<p>jjs123,</p>
<p>Andover takes a balanced approach: it encourages students to become self-reliant while simultaneously providing an extensive safety net for those students who need it. </p>
<p>More particularly, each student at Andover has a support group that includes his or her dorm counselors, cluster dean, academic advisor, and teachers. </p>
<p>If one person in this support groups knows about a problem, everyone in the support group generally knows about that problem unless privacy concerns are involved. </p>
<p>When and if additional support is required, Andover provides it in myriad ways that include nurses, doctors, counselors, tutors, an Academic Support Office, etc. </p>
<p>Periwinkle is right: schools like Andover are rigorous academic environments geared to mature, high achievers. However, even high achieving and mature students need help. And when they do, Andover provides it.</p>