<p>Good day to you too… :)</p>
<p>"I move that we change the acronym HADES to GLADCHUMS</p>
<p>Anyone second that?"</p>
<p>I second it!
signed - leanid jr.</p>
<p>Principal - Cannot refute it, can we?</p>
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First of all, you make it sound like a really profound statement said so eloquently, when it’s not. No one can say statistics do not influence them. Some people may be LESS SO influenced my statistics, but not absolutely so.</p>
<p>If statistics don’t matter why do you propose this “gladchums”, of “top” schools? Top as defined statistically. I need not go into further detail.</p>
<p>Principal,</p>
<p>Thank you for the nod to eloquence. I do really believe that statistics will at best reinforce a feeling one has about a place, and that that “feeling” is not quantifiable. You may say I am wrong, but I am headstrong on this and will not be moved. I suppose I am rather stupid that way, but there you have it.</p>
<p>And, as for my coining a new name for the “top” schools, I merely throw that out there, for those who care about such things, as something to consider. Frankly, I don’t care if they are called “The Last Refuges of Scoundrels”.</p>
<p>Still, I think GLADCHUMS has a nice ring to it, don’t you? In fact, if I ever open my own school – and it WILL be SO exclusive – I will name it that. Yes, indeed!</p>
<p>Loser thread…can’t believe I just read it…</p>
<p>It seems to me like PrincipalV is always the one in the middle of the drama threads. I’m getting really sick of it. The purpose of this site is to discuss Prep School Admissions. If you would like to argue, join debate.</p>
<p>xflippx3 You are so right. Always PrincipalV ; If its not this thread than its that thread or even that thread…
PrincipalV I dare you to not respond to this (that must be hard)!!! :D</p>
<p>I like you urbanflop! lol</p>
<p>What does the “U” stand for in GLADCHUMS? Also, shouldn’t there be an “E” for “Exeter” in there somewhere? If so, then we/you have “GLADCHEMS”, which means… what? Happy Chemistry students? As for GLADCHEMS, I guess that it is as good or as bad as any other tag for the top BS’s. Still, I think that we need to keep working on a better buzz word here.</p>
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As if, from that post, you stated something that matters. Instead you just created more drama. No one cares if you are getting sick of it. Moreover, in the real world there is debate, not sure about the commune you seem to live in. Also, I didn’t debate about something completely irrelevant, instead I am arguing about something which has a direct impact on prep school applications. </p>
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Tell me how this is relevant. </p>
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Tell me how this is relevant. </p>
<p>Stop being a hypocrite, ok? We have plenty of those in the world already. If you have something of material substance to offer, even if it disagrees with what someone says, do it. If you don’t, then just don’t open your mouth. A top BS doesn’t admit 2nd graders.</p>
<p>Relevant to what…???
GLADCHEMS is not a bad idea but I think we should just stick to the idea of HADES becuase it is supposed to be funny and ironic as that is the acronym for the top boarding schools.</p>
<p>i think we all have our individual preferences, but to me HADES is just a generalization of several great schools … honestly, choate/milton/middlesex/groton/l’ville etc are amazing schools as well, it’s just that LCMMGHADES wouldn’t look as good at HADES. don’t take HADES too seriously. besides, if GLADCHUMS was ever put in effect, people would argue over why peddie wasn’t there, or cate, or thacher, etc. HADES is just a few good schools, nothing more. lol.</p>
<p>(this is simply IMHO, feel free to … pulverize and pick apart every word if you wish to)</p>
<p>Peddie…?</p>
<p>And soon every school would be on this “exclusive” list… Because a is almost as good as b which is almost as good as c which is almost as good as d which is almost as good as e which is almost as good as f which is almost as good as g which is almost as good as h which is almost as good as i which is almost as good as j which is almost as good as k which is almost as good as l which is almost as m which is almost as good as n which is almost as good as o which is almost as good as p which is almost as good as q which is almost as good as r which is almost as good as s which is almost as good as t which is almost as good as u which is almost as good as v which is almost as good as w which is almost as good as x which is almost as good as y which is almost as good as z which is almost as good as aa which is almost as good as bb… which is almost as good as zzzzzzz…</p>
<p>Well, there is the ten boarding schools thing. So maybe if we made a new acronym, it would stop at ten letters. But I agree, HADES is okay to keep. </p>
<p>Anyone know what’s unique about each school?</p>
<p>Okay, just refer to them at the Elite Prep Schools like Forbes Magazine ([America’s</a> Elite Prep Schools - Forbes.com](<a href=“http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/06/america-elite-schools-leadership-prep.html]America’s”>America's Elite Prep Schools)) did this spring, but just do not define who is or is not in that list and then no one will attack you. In Japan they refer to some US boarding schools as “Elite Eight” or “the Group of Seven”. Here, people create and rearrange letters to produce lists. Again… the human psyche just loves a nice orderly list… and a ranking. But it is futile and ultimately frustratingly fruitless. Acronyms are the same because they will definitionally exclude some deserving school. </p>
<p>As to uniqueness, that may trigger more arguments. Depending on your interests, each school has certain strengths, but they may not be ‘unique’ and people here will certainly start fighting again if you even say that any particular school is the best at anything (like hockey, debating, soccer, crew or whatever you might choose). This is neither an unemotional or an unbiased group of individuals! </p>
<p>There should be a thread where people can only pose positive positions and not attack anyone else’s view. Why don’t you start one and set up the rules of the thread?</p>
<p>Generally, these schools are often grouped due to their competition between themselves, academic rigor, and athletic supremacy. Additionally,these are also some of the most “well known” schools in the country. Below this “HADES” there are some others, but I can’t name all of them because, frankly, I don’t know many.</p>
<p>SAOF- Salisbury, Avon Old Farms</p>
<p>KBMRSH’S- Kent, Berkshire, Mrs. Halls.</p>
<p>etc, etc. Please write some more ideas for tier groupings! Thanks,
ShireTime</p>
<p>I agree with Winterset above.</p>
<p>And I am sick of HADES, an acronym that is also a name for hell. A year ago on this board they were AESDH, but this year I will propose SHADE, if we have to have one.</p>
<p>But, as Winterset stated, SO many great schools get left out of these acronyms.</p>
<p>Well, if one must have an acronym, then GLADCHEMS seems as good or as bad as anything…for what that is worth.</p>
<p>Anyone feel like answering the original post?</p>