<p>They are both very good schools. I felt that one of them was not a good fit for me. Go on the revisits to help decide.</p>
<p>Exeter is close knit, but nothing comes close to lville in terms of family like experience. House system makes it almost impossible to not feel a part of this close knit group. </p>
<p>Wow umm… I’m 15 min away from Lawrenceville so that’s a plus… I like the house system but I like Exeter bc I’m a math/science girl and Exeter has a wonderful swim team</p>
<p>@swimmergurlz imo part of the boarding school experience is to actually board! But thats just me</p>
<p>Lol ik but i have annoying helicopter parents @needtoboard I really want to board but it depends… I’m also the youngest in my grade so… My parents think I will have social problems lol </p>
<p>Haha, at the end, it’s your decision! Go where you feel at home. </p>
<p>@swimmergurlz I’m the youngest in my grade too! But I understand the whole helicopter parent thing.</p>
<p>Look at everything with a new set of eyes. You’re accepted now and you’ll be spending four years at your new home. Look at the websites, School FB pages, twitter, blogs, school newspapers and check out YouTube for school related videos. Every school has it’s own vibe. You have a month… try it on and see how it fits. And (like everyone else has said) go to revisit days! Most importantly- when you make the final decision- Go with your heart.</p>
<p>Thank you so much! @PhotographerMom</p>
<p>My pleasure. :)</p>
<p>Exeter is very liberal. Lawrenceville is liberal too, and is moving more and more in that direction. While Exeter has a “dress code”, that doesn’t correlate with the liberalness/conservativeness of the school.</p>
<p>Lawrenceville definately has a very liberal atmosphere (I can’t speak as much for Exeter). During a mock poll last year for the presidential election, I think about 90% of the faculty and 80% of the student body voted Democratic. You can check The Lawrence for the full article </p>
<p>ALSO, just so you know, being a day student has HUGE perks… Day students tend to have higher GPAs, can drive, have friends outside of school, etc. Also, many day students sleep over on the weekends anyways… However, boarding also has its perks because sometimes day students miss out on the late night bonding times etc, but you have to decide what to choose.</p>
<p>Ok now I’m definitely sure that Lawrenceville is most likely my choice</p>
<p>Aw man!</p>
<p>Aww it’s ok I’m still deciding… @needtoboard u really need to convince me more tho</p>
<p>@Benley: We do draw a huge number of students from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York (a lot), and a relatively small amount from NE. I also believe we have more kids from the South–like Texas and Virginia. I’m not sure how it makes a difference culturally though, since I have not lived in America long enough. Also, to be honest, Exeter might be more socioeconomically diverse because of its more generous FA system, but I don’t think Lville ever feels like the home of “rich and powerful” kids. A dorm mate of mine is the grandson of a former U.S president, but it’s never a big deal. Conversely, I definitely think there’s a fear of acting rich, because people never judge you by how much money you have here (at least from my experience). </p>
<p>Regarding Saturday classes–I don’t know, Exeter doesn’t have Saturday classes (Lawrenceville does), but they have way more classes per day and they sometimes have class at 6 p.m. (which is terrible, in my opinion). </p>
<p>The day student dilemma: day students are as integrated as they would like to be. In my dorm, there have been day students who stay overnight for 4-5 nights in a row because of parents going on business trips. There is no perceivable day students v. boarders dichotomy whatsoever–in fact, many day students go home at 10.30 pm every day. </p>
<p>Another point is that Lawrenceville feels much more relaxed than Exeter. My Exeter friends often seem super stressed out for whatever reason. However, I do feel that if you’re the type that wants to engage in intellectual/philosophical conversations with your peers, Exeter might be a better fit. There are people like that at Lawrenceville, but from my observations they are rarer. Kids here tend to talk more more about normal things. </p>
<p>I still hope you’ll revisit and ask some specific questions about things you care about, but feel like I should clear up some misconceptions here. </p>
<p>Exeter’s class schedule ends at 6:00, so students do NOT have class at 6.</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.exeter.edu/documents/Daily_Schedule.pdf”>https://www.exeter.edu/documents/Daily_Schedule.pdf</a></p>
<p>What MBV, who doesn’t go to Exeter, perhaps doesn’t realize is that the 4:15-6:00 block is largely used for athletics (just as it is at most schools). Sometimes, however, the double block for jv/varsity sports is scheduled earlier in the day because of shared use of, say, the pool, or the need in the winter to practice outside while there is daylight. In that case, students have their athletic block earlier in the day. My kid hasn’t seemed to mind attending those later classes winter term (he’s in one of those sports that requires light in the winter). Because of the universal free, there’s time to relax and grab something to eat before the late afternoon classes. At any rate, late afternoon classes don’t meant that kids are sitting in class from 8-6; physical activity and free blocks are both built into the schedule. </p>
<p>At Exeter, students stay in the same dorm for four years. Each dorm is made up of a mix of different grades. There are faculty living in the dorms, advisers are tied to dorms, and the dorms often host teas, dances, etc. and have friendly competitions. I’m curious about what would make the house system different from that.</p>
<p>Thanks for clarifying, classicalmama. A friend of mine at Exeter keeps complaining to me about his 6 pm classes and the fact that he has to stay up until 3 am doing homework only to miss 2 of his morning classes the day after due to fatigue and oversleeping. Maybe he has been exaggerating and I have been severely misinformed, lol.</p>
<p>If your friend is regularly staying up until 3 and missing his morning classes, he’s not using his time well during the day and during study hours (and if he’s really missing that many classes, he’d be facing the attendance committee and restrictions.) So yeah, I think he’s exaggerating, just a tad. 
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<p>He had to face the attendance committee once, actually haha. But I still would take Saturday classes over late afternoon classes any day. Having a study hall on Friday night really helps if you suck at time management. </p>
<p>I’ll agree with you on that one MBV–Exeter is NOT a good place for someone who lacks good time management skills. It’s great for independent types like my kid who like to manage their own studying without supervision and like having free periods off and on throughout the day more than a typical 8-3 in class schedule. </p>