<p>I was hoping people could provide some information on the following…</p>
<li><p>How is the student body at Lawrenceville?</p></li>
<li><p>How was the transition to boarding school/lawrenceville?</p></li>
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<p>If you have anything else to add, please do! I am trying to get a feel for this school. </p>
<p>Thanks so much!!</p>
<p>Anyone????</p>
<p>my D went for her junior and senior years and loved it : ) hard to generalize- the student body seemed to be a great mix of all types of bright, talented, involved students- bet you'll LOVE it!</p>
<p>My very close cousin went there, (the one that actually inspired me to go to boarding school), he went there to fully exert his potential that he wasn't able to do in public i guess. He loved it there and he's at a top ivy school right now. I remember him saying that L had a really nice enviornmnet. I hope this helped</p>
<p>One of my best friends goes there. She loves it! Says it's the best thing that ever happened to her. They get very into their Hill/L'ville rivalry. I visited, and her dorm had a whole wall dedicated to the other school. I also have the link to a very hilarious video...somewhere.</p>
<p>I think it's a great choice :)
Also, she said her transition there was like her transition into camp. You may not understand that, but it basically means it was easy and everyone was awesome.</p>
<p>my friends father went and he said that he had a great experience, didn't go into much detail after that but it seems like an excellent choice. congrats!</p>
<p>Do you know if they are taking off of the waitlist this year?</p>
<p>AGSAABS: this message was posted in the thread called "Waitlist!" or some such:</p>
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<p>D was accepted from lawrenceville waitlist yesterday. she has mixed emotions as she loved the "other" school we were ready to commit too.
we decided to accept L offer due to reputation....D needs to get over the fact that she was waitlisted from the start. i hear only great things from L so I'm hoping we made the right choice</p>
<p>smile dog, lighten up on your daughter and let her pick the school she feels the most comfortable at not the school you feel has the best reputation. my sone was accepted at lawrenceville and he initially wanted to go there, but after a revisit where he was able to really see what the student body was like he declined. we as his parents didnt force him to change his mind because of the reputation of the school. if a child is forced to go somewhere they really do want to go...or are in love with a schoo elseweher, then the child will resent the parent and will not be happy.</p>
<p>wyvern: I think simle dog was posting what someone else wrote to tell AGSAABS that people have gottone off the wait list. He says:</p>
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<p>D is total on board with L decision now. I think not having a revisit day was hard but we talked about the interview months ago and how excited she was about the opportunities and environment. if she is not happy there she could most likely get into the "other" school 10th grade.</p>
<p>Very good advice Wyvern. Reputations of schools can change, and a happy child is worth more than anything. Mixed emotions about attending a school are a warning flag.</p>
<p>Yes, crosscountry12 is quite right; I was just pointing AGSAABS in the direction of a post that indicated Lawrenceville had begun taking students from its waitlist.</p>
<p>I couldn't agree more that "fit" is all, and reputation has very little to do with ultimate happiness at a school, or quality of education received once there. I have watched from the sidelines twice now as each of the SmilePups have navigated their way through the stormy seas of secondary school applications and have come out of those experiences convinced that the only way to increase the likelihood that your child will have a positive experience at BS is to listen to them when they say "this is the place for me" or "this is definitely not the place for me". </p>
<p>Of course, I also understand the uncertain position imamomtoo found her family in a few days ago! It is rarely so simple as "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" and can take a great deal of discussion and soul searching to figure out what to do. And sometimes, after all that discussion, the uncertainty remains and it comes down to little details that, at the beginning of the process, seemed irrelevant (like, maybe, "reputation"). I still would encourage anyone who is struggling with the decision to keep their focus on the big question of "where do I picture myself being happiest?", and then evaluate the little details with reference to that.</p>
<p>Imamomtoo, I'm glad that your daughter has reached a decision she's comfortable with.</p>
<p>getting back to original topic from crosscountry12. I talked with a local family about L before we finalized our decision. they did tons of research before deciding on L and could find very little negative comments about the school. his freshman year has been wonderful, many new friends and academically challenging but not overwhelming. "best money ever spent." he is a day student so your experience will be different.</p>
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<p>the happy child topic----i totally agree that a happy child is worth more than anything----i will say my D is the type that "blossoms where she is planted" so i'm sure she will embrace the experience and thrive.</p>