<p>Any parents out there familiar with this school? Type of kids who go there, grad school preparation, what do kids do for fun? I was able to look at Sweet Briar and Hollins for my D --is it somewhat similar? Thanks
Is it in a locale somewhat like Washington and Lee? Any info much appreciated.</p>
<p>I don't think your D could pass muster there-- it's men only :)</p>
<p>sorry. I wasn't clear. This info is for my S.</p>
<p>It's pretty similar to the women's schools. Average to good students gettting a very good education in an unique environment.</p>
<p>Very old style traditional education, preppy, personal access to teachers is a plus. Students who graduate will find a supportive alumni network in the state of Virginia when they begin a job search. They give generous merit support to students with decent SAT scores and will make such students feel very wanted.</p>
<p>musictoad, have you looked at Wabash? On a college trip through Indiana with my D , we drove through the town where Wabash is located, met some alums at a restaurant and it sounds pretty nice. Huge endowment, well respected. Also at one of D's interviews a dad of one of the prospects was a Wabash alum and very proud of it. A female student on the Centre board's boyfriend attends Wabash currently and according to her speaks highly of the school. Maybe it is something to check out if the geography is O.K..</p>
<p>I have a friend whose son went to H/S. According to her, he was a little immature & a bit of a slaker in HS, and she credits the school with positive changes; it really helped him develop academically and personally.</p>
<p>H-SC is in a bit of a rural area--it's close to Farmville but outside of it. When I was in school (in the late 80s) the H-SC fire department was manned primarily by student volunteers (yes, they went through training, etc). Not unlike Sweet Briar's distance from Amherst, I guess.</p>
<p>Farmville is a little less nice than Lexington, as well, IMHO.</p>
<p>Cur stole the words right out of my mouth about Wabash. Excelelnt school. H-SC is similar, but has a bit more of a conservative student body. I like Wabash for its proximity to Chicago (well, it's not exactly up the street but close enough that the school's faculty does take advantage of Chicago resources for field trips, summer internships, etc.)</p>
<p>But Farmville has GIRLS, lots of them. And great deals on furniture.</p>
<p>Well, the furniture part sells me Barrons. :)</p>
<p>Me too now, but when I was an 18 year old male ...................... Especially at an all male school in the woods of central Virginia.
Check out the furniture deals</p>
<p><a href="http://www.greenfront.com/ourstory.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.greenfront.com/ourstory.html</a></p>
<p>Barrons, did I miss something: you went to HSC? And bought furniture? My there are sides of you I never suspected. And no fair tempting me with prices I can't have delivered to California.</p>
<p>I visited H-S last year and looked at all the furniture in nearby Farmville. I'm kind of a fine colonial style furniture nut. My brother in law actually attended H-S back a few decades ago but it's not the kind of place that changes much IMHO.</p>
<p>Here's something to know about H-SC that tells it all. Unless things have changed recently, you can bring your hunting dog to school with you and they have facilities to board him. More rural than Lexington, but beautiful.</p>