<p>Tell me everything you know.</p>
<p>Uh, how about us Lawrentians congregate into this thread and ask anything yall ask? Haha there’s too much to start with!</p>
<p>How are the arts programs, specifacally drama? And does anyone get straight A’s(fyi I’m not one of those ppl who loves A’s and spends all of my time striving to get then)?</p>
<p>bumpitybump</p>
<p>I don’t know a thing about it–from the view of a student. All I know is that it’s close to Princeton, and I think people might have higher acceptance rates to Princeton if they go to Lawrenceville? It’s in NJ too, so I might be able to go to my music school in NYC if I ask them… I don’t know! >.< </p>
<p>PS: Thanks for making this thread!!! :)</p>
<p>Tip for all newbs…try the search function before starting a new “Tell me about X school” thread…chance are there are a few that have fallen off the front page.</p>
<p>Like this one:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/1101634-lawrenceville-school-vs-peddie-school.html?[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/1101634-lawrenceville-school-vs-peddie-school.html?</a></p>
<p>Aghh, I’m not too smart on this stuff, but I’ll try to answer.
Arts are HUGE at Lawrenceville. I can’t sum it all up, so here are links overviewing them - [The</a> Lawrenceville School - Academics: Academic Departments](<a href=“http://lawrenceville.org/academics/academic_departments.asp?Dept=Visual+Arts]The”>http://lawrenceville.org/academics/academic_departments.asp?Dept=Visual+Arts)
[The</a> Lawrenceville School - Academics: Academic Departments](<a href=“http://lawrenceville.org/academics/academic_departments.asp?Dept=Performing+Arts+-+Theatre+and+Dance]The”>http://lawrenceville.org/academics/academic_departments.asp?Dept=Performing+Arts+-+Theatre+and+Dance)
[The</a> Lawrenceville School - Academics: Academic Departments](<a href=“http://lawrenceville.org/academics/academic_departments.asp?Dept=Performing+Arts+-+Music]The”>http://lawrenceville.org/academics/academic_departments.asp?Dept=Performing+Arts+-+Music)
The School tries to put as many opportunities for the arts out there. There’s a plethora of singing and instrumental groups you can join in the music department and everyone’s encouraged to take lessons in new instruments. Dance counts for sports credits, and all students have chances to perform in dance, whether it’s choreographing for the Spring Dance Concert or joining a dance group. I truthfully don’t know much in visual arts, but there’s an art gallery where student artwork and art from everywhere else is displayed, and art is featured in the school newspaper and The Lit. The theater department hosts productions throughout the year, trying to give everyone an opportunity to be in it, whether it’s stage-work, tech, costume-making, acting, etc. The school play and the Spring Dance Concert are especially huge events every year that many students partake in.
Everyone’s required to pursue an art for credits. There’s music, theatre, and visual arts. One starts with “foundations of (that art)”. You can also join an advanced singing group called Lawrentians for art credit.
Oh hey, here’s another link on the arts. [The</a> Lawrenceville School - Academics: The Arts](<a href=“http://lawrenceville.org/academics/the_arts/index.asp]The”>http://lawrenceville.org/academics/the_arts/index.asp)
and here’s a list of the arts courses. [The</a> Lawrenceville School - Academics: Course Catalog](<a href=“http://lawrenceville.org/academics/course_catalog/index.asp?DisplayType=Art]The”>http://lawrenceville.org/academics/course_catalog/index.asp?DisplayType=Art)</p>
<p>Yes, it’s possible to get straight A’s. There WAS one guy who graduated this year with all A+'s during his Lawrenceville time, with the exception of two A’s. He gave us a speech and dang was he smart.</p>
<p>would you say that athletics > arts at lawrenceville?</p>
<p>The reason I started this thread was because none of the others satisfied what I wanted to know, and some of them are old and likely to have been forgotten.</p>
<p>At Lawrenceville, arts and athletics are very important like academics, but I’d say arts > athletics.
Then again I’m more artsy than athletic.</p>
<p>Guys if I don’t explain something right, please ask me again lol.</p>
<p>I’d say that athletics are far more important socially @Lville, and to the administration/faculty. If you’re more artsy, there is definitely a place for you, but it’s by no means an artsy school. Athletics are the top extracurricular focus.</p>
<p>Does this mean the arts are sparsley funded? Or just not quite as much?</p>
<p>Nothing at Lawrenceville is underfunded, but the arts are much less emphasized than sports. If you’re into the arts, you can find plenty of options for you. Same goes for athletics. The sports at Lville are more well known and successful, but the arts are great too. There are more athletes than artists, but everyone finds their niche.</p>
<p>I’d say that athletics seems to have more of a presence since everyone is required to play a sport, but both departments are well funded. I had a friend who did an independent study in drawing and the school bought him all sorts of gadgets so that he could draw on his computer and do digital design.</p>
<p>I’ve seen conflicting opinions on what Lawrenceville’s academic strengths are. Some say the humanities and some math and science. For any current or former students, which one is it?</p>
<p>I heard the math department is the weakest.</p>
<p>Since you’re not a current L’ville student, EnemyOfTheSun, I have to ask . . . where did you hear this?</p>
<p>I read several alum reviews from prepreview. and many of them say the same thing.</p>
<p>[Prep</a> Review - Lawrenceville School](<a href=“Page not found - Prep Review”>Lawrenceville School - Prep Review)</p>
<p>Interesting resource, EnemyOfTheSun, and one I had not seen before. Thanks!</p>
<p>Looking through a few of the many L’ville reviews that are posted, there does seem to be more criticism of the math department than of other departments . . . but keep in mind that these are individual opinions from past graduates that may not reflect current student attitudes towards this department. It’s also worth noting that the criticisms seemed more directed at lower level, as opposed to upper level, math classes. In other words, math students taking the more basic classes have a harder time, but the math “geniuses” thrive!</p>