<p>Hi Guys,</p>
<p>The Choate thread has been inactive for awhile, so I've decided to start another. Admission's decisions will be posted this coming Saturday! If you guys have any questions about Choate, feel free to ask. Parents, feel free to ask as well! I, along with other students, would be happy to answer them for you all!</p>
<p>Best of luck guys! Can't wait to see you at revisits!!</p>
<p>Just a question, does choate run on semesters? How often are finals?</p>
<p>so psyched… 4 more days</p>
<p>I know this is going to sound seriously like a crazy person, but are the hockey guys/football guys predatory toward the incoming girls or do they behave? My daughter met a bunch of athletes fom Choate earlier this year at an event and they were all really friendly but they look like…well, MEN. It also doesn’t help that they are good looking. As a parent that scares me to death. is there a lot of drama with that sort of thing there?
Choate is such an amazing place for so many reasons, and I would love to see my daughter there academically and musically but the boys terrify me there more than any of the other schools. Maybe it is just the size of the school and the PGs. They seem a lot more sophisticated than the sweet little boys at the smaller schools we visited.</p>
<p>That sounds like a parent, not a crazy person (although, at times, the relevant Venn diagram indicates there can be an intersection).</p>
<p>Hi GoldBlue, I would be curious to know what kind of student would NOT thrive at Choate in your opinion, i.e., what types of qualities might make that fit less than optimal (on academic and personality fronts) such that a different school might make more sense. Thx in advance.</p>
<p>Hahaha! I am clearly in that shaded area here. But I will own it. In all seriousness though, she is a 14 year old, and upperclassmen athletes who look 20 and know she is applying scare me! Especially since they have been in touch. In the larger schools there seems to be more leniency and less supervision–not to mention day students with their cars, so I wonder how this affects life at Choate and whether the boys are just really welcoming or if they are the kind you need to watch out for and have a discussion about with your child.</p>
<p>I’m applying to Choate and it seemed huge. That is probably the only downside. Is the size (in people and land) a problem once you go to school there?
I would think that it might be annoying to walk up that huge hill countless times a day, but how is it really?</p>
<p>I’m the mother of a 4th year Choate student, so if anyone has questions from a parent perspective, feel free to PM me. Choate is on trimester system, so finals are 3 times a year. Students have their spring break currently, for about 2.5 weeks. Valdog, I would say that most students at Choate are very busy, between academics, sports, and other ECs (i.e., orchestra, school clubs). Downtime is rare, so expect the workload to be demanding. I think this is the case for most BS’s that are discussed on CC. A person that thrives at Choate, or any BS, needs to be fairly independent and self directed. </p>
<p>Kittenygoodness – I may be prejudiced 
but the boys that i have come across are sweet and just plain good boys, and it seems to me that many don’t date at all. I think they are too busy, and tend to hang out in big groups on weekends. Choate is fairly strict with their honor code and for some offenses, it’s one strike and you’re out. For the most part, these are very focused students (of course, there is always the exception). I feel my S at Choate is in a much more protective environment than my other child who is at a local public high school!</p>
<p>Thanks Skibum!!! That’s exactly what I hoped.</p>
<p>I was wondering who thought they had a good interview? I have been hearing that everybody has a good interview at Choate. Is the length of your interview tell you how well it went?</p>
<p>I did NOT have a good interview. It was awkward, and my interviewer just sat there writing long after I finished talking, and there was really nothing else to say. And he was very discouraging. It was really weird! And sort of scary… I did not feel comfortable at all. xD</p>
<p>Well, I’d say yes and no. Sort of yes because it shows that they have interest in you, but at the same time, that isn’t the only factor. It’s quality of the convo also. :P</p>
<p>shinelikemystar - Trimesters, you have two finals per subject every year. For example, I have a no math exam fall term, but one in both winter and spring</p>
<p>Valdog - A lazy student would not be a good fit for Choate. Students are always busy here and always have work to do. Kids who are also anti-social may have trouble. On the weekends, we hang out with our friends. It would be sad to see a kid just sit in his room on the weekends.</p>
<p>manatee1258 - the hill is really no big deal hahaha. i am very comfortable with the size of the school. my old school had about 1400 students and Choate has about 850 so it is great. You have 10 minutes in between classes so it is manageable.</p>
<p>bump… 10char</p>
<p>bumppppppppp</p>
<p>@GoldBlue</p>
<p>This thread has been inactive for quite a while! But I have some questions about Choate (am applying this year!).
How are the junior year admissions like? I heard they are MUCH more competitive than other years?
Also, how is the dance program in Choate like?</p>
<p>jwla </p>
<p>Junior year admissions is more competitive because there are fewer spots open. However, not as many students apply to be a new junior so the acceptance rate is probably the same for freshmen and juniors. </p>
<p>I don’t know much about the dance program at our school. Last year we hired a new director for the arts and she is a dancer herself. That said, our dance program, I believe, has gotten much stronger and has a bright future. </p>
<p>Best of luck with admissions and hope to see you on campus in the spring!</p>
<p>goldblue
i have some questions about choate but cannot private message as Ive got less than 15 posts on cc
Can you PM me?
MontMom</p>
<p>My parents are concerned with the lack of any sit-down dinners, etc., where I could learn “etiqutte.” So does Choate cultivate any table manners…?</p>
<p>@GoldenRatio</p>
<p>We have sit down lunch every Friday. Luckily, we don’t have sit down dinners. Many people have evening commitments, so it is not very rational for students to be required to go to dinner at a certain time.</p>