<p>@booklady: I think it’s a great idea to hold back a bit. I know my kid joined activities midway through the year. For example, he did a radio show for a couple terms when he had time, but dropped it when he got busy. At the same time, clubs and teams are really a great way to meet people outside the dorm. But lots of the clubs seem to be very relaxed–you can go to events when you have time and skip when you don’t.</p>
<p>@Boardingjunkie: you’ll find procrastinators, but also kids who manage their time well. And it’s not all one way or the other; I know my kid spends lots of time studying in his friends’ rooms, so maybe the presence of other serious students will keep you motivated! 
Exeter has also started an optional study hall in the evening for students who feel like they need that structure at first. Most everyone learns to manage their time well, which is why most of the moaning about late nights and too much work seems to come from first-year students. </p>
<p>wow… now I’m lost… I’m not really the type of girl who manages time well</p>
<p>@swimmergurlz you’ll learn how to at Exeter!</p>
<p>lol @needtoboard you must really want me to go to Exeter then ;)</p>
<p>The more the merrier!</p>
<p>If you don’t manage your time well, I’m not sure how the freedom and lack of structure at Exeter will help you learn to ;-). Or if you want to moan your way through your first year, Exetrr works too.</p>
<p>lol hahaha @needtoboard </p>
<p>lol ok i will @MBVLoveless</p>
<p>MBV: Or you could ask how anyone learns anything unless they’re given the freedom to do it? How do you learn to manage your time on your own if others are always managing it for you? </p>
<p>But at Lawrenceville, others will only manage time for you when you’re a freshman and a sophomore. You’ll have considerably more freedom as a junior with the free period and other perks (in my dorm, sophomores have open-door study hall while juniors don’t), and you will have complete freedom as a senior. Perhaps learning slowly could fit someone who’s initially terrible at time management better. </p>
<p>Nor arguments from me…that’s a nice way to state it. Some kids want lots of freedom from the beginning; others want it more gradually. </p>
<p>How will you guys describe students from lville? Are they preppy?etc.?</p>
<p>that’s wat i want to kno @prepred… how about exeter students?</p>
<p>There are some groups of preppy lville kids, non preppy, some hipster, some non hipster… it really depends. however, being a prep school in new jersey, id say lawrenceville is slightly preppy… especially since guys do have to wear a collar as part of the dress code, we will usually wear a button down/collared shirt or nice sweater by nature… but by no means is that how everyone dresses</p>
<p>Are there lville kids who really came from a rich family?do they flaunt or not?</p>
<p>At a boarding school that costs 50k a year, you’d be crazy to think that there aren’t kids coming from rich families… But overall, I don’t think they flaunt their wealth too much</p>
<p>Dressing a certain way doesn’t always = snob or abundantly wealthy. Kids dress a certain way because that’s who they are and it’s comfortable. My kids are incredibly “preppy” (in a rumpled and disheveled way ) but they’re fun, approachable and kind. I think you’ll find many more kids at BS like them and fewer of the well- turned out types who flaunt it. </p>
<p>Thanks guys! Another question : difference between their house systems</p>