<p>General hint here: I know it’s hard, but try not to obsess over the small stuff. Use the thank-you letter to express thanks. If Exeter is your first choice, go ahead and say so if you’d like. Admission really is based on what we say it is: SSAT scores, grades, essays, recommendations, etc. Work on that and otherwise relax and be yourself.</p>
<p>What criteria do teachers look for when someone wishes to switch to a higher level class? Is it test scores? Homework? Should that person express interest in switching to a higher level class? Do people really switch classes a lot the first couple weeks of school?</p>
<p>No, look, you’re placed in a certain class because all indications are that it’s the right class for you. That should be your assumption as well. However, if after a while it becomes clear to you that the class is not a good fit for you, then talk to your teacher and your adviser. Your teacher and often the Department Chair will have a conversation with you and try to determine if you should be moved to a different class. This is done on a case-by-case basis when you’re new to the school, with the goal of placing you in the class that’s the best fit for you. Please don’t think of it as some sort of competitive process where you have to “prove” that you should be moved up. Your teachers are experienced and can best assess where you should be; trust their judgment.</p>
<p>Yes. Any switching usually occurs within the first week of school. It’s obvious when someone is at a level higher than the rest of the class. It has to do with your previous math knowledge, and if you have already mastered what is being taught in the class. </p>
<p>Working hard and getting good tests grades =/= Criteria for getting bumped up.</p>
<p>Someone had asked about Exeter’s Who’s Who earlier on. It is up for my son. Log onto LionLinks and click student information. The new matriculants are still faceless, however. I guess they’ll take your mugshot during orientation.</p>
<p>Yes, they post the picture that they take when you register on the day you arrive (same picture that goes on your I.D.). They will take a new one every year, so if it comes out horrible, you get another chance next year… :)</p>
<p>Yes! I am so happy they came out with the “Who’s Who”. 
This may sound ignorant, but what exactly is Exeter’s mascot?</p>
<p>It is a lion rampant.</p>
<p>Do dorms come with irons and ironing boards or would a person have to buy their own?
What are the ID cards used for? Is there homework the first day of school?</p>
<p>First day’s homework is to go to the class and return to the dorm without getting lost. :D</p>
<p>I believe all dorms have an iron and ironing board, but I can’t actually remember if mine does. You can’t have an iron in your room (because it’s a fire hazard), so if you can’t find the dorm iron, ask your adviser or dorm head. ID cards are used first and foremost to get into dorms (entrance doors to all dorms are always locked). You also use them to borrow materials at the library, prove that you’re a student for admission to certain events, etc. And, yes, pulsar has it right regarding homework for the first day of classes 
We don’t have required summer readings or anything like that. Once you meet your classes on the first day, rest assured that you’ll get homework for the next day.</p>
<p>Hi again! : ) As I am applying as a senior, college applications is one thing for me to consider heavily on during a high school transfer. Some colleges ask for counselors and recommendation letters and etc, but since they need to be from the current school, there won’t be enough time for me to get to know the administrators at Exter if I am accepted for my senior year~. How does Exeter deal with this problem for incoming new seniors? </p>
<p>Thank you !</p>
<p>(from a student’s perspective) ID cards are also used to purchase things at the “grill” and for identification purposes at events not open to the public, such as a performance, etc.</p>
<p>Fluff, this is not an uncommon occurrence as we have quite a few new seniors and PGs every year. There will usually be enough time for you to get to know your college counselor and the teachers who will write you a recommendation. You should feel free to contact the College Counseling office for more details on how they work with new seniors; again, they do it every year with multiple students, so I’m sure they know how to do it well.</p>
<p>hi, i’ll be a new lower in the fall!
i just wanted to ask about the workload.
at my current school, we have a workload that is pretty heavy: maybe a 1,500 word science paper or two that is to be written in the span of a week, 20 math problems (not word problems, though), reading for humanities and english classes, spanish conjugation charts and maybe a couple of long-term media ed projects. that being said, do you think that i’ll have a hard time at exeter in terms of the workload?</p>
<p>Welcome to Exeter! If you come from a school where the workload is substantial, you’ll find it easier to make the transition to Exeter. Most new students get used to the workload rather quickly. Just try to use your time efficiently.</p>
<p>hey peateacher,
first thanks for answering all my questions already but i have another!
do alot of students use bikes to get around campus?</p>
<p>I wouldn’t say that a lot of people do, but some do. Maybe… 10-15%? The campus is not huge, so you don’t save a lot of time by biking, but it can be fun.</p>
<p>Hey PEAteacher,
On many of the boarding school supply threads, there have been talk on assingnment books/planners to bring to organize your time, but in all the schools I have been to the planner/assignment books has been provided. That being said, Does Exeter provide an assignment book to write down homework for courses/subjects?</p>
<p>I vaguely remember that preps may get something like that in their Junior Studies class… Exonians, please confirm or deny. At any rate, do many kids your age still use paper planners to organize their time? It seems that something on your laptop/on-line/on your phone would be easier…</p>