Exeter losing to Andover?

Prep School Admissions
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<p>Here is a link to a controversial article from the Exonian... what do applying students think? </p>

<p><a href="http://theexonian.com/2014/09/25/students-twice-as-likely-to-choose-andover-over-exeter/"&gt;http://theexonian.com/2014/09/25/students-twice-as-likely-to-choose-andover-over-exeter/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Not surprising. My son chose Andover too. The admissions office at Andover does a lot more outreach (events inviting prospective students/parents). The Exeter admissions office on the other hand does very little comparatively.</p>

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<p>Maybe some students feel Andover is simply easier academically than Exeter . . . which has the reputation as being the most academically challenging of all the boarding schools.</p>

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<p>I like Lowes better than Home Depot.</p>

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<p>My D was admitted to both a few years ago, and happily chose Exeter, and we know several other students who made this same choice and have not looked back……maybe the 2014 admission data was a weird blip (even the article notes it was a change from the usual 1:1 ratio)?</p>

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<p>For all we know, the weather this year might’ve been better on Andover’s revisit day.</p>

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<p>I love both schools. :x </p>

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<p>What, no Karps? PhotographerMom got it right. </p>

<p>Nobody is losing to anybody. The number of applicants at almost all boarding schools has been increasing every year for the past 8-10 years. This past year was a big jump across the board and very self evident for those in the mix.</p>

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<p>The truth is that only international applications are increasing – primarily from the usual suspects, the Chinese. The white bread and mayonnaise candidates from the US are basically flat and have been for years. You actually have a better chance of getting into the competitive boarding schools if you are from the US, preferably from a small farm in Montana and not from New York City. You might also get considerable FA! Point: admissions are fiercely competitive for the internationals, much less so for domestic candidates. Also, most internationals are full-pay and this helps out the boarding schools with smaller endowments. If you look up Canterbury or Cheshire Academy, they are chock full of Chinese, so much so that Chinese complain that they rarely speak English outside of class!</p>