<p>I think one of the biggest aspects about Exeter is that you need to know your limits. With so many oppurtunities, you need to know when to stop and take a breathe, and be calm. De-stressing is an important part of life here</p>
<p>I don’t chance anyone, sorry. I don’t respond to chance threads simply because I have no idea what anyone’s chances are. Nobody here does. You be just as well off asking a magic eight ball. (I have an app on my phone and my daughter asked it after all of her interviews. It was kind of funny.)</p>
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<p>@Rad-in-Plaid96, it’s an interesting story no doubt I admit, and unfortunately I waste a s*** load of time wasting time on facebook, girlfriend and CC. </p>
<p>I worked on Political Science this summer, and am active on current events and constantly learning, so won;t review much until April.</p>
<p>I am studying the other AP’s with either older friends, family, or online courses.</p>
<p>Calculus BC/AB (still not decided, and BC would be more prestigious and impressive) with AoPS sheets,</p>
<p>Macro/Microeconomics I’m doing with Barrons and 5 steps to success</p>
<p>Chemistry I study with my regents teacher and the others I do all my own with other textbooks and stuff,</p>
<p>full list </p>
<p>Political Science
Comparitive Government
Macro/Micro economics
APUSH
Global History
Calc
Chem
Physics B/Regents
Statistics</p>
<p>I’ve considered cramming for Psychology and geography since they’re ridiculously easy.</p>
<p>I am well rounded and incorporate all my different passions together, for example calc and statistics help a lot with my debates on economics, the macro/micro economics and also my Olympiad stuff, which makes calc a charm. </p>
<p>I am not a rocket scientist genius, but I am extremely bright and Rennaisance describes me and my interests, in school my mind is elsewhere as I am non conformist and tend to not care what class wants if I dont feel it’s good, it will both hurt and help me that kind of independent thinking.</p>
<p>In exeter or Andover I’d be more engaged with more intelligent peers and rigoruouse (spel) workloads.</p>
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<p>But don’t put the #. I only did that so that the code wouldn’t work.</p>
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<p>■■■! I always wondered about that too! Thanks so much Neato!</p>
<p>i found you, dida… hahaha
i’m a new lower (that’s sophomore) at phillips exeter 
yay, more exeter students to answer questions!</p>
<p>Hi Areo. If You took the SSAT in 8th Grade, can You tell me how hard it was for You? What kind of math was on it? Was it like impossible 12th grade math? Thanks</p>
<p>i found you, aaeroplanes… locness monster
HISTORY IS DONE haha our team won</p>
<p>wat was ur ssat score i got a 60 and i am applying to exeter andover govenors and pingree
thanks</p>
<p>rawr dida, you’re a three dimensional loser haha I KNOW I’M SO GLAD IT’S OVER. ugh whatever it’s not like i didn’t try to tell my frigging team that china was insignificant in comparison to imperialism… whatever, i tried.</p>
<p>@ exeterrr, oh, definitely not. your SSATs are given to you according to what your grade level was - eighth graders get different ones from ninth graders, depending on what you’re being expected to learn. if you review the math material that you find in SSAT practice books (i recommend kaplan) then you should be fine!</p>
<p>@ pingree, i’d prefer not to reveal it, but i could tell you it was definitely higher than that… i would honestly consider taking a retest, if you’re serious about applying to exeter and andover.</p>
<p>Cutie, were you in that same “final” history debate today as our '14 son?</p>
<p>@ mainer95, i think she was! i was on his team!</p>
<p>OMG Mainer95 I know who your son is! hehehee</p>
<p>How is the workload? Do you find it overwhelming or just right? Sorry if this has already been asked- if so, just refer me to the post :)</p>
<p>@heps1996: the workload is a lot, I won’t lie. If you manage your time well and don’t procrastinate, I would say you could get your homework done by 11 - 11:30 most nights. A night before a paper or project is due, you probably will be up later, and some days you simply have more homework than others. However, I personally LIKE the homework because I feel that it really does teach me. And if you don’t do homework before class, you will be really lost in the harkness discussion.
The answer to your question: yes, the workload can be very daunting and overwhelming some nights, and quite light other nights. Manage your time well and you shouldn’t have too many all nighters.</p>
<p>Thank you for being candid about the amount of work. Has any one dropped out so far this year because they are homesick or the workload is too much? I’m just wondering about the dropout rates at some of these pressure cooker schools.</p>
<p>@cutiedida,
Last night I was talking with an Exeter alum who said that the grading at Exeter was extremely tough. He said that “no one he knew got A-'s” and that if you had a B- average, you were a Cum Laude student. I was wondering what your experience with Exeter’s grading system was. And I am NOT asking for your specific grades, I know that makes some people feel uncomfortable.</p>
<p>Thanks for answering honestly If the homework is interesting and not just busy work, I don’t mind there being a lot of it. Have a good year!</p>
<p>@ ifax, exeter’s grading system is tough, not going to lie. but they’re very fair about it. you can always ask your teachers about why your grades are a certain way. but you have to keep in mind that everyone is in the same boat as you - top 5% of their class, probably, a big fish in a small pond. and now everyone is little fish in a big pond. incredibly cheesy, but the standards are upped way higher! so it’s definitely tougher, but you do get used to it after a while. </p>
<p>@ pulsar, i haven’t really heard of cases where people drop out due to severe homesickness or large workloads. i think a lot of people enter the school knowing what they could possibly face and do their best to be equipped for such challenges. exeter IS a pressure cooker school, and it takes some getting used to. but as soon as you settle into routines (first term is the toughest transition; it’s when people learn to balance their lives at exeter), it becomes a lot easier!</p>