<p>Hi. I am going to be an 8th grader this Fall and am going to be applying for boarding school this year. My top pick is Choate (because I have family who lives in Wallingford, CT. If you are reading this and are a Choate Alumni or a Choate Parent, could you please answer some of my questions about it?</p>
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<li><p>What (REALLY) is the Arts Concentration program? On the website it said that it is for people who are interested in the arts. But I was unsure as to whether or not it was like one of those programs that students take if they want to be an arts major. I am interested in the arts (I've done theater for 6 years), but I don't want it to be my major. I want my schedule to have mostly academic classes. Is the Arts Concentration Program for me?</p></li>
<li><p>What is the schedule like? The schedule in the brochure sent to my house is a bit confusing. In the brochure, it says that lunch and dinner are both about two hours long. I was wondering, does that mean that actually have to be in the room for two whole hours (unable to do homework and such)? Or does it mean that you can leave and enter the lunch room anytime you want. For example, as soon as lunch started, you eat in 20 minutes, then you go to your dorm to study.</p></li>
<li><p>Can you leave campus at all? If so, can it only be on weekends? To leave, do you have to be in a certain grade or age? Since I have family living walking distance from Choate, I thought it might be cool if I could leave campus.</p></li>
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<p>Sorry for all the questions; normally, I would just ask an admissions officer while visiting Choate, but I can't since I won't be able to visit Choate at all.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help Rad-in-Plaid96. I really appreciate it. Just regarding your comment: “Important: don’t give out vital/identifying info.”, I don’t feel like I used any important info. Will someone be able to track me down just because it is known that my first name is Mark and I have relatives in Wallingford? I don’t think so… Either way, thanks for the help.</p>
<p>I’m not affiliated to Choate in any way but I’ll try to answer your first question regarding the arts concentration program at Choate. Arts concentrators still have usual academic schedules, but they withdraw from their athletics requirements to practice their arts. Being in the program, however, does not automatically guarantee bookings for the school’s productions. My interviewer says the students chosen in the program are those extremely advanced in their arts, many theater students have even been on Broadway and TV.</p>
<p>-Rad-in-Plaid96, sorry I wasn’t trying to be insolent, I was just wondering what id info i gave away.</p>
<p>-assign, thanks for the advice. Do you know if it is possible to do the art’s concentration program and do sports? I would like to do both (if possible).</p>
<p>forward your questions to Saer. she goes to choate (10th grade) and she’s basically THE choate cheerleader of CC (wow alliteration…) PM her, she’s really sweet and won’t bite.</p>
<p>I am pretty sure that you can leave the campus without getting permission. I think during my tour I heard that you can go anywhere in the town of wallingford, like an extended campus. Can someone confirm this?</p>
<p>"The Arts Concentration program is intended for students who possess talent, passion and discipline and who can demonstrate a sustained commitment to their own artistic development. Students who are accepted into the program are expected to explore their discipline in breadth and depth by completing a series of prescribed courses and by devoting a significant portion of each week to practice, rehearsal, or studio work. (Students may choose to participate in athletics or other afternoon activities one term out of three each year.) By providing students with time in the afternoon, the Arts Concentration program allows students to develop as artists while completing the requirements of a Choate Rosemary Hall diploma. Each student is evaluated at the end of each year and asked to present evidence of his or her artistic progress. Though not every Arts Concentration student will go on to study at specialized conservatory or university programs, Arts Concentration students acquire the tools, techniques and confidence necessary for continued study and artistic growth.</p>
<p>Students may choose to concentrate in Music, Theater, or Visual Arts."</p>
<p>"Theater Students may select an emphasis in performance, production, or playwriting. Performance and Playwriting students are required to take Acting I, Acting II, two terms of Acting III, Playwriting or Screenwriting, and Directing (two terms) as well as complete one term of technical theater each year. Production students are required to take Acting I, Stagecraft I and II, Directing and Fundamentals of Theater Design as well as completing two terms of technical theater each year. All students are strongly urged to take Acting III: Intensive in the spring of their senior year. </p>
<p>Note: A theater concentration student is never guaranteed a role in production."</p>
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<li>From the 2009 - 2010 Course Catalogue</li>
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<p>i have a quick question about choate. im also going to become an 8th this fall and planning to apply to choate. im wondering if choate does off-campus interviews?</p>
<p>Crown97, “If a campus visit is not possible, off campus interviews are available with our Volunteer Admission Network of alumni and parents. Please indicate on the Pre-Interview Information form that an off campus interview is needed.” </p>
<p>Hope that helps. It’s funny, I’m also going for an off-campus interview.</p>
<p>I’m going to PM you, I kinda want to get to know fellow choaties (hopefully).</p>
<p>I would advise you to go to an on-campus interview. Since you live so close to Choate, if you do an off-campus interview it will seem like you are not interested enough to visit.</p>
<p>2010 Hopeful, were you talking to me, or crown97? If you were talking to me, I don’t live near Choate. Choate is 8 hours away from my house. I think you misunderstood when I said I had relatives in the same city as Choate. These relatives are my cousins and grandparents, not my parents.</p>