<p>tsk. tsk. tsk. Excuses, Excuses. They won’t take THAT at Exeter ;)</p>
<p>I’m paying my debts. </p>
<pre><code>Father of all below, above,
Whose Name is Light, Whose Name is Love,
Here be Thy truth and goodness known,
And make these fields and halls Thine own.
Thy temple gates stand open wide;
O Christ, we enter at Thy side,
With Thee to consecrate our pow’rs,
And make our Father’s business ours.
For days of drought which yet shall be,
On untrod land, on unsail’d sea,
We kneel and fill our cup of youth
At these fair fountains of Thy truth.
O world, all bright and brave and young,
With deeds unwrought and songs unsung,
For all the strength Thy task will give
We greet Thee, we, about to live.
Father, Thy children bless the care
Which shed Thy sunlight ev’rywhere,
Shine on our school and let us be
Teachers and scholars taught by Thee.
</code></pre>
<p>Hymn copied and pasted by assign.</p>
<p>[YouTube</a> - Status Quo Performs at Groton](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuqjOuDZ0EA]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuqjOuDZ0EA)
they could really dance!</p>
<p>I think the lack of presence on the board is due to size of school. Simply fewer people who have the time and inclination to post here. I just learn a fact from a close relative who attends and works some in admissions. They got just over 1000 applications this year for 78 possible spots. I think an acceptance rate of <8% shows it is considerably harder to get into Groton than most other (maybe every other) BS</p>
<p>78 open spots means that they’ll accept more than that number since their yield cannot be 100%. Their acceptance rate will be quite low but certainly not <8%. Since I’m an alum, I can safely say that Groton is, by far, the best prep school in this universe or any other:)</p>
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<p>wow 78 spots? I’m scared now</p>
<p>Groton has a pretty high yield (>70%) so they might accept say, 100 kids. that’s still an admit rate of about 10%.</p>
<p>Maybe that’s why it’s doesn’t get much chatter on here. It’s too impossible!</p>
<p>According to boarding school review, Groton’s acceptance rate is 19%, which was provided by the school when its profile was updated on 10/24/2009. Peterson’s however had it as 17%. Not sure which is more accurate. A particular grade could have a higher or lower acceptance rate.</p>
<p>I am not even applying to Groton, but I will say it anyway: Go Groton!
Does anyone on CC even go here?</p>
<p>If my son is lucky enough to have the choice could you Groton folks tell me why he should choose Groton over SPS or Middlesex. Those seem to be his top 3. Anything I should know as a parent.</p>
<p>I will choose Groton!! =)</p>
<p>I think it depends on your son. When I visited SPS i liked it but I know myself well enough that the whole Freedom with Responsibility thing wouldn’t suit me that well. I don’t know much about Middlesex so I can’t really talk about it. I just know that Groton felt right to me! Having attended schools smaller than Groton to larger than Andover, I know that the small community feel is a nice atmosphere. 80 kids in your class isn’t that small, in my experience it’s large enough that you can avoid spending time with people who you aren’t a big fan of but small enough that you don’t miss out on knowing someone who could be a great friend. Groton seemed a little bit more traditional than many of the schools I viisited, which I liked because it was very familiar to me. I loved the fact that I could take 2 languages without it being a big deal in fact you have to. The facilities at Groton weren’t that great compared to SPS and other schools I visited unfortunately but I’m not going to BS for the amazing facillities. I’m starting to ramble but at Groton I got a really intellectual community feel which was right for me.
Just my opinions that could be totally wrong.</p>
<p>Any Groton students or alums want to contribute?</p>
<p>Blue, that is very mature of you. I know many kids don’t like high school to be highly structured. Understandably the idea of being told what to do, when, where and how is a turnoff for kids seeking independence and self discovery through BS experience. They tend to not realize though that it is a much greater challenge to thrive or even survive in such an environment. From parents’ perspective, however, a school like Andover may be too lacking of structures. Students are enjoying too much freedom and independence, and have more chances to make mistakes. To many parents, while the ideal of freedom with responsibility is sound, a more structured approach especially in freshmen and sophomore years would probably be more pragmatic and constructive.</p>
<p>I visited and revisited Groton but ultimately ended up at a different school. It was a heart wrenching decision because I loved Groton for what it is and the faculty and staff I met there.
This will give you an idea of what I liked about Groton. Even though I chose a different school, several people at Groton still e-mail me and ask how my school year is going etc…</p>
<p>I chose where I am because I have more athletic acumen than academic and I know my ability to get into and afford a decent college will be determined by my HS play. In my particular sport my school is held in higher regard. I think.</p>
<p>Thanks Benely. Like any teenager I like the idea of a high level of independence but I’m definetly not a good time manager (I can do it if I have to of course but it’s not my strength) so why would I go to a school that makes me rely most heavily on my weakness? I loved SPS and the idea was amazing but I’m smart enough to know that if I don’t have study hall every night, at least at first while there are so many new distractions, I’d always be doing the 2am dash… I can get away with that right now but A) I want to improve and B) with a much harder workload I won’t be able to do it and still get full marks. Basically structure is chaffing but for me at least it’s necessary or I’d never get anything done that wasn’t reading.</p>
<p>Hi!
This is going to be surprising, but I think Groton is a fabulous school. I went to it’s rival school, St. Mark’s. Groton was not my ideal school and I have to say I am not exactly a fan. However, some of the students and faculty I’ve met are fantastic. Groton is a great school and should be recognized as such. It’s a shame that most people on CC are concerned about the HADES when there are other stellar schools out there. </p>
<p>Groton also has a beautiful campus, slightly reminiscent of Middlesex, but nonetheless beautiful.</p>
<p>Cool, What was St.Marks like? I didn’t apply but It’d be interesting to know.</p>
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<p>smski, I agree 100%. It drives me bonkers!</p>
<p>GADES is the new HADES ;)</p>
<p>Are there any letters that don’t begin a school’s name? That would, of course, be the best acronym. Something like QUIXO. Yeah, I like that. </p>
<p>I realize that there is Interlochen, but it’s not really a prep school, it’s a pre-professional school, like Idlywood, and Indian Springs is Junior Boarding. There are some O schools on bsreview, but they I’d never heard of them before. No U’s, No Q’s, No Xavier Academy of anything like that listed. Close enough!</p>
<p>QUIXO is the new GADES</p>