<p>As my interview for Deerfield looms, I have some very specific questions I need to ask before it comes. First of all, where on campus should I go to for my interview? The admissions office? Also, what should I wear as a guy trying to comply with class dress?</p>
<p>If you donât know where to go or what to wear, you may not be ready for BS, IMO.</p>
<p>There is a ring of truth in SEWinterâs blunt feedback. Attending a BS will require from you a fair measure of independence and some basic judgement skills.</p>
<p>Read again the questions you just asked. Where is a logical source for the answers you need?</p>
<p>+1 on posts #2 & #3.</p>
<p>Hereâs the order of how one should go about finding information about a specific BS or in some cases, the BS application process in general:</p>
<ol>
<li>The school site.</li>
<li>Your parents.</li>
<li>The search tool here on CC.</li>
<li>If steps 1, 2, and 3 have proved fruitless, then post a thread.</li>
</ol>
<p>And remember that this is a mostly anonymous forum, so not everything posted is fact.</p>
<p>FYI, for Deerfield, I would recommend dirty athletic shortsâŠworn loose and long. Then rock some Uggs, preferably the wool topped kind. If you are cold, I would wear long underwear under the shorts, tucked into the Uggs. On top, wear a logoâd college tee of your favorite Ivy. And on top of that a hoodie, preferably with some profanity printed on it. Oh, and a beret. Green, so youâre repping school colors.*</p>
<p>*This is one example of ânot everything posted is factâ.</p>
<p>You asked honest questions. The answers you got were unkind and presumptuous, forgetting that you are a young teenager â not a worldly-wise adult.</p>
<p>Your interview will take place in the Academy Building (or Main Building). Walk in the front door, at the hallway take a right and walk all the way down the hall to the Admission Office. The staff there is nice and welcoming. Once you have announced yourself someone will probably lead you to the other end of the hallway where you may wait your turn in the comfort of the Caswell Library. On the way there you will pass the Head of Schoolâs (Mrs. Curtis is super nice) office on your right just past Mr. Boydenâs desk near the fireplace in the center of the building.</p>
<p>Certainly, you should have on coat and tie as that is what you will wear for classes, sit-down meals and other occasions. While navy blue blazers, button-down shirts, tasteful ties and khakis are considered the âuniformâ for boys, wear clothes in which you are comfortable, be it the âuniformâ or something else. </p>
<p>Best of luck in gaining admission!</p>
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<p>Sorry, leanid, but it does not take a âworldly-wise adultâ to be able to sort this particular set of questions out. But thanks for taking the time to respond in a non-snarky way.</p>
<p>While I think NomenclatureH should be able to sort out where to go for the interview and probably should have visited the website to answer other questions (probably should have just put the question on the Chance Me forum where other kids might not have pounced so hard), I wonder what impression is going through his/her 13-year old mind right now about the adult responses he got?</p>
<p>Good luck to you, NomenclatureH!</p>
<p>@leanidâŠI agree with SevenDad regarding your non-snarky response thank you too. I hope NomenclatureH is not discouraged about coming back and seeking sound, solid advice. Sometimes, kids donât always think through the questions they ask. Heck, I know plenty of adults the same way!</p>
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<p>Deerfield had pretty poor signage and it was extremely difficult to find the admissions office there, in our experience. There was no way to know that the office was inside the main building when you came to the campus or even from the website (if I recall). So with regard to this particular school it was a very reasonable question!</p>
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<p>One thing you may not know about Deerfield is that names on buildings have been left off intentionally, with the idea that outsiders will open their mouths and actually ask questions of those on campus , possibly opening up a conversation â non-electronic at that! What a novel idea!</p>
<p>Oops, sorry, that old snarkiness is front and center again. I have to keep up my reputation, donât you know.</p>
<p>By the way, I donât find âsnarkyâ, or any form thereof, in my trusty dictionary, so Iâm not going to let it worry me too much.</p>
<p>Oh, in the serious part of my response, I forgot to include âStep 1A: Call the schoolâ. (Or in my case, have your Dad call the school ;-P)</p>
<p>All kidding aside, I am frankly amazed that kids seem to trust an anonymous chat forum for advice over their parents on these sorts of things. Or at least thatâs the feeling I get with some questions that come up here over the years. I think Iâve said this before, but my daughter has never been on this forum and thinks that I probably spend too much time here.</p>
<p>And while my delivery in Post #4 may have been uncalled for, I do feel that kids should be a tad better informed about schools than the OPâs questions seemed to indicate he is/was.</p>
<p>@leanid: See here:
<a href=âhttp://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snarky[/url]â>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snarky</a></p>
<p>I think itâs more how we present ourselves to children (yes, a 13-year old is still a child/teen. Additionally, other children may read the responses to this post and may be hesitant to ask a question for fear it is âdumbâ.</p>
<p>While I still agree that there are other and sometimes better ways to get questions answered other than CC, kids seek out CC adults for answers. There are times when itâs better for a kid to get the answers from responsible adults on CC than the Chance Me forum.</p>
