<p>i do have every single copies tho so i can scan them and post the link here later if i go to the library..but not now.....i dont have a scanner in my room LOL</p>
<p>That's unfortionate. Choate seems to be the only school that regularly updates their paper online. They have an extremely well written paper.</p>
<p>Lawrenceville's (The Lawrence) is generally well done, although the school always lags in posting the issues online (last one linked online from the website is from January).</p>
<p>I haven't found access to the paper from any other school online.</p>
<p>Olivia567, I never meant that college matriculations defined how good a school was - I'm just trying to prove to all you guys (college matriculations are probably important to you in a school) that it is a great school. and it seems like you all believe that (besides Olivia567), so I can relax now. :P</p>
<p>andover and exeter are both online, i saw them before</p>
<p>I have found access to Andover's achieves, but i never noticed a link to current issues. Maybe i missed it.</p>
<p>No need to scan the hotchkiss paper, i believe you. I wasn't trying to be hostile on this thread, I was simply trying to provide accurate facts, b/c earlier quotes on this thread such as "lawrenceville is not as SELECTIVE as choate", simply aren't true.</p>
<p>Overall, the acceptance rates for the top schools are seperated by single % points, sometimes less. The top schools are really more equivalent in selectivity and overall quality than most people on this board will admit.</p>
<p>their ARCHIVES, bicoastal?! truly?!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.phillipian.net/%5B/url%5D">http://www.phillipian.net/</a></p>
<p>The Phillipian (Andover's paper is online) and has been updated as of last week.</p>
<p>hmm, well i personally think that lawrenceville isnt that easy to get into (i thought it was before, but when i read the stats i changed my mind very quickly! lol) imean its easier to get into than exeter, andover etc. but is definitely NOT a 2nd tier school or a safety school. 'nuff said lol. :D its not my first choice, but wow- id be absolutely delighted to go there, imean their facilities are amazing, they have official 'harkness tables' (ie some other schools just go by psuedo-makeshift- harkness thingys but lawrenceville has the real thing) i visited and found the sports facilities to be particularly nice. i would have to say, that out of all of the prep schools ive looked at, lawrenceville is the one w/ the best prospectus for giving one a sense of what the school is about, what it feels like, etc. (ok that and maybe exeter and andover- loll) that was the school that didnt give me any surprises at all, ie what i expected from viewing the prospectus was exactly what i found at the campus.</p>
<p>man, im nervous. getmeintoexeter!!!!! (less than a week...) </p>
<p>:D :D</p>
<p>I'd just like to say that the percentage (24.9%) mentioned in the Choate News article (<a href="http://thenews.choate.edu/2006/04/07/News/Class_of_2010_Most_Selecti.php%5B/url%5D">http://thenews.choate.edu/2006/04/07/News/Class_of_2010_Most_Selecti.php</a>) is only referring to incoming freshman, not an overall acceptance rate across the board for 2010. Was this what this thread was looking for?</p>
<p>for those who said jersey is a dump..
your wrong.
people are EXTREMELY wealthy in jersey. just depends where you are.
=] haha</p>
<p>bicoastal07 -- You said "I've followed boarding school admissions for years." I'm wondering if you have reached any conclusions about the trends over time. I've heard that overall the total market is flat and has been flat for years. In recent years, the level of interest in the most competitive schools has escalated, and perhaps admit rates have declined in up to the top 50 schools which benefit from declining top admit rates. Do you agree with this? Have you identified what you think the strongest trends are that have lead to this increase in applications? My guesses:
1. Larger echo boom population seeking college admissions creating top boarding school as a means to competitive colleges.
2. Increased wealth in the highest income brackets.
3. Increased awareness of financial aid availability.
4. Books, such as Prep, creating awareness. Suze has stated that there are boarding school fiction books very popular in asia now.
5. Desire to find independence without helicopter parent(s).</p>
<p>Agree or disagree? I'm just curious. This is an interesting market.</p>
<p>And on the topic of NJ -- I've been guilty of making NJ jokes too. However, it is a lovely state that is the wealthiest in the country(I think per capita) and is the most heavily populated. They just built the highways around the junkiest areas. On a good note, I love the jughandles! If you saw of the many scenic areas like Cape May, Princeton and the Delaware Water Gap, you would understand why it is called The Garden State.</p>
<p>I thought CT was the wealthiest state (per capita).</p>
<p>I found this:</p>
<p>The Northeast is also home to some of the wealthiest regions in the US. As of 2004, the U.S. Census Bureau reported five out of the ten wealthiest states, in terms of household income, as New Jersey (1st), Connecticut (2nd), Maryland(3rd), Massachusetts(5th), and New Hampshire(6th) [2]. As of 2005, the Bureau of Economic Analysis defined the five wealthiest states, in terms of Per Capita Income, as Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York [3].</p>
<p>Connecticut is the richest state in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $28,766 (2000) and a personal per capita income of $43,173 (2003). Its median household income is $53,935 (2000), ranked second in the country, and its median family income is $65,521 (2000), the highest in the country. The median value of an owner-occupied housing unit is $166,900 (2000), ranked sixth in the country.</p>
<p>Source: <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/connecticut-locations-by-per-capita-income%5B/url%5D">http://www.answers.com/topic/connecticut-locations-by-per-capita-income</a></p>
<p>New Jersey is the richest state in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $27,006 (2000) and a personal per capita income of $40,427 (2003). Its median household income is $55,146 (2000), ranked first in the country, and its median family income is $65,370 (2000), the second highest in the country. The median value of an owner-occupied housing unit is $170,800 (2000), ranked fourth in the country.</p>
<p>Source: <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/new-jersey-locations-by-per-capita-income%5B/url%5D">http://www.answers.com/topic/new-jersey-locations-by-per-capita-income</a></p>
<p>I don't know about you, but I see the Evil Hand of BSR.com at work here!</p>
<p>OK, OK. I know NJ won the wealthiest on some level -- I guess it's median household income and not per capita. Anyway, there is more to the state than what you see on the highways!</p>
<p>go lawrenceville!</p>
<p>Hooray for Jersey! As a student at Princeton, I'm very pleased with the benefits that the State provides us college kids (NJ Transit having lots of students ride free weeks, extremely cheap gas prices, etc.) My aunt and uncle live in Livingston, and thats a wealthy town. Not to mention how nice Cape May and other parts of the New Jersey coast are, with the big exception of Atlantic City.</p>
<p>Hooray for Connecticut!!</p>
<p>If you do the math on the Choate article you will see that the 24.9% applies to freshman boarding students, while total freshman rate is a bit higher. I found it interesting that the % for freshman day students was higher than that, 30+%. </p>
<p>I have wondered if the day student admit rate might be higher at top BSs with large numbers of day students. They are more likely to be siblings, and probably have a higher yield too.</p>