<p>Hi Choate ad Milton are very different schools in terms of their size; boarding vs. day student ratios etc</p>
<p>May I please ask people to genralize and give us a sense of the atmospher at these two schools. What are they known for, how are the kids there? what are these schools known for? what are their stereotypes/reputations.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Milton had a huge scandal, but so did Choate.</p>
<p>They're very different schools. Milton is close to Boston; Choate is in the middle of New York and Boston. Milton is 50 percent boarding; Choate is 75 percent.</p>
<p>I've heard some kids like Milton; some didn't. Same with Choate. They're very different for anybody. They're both equally prestigious/challenging, so it comes up to what your daughter or child wants. Try visiting and seeing what feeling you get for each one of the schools; your gut feeling is the biggest factor.</p>
<p>We are familiar with both. </p>
<p>Size: Choate - More students and larger campus
College Matriculation - Milton seems to have slightly more ivy admits
Atmosphere - Both appear laid back, no dress codes, flip flops...
Academics - Both really tough
Boarder % - Choate has more boarders but many leave campus on wkends since they are from rich CT and NY zipcodes
Proximity to airports - Milton, 20 minutes to BOS, Choate, 90 min to NY or 45 minutes Htfd</p>
<p>Can't lose with either. It comes down to hanging out in Boston on wkends or in Hartford or New Haven.</p>
<p>Does any one have any first hand information on how are the kids at both of these schools? Which one has more clicks? which one is more open to URMs? where are the kids happier? How big is the drug alcahol problem at each one of the schools? what is the peer pressure like?</p>
<p>Did your daughter get accepted at these schools, AliJ? I remember you posting a few weeks ago.</p>
<p>i would choose milton..it's closer to boston, which means more social life..i'd also have to agree with jmlbo with the college matriculation..</p>
<p>um the milton scandal is way worse than the choate one..they are not comparable..anyway</p>
<p>"it's closer to boston, which means more social life"
no..my friend who goes there say weekend is like no-man's land...and it feels like a commuter's school ...</p>
<p>What is the Choate scandal? The Milton one received plenty of press.</p>
<p>umm....i remeber an article saying that Choate back in 1985 ....a few students were dealing and i think producing also cocaine...they were all expelled and some were also in college...</p>
<p>1) Go to Google.</p>
<p>2) Type in the name of the school in quotes.</p>
<p>3) Type "scandal" outside of those quotes.</p>
<p>4) Select "I'm Feeling Lucky"</p>
<p>Not a bad idea for any school you're interested in. That's not to say that if you come upon some unfortunate news you should cross the school of your list. But I think we learn much more about communities when we observe how they respond to crises as opposed to seeing how well they handle success. I think I can tell much more about how students are disciplined and all the other constituency groups weigh in after an embarrassment to the school than I can tell from how gracious they are in winning a national debate championship. To me, the response is everything. </p>
<p>It doesn't just apply to "scandals." Look at St. Paul's for instance and how the school responded to the flooding last spring and how the decisions got made and how they were communicated. That's far more informative to me about what my S is getting himself into than being fed the standard pablum that all honor roll students are recognized in several different forums.</p>
<p>How does that work, D'yer? I tried it and got an article someone at the school had written, but no scandal info.</p>
<p>and </p>
<p>Anyone notice that the second page for the second link D'yer made was this exact page, on Choate V. Milton? ;)</p>