<p>TTCat - have you ever looked into the bursaries available at Eton? It is an enormously rich school and remarkably generous.</p>
<p>I was on the Rosey website a bit ago, along with Eton. Just looking at the website you know that they do not have the wide diversity that HADES offers. Looking at the program you can tell immediately that they do not offer the depth and well rounded program that HADES gives. I did find the idea of French + English teaching cool (as I speak both). </p>
<p>In terms of money I did not read much but Rosey seemed to offer FA as they said income should not stand in the way; that being said $75k is the average salary of Andover, MA which is one of the most expensive, upper class areas in the nation. Rosey = luxury </p>
<p>Eton does = prestige to those who have money, and those who have lived in the area for millions of years. It was founded for the "Kings Scholars" in the 1400s, people are still offered FA but it is extremely difficult to get. George Orwell, author of Animal farm and 1985, went there. In a biography he said those who could not dish out the $60k and were on FA were looked down upon. </p>
<p>Point being the boarding schools in Europe, the ones with history, are fine for those with history themselves and a lot of money but in the terms of a good prep school for college HADES is better.</p>
<p>This is my opinion.</p>
<p>Millions of years?...
Does le Rosey really offer FA? I find that highly unlikely, but I never checked myself. But yeah, HADES is just better overall.</p>
<p>Is Eton anywhere near as generous as Exeter? The last time I checked, there were around 100 people on bursaries. Or something like that.</p>
<p>please, le rosey is an international school. an INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL. international schools don't even have FA in the first place, that's just how they work. at least in asia. you disagree it's much different in europe. sure it is, of COURSE it is. but generally, the idea of an international school is not only to make a decision from cost (and le rosey is much more expensive than your average expensive school) and the child's future, but also acknowledge the opportunity it provides in contrast to other local schools (not saying other local schools are bad in any way..) seriously, not many schools around there have gained as much recognition as le rosey, get what i mean?</p>
<p>and i was extremely surprised le rosey, an international school i shall repeat again, was even boarding. if i were le rosey, honestly I would exclude the entire student body to those in my country with a very wonderful transportation system that can get around the populated areas in a jiffy. </p>
<p>yeah i'm probably saying some really nutty things feel free to argue. but this is my opinion, it may swerve over time but for now, that's what i think.</p>
<p>and i doubt they're really snobby. maybe some of them aren't so smart, maybe some of them are barely passing le rosey. but that happens in EVERY school. even the famous exeter has students barely passing, in fact, because it is such a great school, i don't doubt people get kicked out for failing. now why don't you call THEM imbecilic? because you think le rosey has crap academics. but you never really know, unless you've actually gone there...</p>
<p>haha. i've never really talked about le rosey so long post XD</p>
<p>I go to an international school, we have financial aid...not in Asia though and not a lot of it.</p>
<p>Well, Switzerland has a LOT of super-expensive boarding schools like le Rosey, they just haven't the same recognition. IDK, though. Maybe they're all for people who like their privacy and security, b/c their alumni mostly remain anonymous (nobody except the school and students know who went there, etc). Like Swiss banks.</p>
<p>I go to an international school in England and it's made up mostly of expats and government kids who don't need FA anyway. And for those who do, they don't get it. It's unfortunate, but my school (and I think most international schools) don't offer much FA worth speaking of. My school has a sister school in Switzerland which is only slightly less expensive than Le Rosey, but you should see their campus. It is AMAZING. Unfortunately, that school is not known for its academics and over here at its sister school in England, it is known to be full of Eurotrash...</p>
<p>Is Le Rosey even a good school, in terms of academics? This is off-topic, & I know the campus is beautiful and lots of royals have attended it, and blah blah blah, but aren't these PREP schools? bottom line: education.</p>
<p>but i guess connections can be rather priceless too..</p>
<p>I don't think le Rosey is really a PREP school, since I don't see it really PREPPING you for anything, but rather just a "very exclusive boarding" school (and I don't know how to further classify it. Someone help?) Anyways, soem of these people are probably so rich that they don't need the education, and most probably have private tutors that taught them about everything already.</p>
<p>St. Paul's School students are able to study for a semester at a couple of England's most prestigious boarding schools. Male students at SPS can study at Eton if they wish. Other options include Spring Break study in Norway or Sweden & elsewhere.</p>
