<p>I know Dobbs is considered second-tier (or so!) but was wondering if anyone had any input on it? Do second-tier schools follow the March 10th response pattern (nothing on this anywhere in their material)? </p>
<p>We loved the campus, and Dd is the one pushing for this. She's artsy, so she's a decent fit (if they overlook a horrendous math SSAT score!)</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>I've never heard of it. You should look it up on boardingschoolreview.com. They sometimes have student reviews. It's great your daughter is so passionate about it :) I don't mean to ask, but what was her SSAT score? If you give us some info about her (GPA, ECs) then we can do a "What are my chances?" kind of thing. ^^</p>
<p>I don't know Dobbs. I searched peterson's and the nais directory, and there is no listing of Dobbs. Could the school be known by a different name?</p>
<p>Sorry - I'm going by the local name. The school is known as the Masters School, and is located in Dobbs Ferry.</p>
<p>Petersons and Boardingschoolreview don't have the info listed, and I've googled just about every possible combination.</p>
<p>I don't want to call, knowing that this must be a crazy time for the AdCom.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Her verbal was n the 70s and 80s.</p>
<p>Math?</p>
<p>:::headdesk:::</p>
<p>Let's say, under 25?</p>
<p>Her grades in math have all been A's and high B's, so either she had an error in moving answers to the scorecard OR her school is not teaching what it needs to teach. Looking at the curriculum, I'm leaning towards the latter.</p>
<p>Thanks again.</p>
<p>The Masters School has rolling admissions after March 10th according to booardingschoolreview. This means that historically, they have openings after people sign contracts in April. I think it's OK to call them to discuss an application; they might even take one now. It has a good reputation for budding artists! If they won't take new applications until April, she might be able to retake the ssat. It is possible that she will do better the second time. If she is going to board there, you should note that their boarding population is less than 50% (at least according to my memory). There are other boarding schools with well-regarded art programs that probably go on rolling admissions as well. Good luck!</p>
<p>Dobbs, or Masters (formally The Masters School), is a terrific school. Graduates regularly get into the top-tier colleges of their choice - Swarthmore, Wesleyan, Harvard, Yale, etc. - and they're generally solid, well-rounded, mature, great kids. Here's the link to their site: <a href="http://themastersschool.com/%5B/url%5D">http://themastersschool.com/</a></p>
<p>Best of luck to your daughter!</p>
<p>Thanks. Not exactly sure how I missed that - although I think I'm as nervous as she is at this point.</p>
<p>We're actually pretty grateful for the process. Knowing that she's done so poorly in math means we'll need to work on that regardless of where she ends up. Thanks for your help!</p>
<p>Wow, Master's School looks like a great place to be a student. Its fortunate that the area immediately north of Manhattan can be so beautiful. I just looked at the info on BSR and its pretty impressive for its size. It reminds me a lot of my alma mater Mercersburg Academy for some reason. However, the day student/boarding student ratio is a little unbalanced. It would be better if there were more boarding students.</p>
<p>Sorry, not even close.</p>
<p>It depends. If you're coming from Hong Kong or Singapore, they're very close. But, yeah, if you live outside NYC, the commute to Mercersburg would be a bear. About 250 miles and 4+ hours by car or 225 miles as the crow flies. (The driving route is that much of a straight shot.)</p>
<p>Actually, I used BSR's compare feature and the big differences, using their parameters, were in terms of the acreage (under 100 v. over 300), % of boarders (40% v. 85%), teacher:student ration (1:7 v. 1:5), and endowment ($18M v. over $180M).</p>
<p>First of all, I never said it was by the numbers similar to Mercersburg. I said it ** reminded ** me of Mercersburg. I know Master's is not exactly as built up as Mercersburg. Actually, the big reason Mercersburg is able to have such a large endowment is much because we have a resident billionaire in our alumni ranks (H. Gerry Lenfest, founder of Suburban Cable, sold to Comcast for $9 billion). For him, donating 100 million dollars to the school is more or less extremely reasonable, although I know the endowment is handled in a more complex way, I am just making a point here. </p>
<p>Mercersburg is more competitive overall, but like similar triangles, one school may have more assets than the other (size), but they can still maintain agreeing educational missions (shape).</p>
<p>The campus looks really nice. It's close to NY, which is a major plus.</p>
<p>It's a neat school. A good friend and colleague graduated from there several years ago - back in the day when they were an all-girls school. For a variety of reasons it is the only BS we're looking at at this time. </p>
<p>We'll see!</p>