<p>Ok so I have posted inf on my d in revious threads. however it was met with mean spirited and hateful comments and accusations. So I wont make the mistake again of posting her accomplishments in hopes that someone can steer me towards the schools that will better serve my daughter.</p>
<p>Below you will find a list of schoolss that we have identified as our top schools. I know that we may be all over the place in schools. BUt I really want good opinions on these schools. We are having a hard time narrowing them down any further. we live in indiana so visiting the campus of the New england schools is probably impossible.</p>
<p>Here is so me basic info on my daugter:</p>
<p>will be incoming freshman next year
will be taking calculus
will have 3 years of foreign language HS credit
Not athletic
Highly involved in hurch, community service, club she started at school
Scored well enough on SAT's last year to be a part of the Midwest Academic Talent Search
Puerto Rican
WAnts to be a Judge, loves Model UN
History is her fav subject
Would love to participate in theater(no fine arts program at her current school)</p>
<p>the schools based on geographical preferance only:</p>
<p>Baylor
sas
webb
mary baldwin
stuart hall
chatham hall
salem
asheville
linden hall
lawrenceville
hun at princeton
peddie
blair
ethel walker
groton
pomfret
emma willard
hotchkiss
portsmouth abbey
st george
andover
deerfield
exeter</p>
<p>I would love the good, bad, the ugly, nobody on the world wide web seems to say anything bad about any school. My daughter is younger than most incoming freshman so I am especially worried about things like drugs, alcohol, sex etc Hazing is a concern of mine as well.</p>
<p>I would love to hear good solid comments and any help is appreciated</p>
<p>I love the groton school...i am applying there too. exeter and andoverare absolutley fantastic. I read the other ports on your daughter and the only thing I am concerned about is that soem schools might look past her becuase of her age because they might see her as a person who might be socially immature. i was going to apply to lawrenceville but if its the school i am thinking about it has a history for drugs (sorry if its not). Also, if your daughter is applying to all of of those schools, how will she have time to do anything else? All i am saying is that many applications will fill up alot of a persons time. I know I am working usually an hour a day on mine with editing and stuff. She might want to start a sport of some kind, even its just indoor soccer or skiing.</p>
<p>A lot of those schools are complete opposites. Personally I would pick out of that list Andover/Exeter, Emma Willard and Lawrenceville. You may also want to consider Choate, and also a safety. I really wouldn't apply to more than 6/7 schools, I am only applying to three and the applications and interviews are a lot in addition to school and ec's. I don't know where you are located but you may want to look into local day schools for your safety (if your daughter really doesn't want to go to public school). </p>
<p>It should really be up to your daughter, have her look at the schools' websites and see what appeals to her. If possible visit all the schools you would seriously consider, and have your daughter ask yourself this:"If i got accepted at x school, would I want to go there?".</p>
<p>Hi, I love your list - but it is long - and I love that it has some single sex schools on it. I would definitely pick out some of them for sure - Emma, Chatham Hall, etc. One way to narrow your list is to review ease of travel. If you can't get to NE easily for interviews, maybe you want to focus on the mid atlantic (NC, too). If that's the case...check out St Andrews and Mercersburg - they are wonderful communities and SAS is all boarding. I would also visit Peddie and L'ville for sure - very different from each other but both have a lot to offer. L'ville is bigger than Peddie. Peddie probably has more diversity than most schools and it has a reputation as a very friendly place. They've really focused on programs and facilities - they just finished an entire building for history and the theater program is good - they take trips to NYC to see theater, too. If you are in Indiana, you'll want to make sure there's a strong residential program - more boarding students than day students - that will help narrow your focus, too, I bet. Hope that helps!</p>
<p>I've read your posts so I understand your situation. I'd recommend Culver. It is in Indiana, so very close to you which is probably the most important factor for such a young student. Also, they have a co-ordinate program---a girls academy, and it might be easier for her to adjust to a school that is like this. Culver is a great place. I think you should consider it.</p>
<p>Otherwise, your list is very long---you have such a range of schools there.</p>