<p>Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think a good part of the nervousness admitted students feel comes from the idea of plunging into an entirely new social circle (as ballerinamazing said).</p>
<p>At revisit days, you're presented with a mass of teenagers that you don't know, who don't know you, but who you might be going to school with next year. It can feel like evaluation is happening on both sides of the dining hall table, as it were (you're looking at them; they're looking at you: "do I like this person?"), and that can be an intimidating atmosphere...or not! It can also be great, depending on the group of kids. But almost inevitably, until everyone gets talking, it will feel awkward and that makes people nervous.</p>
<p>Oh, and on the original topic, reports from the SmilePups are that the food at Loomis is really good (like at St. Paul's, there are many options, lots of fresh fruit and veggies, ice cream, waffle bar, omelet bar, REALLY good baked things, etc.); the food at Milton, meh...not so much.</p>