should put something drastic, like I'll jump out of the window or something or hand out candy. </p>
<p>It was the episode in which Richard Gilmore comes to help Rory with her school project on an invention to help current high school teenagers. I could so use their invention. I'm kidding, I wouldn't.</p>
<p>what did she actually choose to do?
I'm thinking of doing a clock/timer thingy. I don't know what to call it. but students usually have a procrastinating problem (especially online) so it's a timer type thing that helps calculate how long you need for each assignment. blah. it sounds so stupid right now. haha</p>
<p>maybe it'll help if you change the question like "What would help you as a student"</p>
<p>I think I saw that episode. lol didnt paris want to make a teenager first aid kit or something?? lol</p>
<p>for the essays are you seperating them to small paragraphs or just writting it all in one with no indentations for seperate paragraphs?</p>