<p>Deeply sorry for those whom I offended when defending Peddie earlier this year. I realize now, however, that Peddie and Lawrenceville are rivals, but you can’t actually compare the two. It’s a messy situation when you try to nitpick between two amazing schools.</p>
<p>Laughalittle: I was jut reading through this thread, I know it’s old but I can’t pm you because my phone app is messed up with the messaging. I see that you mentioned how you hear that people don’t get in because they’re introverted. I’m certainly very introverted, why would this be a problem? I mean I don’t avoid contact with people and I’m friendly and stuff. I’m also pretty good at talking with interviewers. But I am technically an introvert that’s just the way I think, and that’s how I test on personality tests. So what exactly do you mean by this? There certainly have to be tons of introverts at all schools, are you just describing those super silent antisocial people as introverts? Because that’s not exactly what introverted means.</p>
<p>In a school with a variety of students, you don’t want anyone hanging in a corner…I mean those super silent antisocial people are introverts. Definition of introvert: a shy person (Merriam Websters). So yes, I mean someone who is shy is considered an introvert. As long as you can reach out to people and be social at some point you should be fine.</p>
<p>Alright I see yeah I know a lot of technical introverts, including myself that sometimes that don’t really seem that introverted when they’re out talking to people. Also, another question. I saw that there are only 60% boarding and I kind of asked you about this, but is there a big division between day and boarders? Like does everyone hang out together or are day students in their on separate social group?</p>
<p>We all hang out together! It’s not so much “day student/boarder” as it is “I’m in your class so we hang out together”.</p>
<p>So being shy means you won’t ever get in, kay.</p>
<p>Um, no…? I don’t believe I ever said that. Shy people do get in, but if you’re constantly by yourself and not social, you don’t have a very good chance. Must everything I say be nitpicked and ridiculed?</p>
<p>Just wondering, how will the admissions officers know if your social or not when they look at your app? Do you mean if you don’t carry yourself very well in an interview and don’t contribute to conversation?</p>
<p>This is why an interview is very important! Okay, so obviously what I’m saying isn’t explaining me well enough. Being amicable, social, etc., is something important to contribute to the school. If everyone that went to School X only studied and read books all day, then you would have a very boring school. Schools want kids from a variety of backgrounds, which makes for some very interesting stories and personalities. Obviously you’re not going to automatically be rejected if you don’t come across as social to a school. But from what I’ve seen, a kid who can talk with many people and seem friendly is an important part.</p>
<p>I’m not trying to ridicule or be a jerk, sorry if I come across that way :). I just thought shy kids like me should be allowed a chance. Being shy doesn’t mean you will always stick you eyes on a book and stay in the dorm calling mom 24/24 instead of participating in activities. We introverts are not that one-dimensional.</p>
<p>I also didn’t mean to say that shy kids don’t have a chance. It’s just that an interview is incredibly important, because it shows how you’ll act in the school environment.</p>
<p>Champioon - which school did you go to before Peddie? How did you prepare for admission to these schools?</p>
<p>Sorry for the really late reply @Bono2U, but I went to a public middle school in Bucks County, PA. No fancy private school or anything, but it was an OK middle school. I was in all honors classes, and humanities. Preparing for admission, I just kept my grades ups and continued to try my best in classes. It’s not only grades that the schools you apply to see, but its also the comments your teachers make about you. You can be a A+ student, but if you don’t have a good character, most schools wouldn’t want you. Also, exposing yourself to a variety of activity doesn’t hurt. A lot of schools like that!
And also, I go to Lawrenceville, not Peddie.
Hope this helped!!</p>
<p>Peddie is sending 7 kids to Princeton next year (Class of 2016). Out of about 150?
That is more than in the past for whatever that means.</p>
<p>lawrenceville sent 14</p>
<p>According to my tabulation, here are some of the matriculation (not acceptance) stats for the class of 2012. </p>
<p>Harvard - 5 + 1(guaranteed admission after a gap year)
Yale - 2
Princeton - 18
Stanford - 4
Columbia - 5
UPenn - 2
Dartmouth - 5
Duke - 10
MIT - 1
UChicago - 5
Cambridge (England) - 1</p>
<p>Peddie has a much better golf course, not that it is Pine Valley or Merion but not bad.</p>
<p>OK, really there’s no way this is ever going to be objective. Quoting matriculation statistics seems like it would be objective quantitative information but what one forgets is size (L’ville is bigger) and because it is closer to Princeton, there might be more Princeton faculty and staff children attending which will give them advantages in admission at Princeton and this might skew the numbers. Because Peddie has some powerhouse “best in the nation” athletic programs, that might give them an advantage. Bottom line…compare schools that are of similar size. How does Peddie’s list look against say, Taft for example, a school more its size where day students are not coming from an ivy league town…</p>
<p>Both schools offer amazing resources. Each has embraced different pedagogical approaches. L’ville doesn’t subscribe to an AP program (although kids take exams). Peddie offers AP courses and this past year, I read on their website, over 95% got 3 or better (and some amazing percent, like 85%) got 4 and 5. That has to place them among the most competitive in this arena. I think Lville has a remarkable residential program and does it really well and it has a Harkness Table program that sets it apart. Peddie has an amazing science program that sets it apart.</p>
<p>Again, the only thing the two places have in common is that they are close to each other. Beyond that, they are very different schools, both filled with dynamic kids and a first rate faculty. I think because of size Peddie will feel more intimate and nurturing (although some think that’s a negative word…). L’ville will feel perhaps more collegiate because of size. Peddie may feel more first generational, more embracing of difference and L’ville may feel preppier with a stronger blue blood sensibility. Pick the one you like most…and go. At this calibre of school I doubt very seriously that it will impact a college option. NJ is lucky to have both - they are certainly two of the most selective and unique boarding schools in the country and here they are 20-30 minutes from each other! </p>
<p>Congratulations to the students who have both schools as choices…and good luck to those who are seeking admission to both…you can’t actually make a bad choice!</p>
<p>Hello prospective students! I go to Peddie and will be a sophomore this year. Peddie sent 7 kids to Princeton this year–mostly athletes. Lville is typically a feeder school for Princeton, so it’s no surprise that 14 students went there. Lville is a larger school, though. Peddie sent kids to Williams, Hopkins, Princeton, UPenn, Cornell, etc. </p>
<p>Let me know if you have any questions!</p>
<p>If you want to know the key difference between Peddie and Lawrenceville, read the tone of the responses by the Lawrenceville people. If, after reading them, you don’t know what I’m talking about, you should go to Lawrenceville. :-)</p>