<p>Oooh. Norway and Sweden. I sense alot of skiing! Too bad I'm not going there...</p>
<p>I really don't think Eton compares to any of the top schools in the US. It is rooted in the old ways of the world---family background rather than a meritocracy. You enroll at Eton at birth, then take a test at 11 years old just to be sure you aren't "daft" as they say, and then you go from there. They do take applicants later, but how many spots are really left for those who didn't sign up at birth? Just look at the two most famous Eton grads---Prince William and Prince Harry. Harry did not go to college. (either did Diana, and I don't think Prince Charles did either!) I don't mean to put it down, but I think it is like comparing apples and oranges--a very socially elite school with an academically elite one.</p>
<p>Kind of like comparing Le Rosey to HADES.</p>
<p>Just be careful you don't draw the defenders of le rosey over here.</p>
<p>British schools are mainly different in 4 ways: 1. A-levels and IB are much better than the American systems, 2. The schools themselves are quite different from each other and there is always a school to fit any pupil, 3.Much, much more travel (and no, Iâm not talking about the trip from the States to Britain for Americans) 4. Better uniforms ;)</p>
<p>And NewYorker22, anyone looking to go to Eton no longer signs up at birth, and even if you do you still must pass CE at quite a high standard. It is more academic than ever. The reason it served so well for the Princes is because it is one of the only schools that DOESNâT judge based on title or money.</p>
<p>School POTUS, judging by your apparent ignorance of the âAmerican system,â Iâm guessing you donât have any experience with it - I live in England and go to a school that offers the IB as well as American AP classes and standard American high school diploma classes. I can tell you with certainty that the IB and this âAmerican systemâ you refer to are two completely different animals and impossible to properly compare. Why?</p>
<p>Because the IB is a curriculum. Few of the people you are talking to on this forum will be taking the standard American public school curriculum because this is a prep school forum - and for the people on here who attend or will attend prep schools, very few of us will settle for all standard-level classes. Most of us will take plenty of APs and other advanced classes.</p>
<p>As for A-levels, yet again, those arenât comparable to the AP or the traditional American high school diploma. Many Brits take five A-levels a year; very few Americans would even consider taking as many APs for the simple reason that the AP is much more demanding - and guess what - we donât get a two week study period before exams during which we donât have to attend school. The AP is for students who desire to take university-level courses. Not simply for students who are just âgoodâ in a subject. An A* on an A-level and a 5 on an AP are not at all commensurate.</p>
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<p>Oh, and⊠your last sentence? I⊠donât get it⊠Forgive my ignorance.</p>
<p>âYou enroll at Eton at birth, then take a test at 11 years old just to be sure you arenât âdaftâ as they say, and then you go from there.â</p>
<p>Now you have to enroll by the age of 10 years 6 months.
TomtheCat has said mostly all of that which is necessary.</p>
<p>Actually tomcat is mostly incorrect in his self-called rant. You do get a two week period during which you take the APâs, and you dont go to school for anything else during that time. Most seniors that I know have taken 4/5 APâs last year as juniors, and around 2/3 this year as seniors. The A levels are harder since they are more specialized, based on many more years of studying, thus you have to remember much more information for the same format of a 3 hour exam. For an AP exam, you have been testing and prepping the entire year, you can predict your grade based on your grades during the year. All aspects of the course, bar none,and including, all tests, quizzes homework and class work are geared toward the one exam.
As to who compares A levels to APâs â Oxford and Cambridge do for an instance.<br>
As to an explanation of potusâ last sentence, its a little bit of if you have to ask, you cant afford it â what potus means is that Eton treats everyone as equals, and a future king is not catered to any differently than a full scholarship student.</p>
<p>I have to agree with mhmm that TomtheCat is mostly incorrect - certainly almost totally incorrect in his understanding of A-levels. Tom, you may live in England but you go to an American School. It may be interesting to compare A-levels and APs (have you ever read some of the stuff over at TSR, the UK version of this forum?) - but ultimately it is pointless to say one is better than the other. A-levels are two year courses (A/S and A2) - APs are only one year. Thatâs a key distinction right there.</p>
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<p>Uh what? Everyone I know goes to school during the two weeks where there are AP exams scheduledâŠthey only donât go to school on days they have an actual AP exam to take.</p>