<p>@SevenDadâŠâI am frankly amazed that kids seem to trust an anonymous chat forumâŠâ Ever heard of Ann Landers and Dear Abby? Millions and millions of anonymous adults sought their advice. And I donât say this disrespectfully! </p>
<p>@leanidâŠNot sure why you think your response was snarky. I think NomenclatureH appreciates your kind remarks and am sure that he will go to the Deerfield website for future answers. Kids, occasionally, need a wake up nudge.</p>
<p>How sad leanid left out how to get to the Academy building? You can only make a right turn to the admission office once you get to the building, right? Also, leanid assumed that you are a boy, if you are not, you probably need more answers. Not but least, leanid didnât tell you how to get out of the building, not knowing where in the building they will leave you after the interview. It will be nice to get home after a grueling interview where the AOs will kill you with humor and sarcasm depending on their mood of the day.</p>
<p>@friendlymom: Deerfield map is on their website. All you need to do is the impossible task of entering âmapâ in the search window and click. [Deerfield</a> Map](<a href=âhttp://deerfield.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/MapforWeb950.gif]Deerfieldâ>http://deerfield.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/MapforWeb950.gif)</p>
![http://deerfield.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/MapforWeb950.gif]Deerfield](http://deerfield.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/MapforWeb950.gif%5DDeerfield){kind=link}
<p>Iâm sorry, SevenDad, my dictionary is actually a âbookâ â itâs not online.</p>
<p>Thank you, Sitekey, for your kind words.</p>
<p>SEWinter - I bequeath my âsnarkyâ sobriquet to you hence forward.</p>
<p>It is a beautiful campus, and the main building has high ceilings, lots of vintage wood panelling, and is certainly an antique. It feels like one should speak in whispers. </p>
<p>My daughter dressed conservatively and seemed to fit in (blue blazer, low healed shoes, grey wool skirt to knee, button down shirt and argyle vest). Most boys were wearing blue blazer, khakis, blue shirt, tie and loafers. Their fathers were wearing slightly larger versions of same. Most mothers were in some form of suit.</p>
<p>The Deerfield interviewer was the best one we spoke to at any schoolâŠso warm, personal and encouraging. It was a nice experience. (My daughter did not choose to attend).</p>
<p>Have fun, and be prepared to tell them why you want to go to Deerfield SPECIFICALLY.</p>
<p>Actually, the map does not identify where the Admissions Office is located. It identifies the âAcademy Building.â <a href=âhttp://deerfield.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/MapforWeb950.gif[/url]â>http://deerfield.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/MapforWeb950.gif</a></p>
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<p>If you look for information on the location of the admissions office in the âAdmissionsâ section on the website it says nothing about where the office is located. Itâs only by looking into the subsection on âAcademic Buildingsâ that you can find, in the description of the âMain Buildingâ (not the âAcademy Buildingâ), a mention of the admissions office. Deerfield is not the only offender in having a school website thatâs not so clear - I include my Dâs school in the category, too!</p>
<p>While I appreciate the community-building aspects of asking for directions, it definitely got lost in translation for us.</p>
<p>@SEWinter, the OP did ask âwhat should I wear as a guyâŠâ so it is not untoward for responders to address him as a âhe.â</p>
<p>@Nomenclature, whether a school has a formal dress code or not, during our 13 or 14 visits, while there was some variation in the way the girls were dressed, there was almost none for the boys: Slacks, button-down shirt and tie, and blazer were the norm, with the very occasional shirt/tie and sweater at schools with informal dress codes. And in all cases, real shoes, though we did see a couple of Asian boys with suits and very expensive sneakers (which looked, to my thinking, very odd, but considering what some of the girls were wearing, it seemed fairly minor).</p>
<p>Good luck in your interview/application process.</p>
<p>We had a rather tense time trying to get to our Deerfield interview: our Garmin GPS system as well as the AAA office did not correctly locate Boyden Road in Deerfield, MA, and instead sent us to Boyden road in a neighboring town. Ten minutes before the interview we ended up in front of a private residence. Stress! And, for the icing on the cake, there was no cell phone service there (?!?), so we couldnât even call to ask directions or to tell them we would be late. Luckily the town/road where we ended up was not too far away, but instead of being 10 minutes early for the interview we were 10 minutes late, frantically asking construction workers and pedestrians directions. The Deerfield Admissions personnel were very nice about it and assured us it happens all the time. StillâŠnot a great 1st impression for us to make. Google maps does a better job - I would print out of those directions before heading out!</p>
<p>Definition of Irony: Ruralmama got lost in a village.</p>
<p>How can this happen? There is only one road in Deerfield Route 5/10 and it takes you to the Academy. There is cell service for AT&T and Verizon that we used. Who is your cell provider?</p>
<p>I knowâŠDeerfield is a big town to us :).</p>
<p>The first time I got the wrong directions, it was in person, at a AAA office. Just now, as an experiment, I went to the online AAA Triptik site, and it does the same thing! Enter 10 Boyden Road, Deerfield MA and it directs you to 10 Boyden Road in Conway! I wonder how many lost Deerfield applicants they end up with on their doorstep, LOL? </p>
<p>FWIW, we have AT&T. Maybe AT&T Colorado does not play well with AT&T Massachusetts? I really donât know, but it was one of those daysâŠ</p>
<p>I hope this will help other AAA/Garmin users!</p>
<p>I hope itâs not a test to screen out prospective parents before they screen the students. :D</p>