Help finding the right school?

<p>Hi, This Year I was rejected at Exeter, the only school I applied to. Next Year, I will apply to more than one school, but I wanted to know some schools that would fit me, because I am quite torn-</p>

<p>-I am male
-I will be applying for 9th grade as a repeat.
-I want a school with a formal dress code
- schools with a rural campus, but not in "the middle of no-where"
- fairly large schools with about 1000 students
- schools with diversity.
-Co-ed
-Harkness method for at least most classes
-schools with a balenced education system-Exellent math and science as well as humanities
-"not too" strict schools
-A strong sports program, especially for basketball
-A strong music program
-A school that will allow me to go beyond the curriculum and also to do community sevice
-A more compact campus</p>

<p>Thanks For the suggestions!</p>

<p>hotchkiss and deerfield</p>

<p>Check out St. Mark’s School in Southborough.</p>

<p>It is small, around 340 students. It has a dress code, but not as formal as Exeter’s.</p>

<p>Competitive basketball, community service, more compact campus, interesting math, science & humanities. It has its own spirit–I would not call it an “Exeter clone.”</p>

<p>Would you consider all-boys schools? Which of your criteria are most essential? Your list reads to me as, “as much like Exeter as possible.”</p>

<p>With the exception of the dress code, you should visit Andover as well.</p>

<p>I got accepted to Hotchkiss this year, and I think what you mostly need to have is a story, BIG story that will make you stand out</p>

<p>Well, I do not believe I would go to an all-boys school. I think that the most important thing to me is the breadth of classes mostly with Harkness. I love Deerfield for their sports and music programs as well as the campus, but is Deerfield on the same level with E and A academically? (I also want a school with 600+ Students) Thanks so much for the input!!</p>

<p>Faris, I’m not saying this to be rude or shallow at all although it may sound like that over the internet, (lol) what made you unique as a person? And what can make me “unique”?</p>

<p>More thoughts would be appreciated.</p>