Lets play the prep school ranking game!(plus/minus)

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1681

<p>Choate - 24
St. Andrew’s DE - 17
Groton - 14
Middlesex - 14
St. Paul’s - 10
Hotchkiss - 10
Lawrenceville - 8
Cate - 4</p>

<p>Choate +1
Lawrenceville +1
Hotchkiss -1 (I have my reasons)</p>

1682

<p>Choate - 25
St. Andrew’s DE - 17
Groton - 14
Middlesex - 14
St. Paul’s - 10
Hotchkiss - 9
Lawrenceville - 8
Cate - 4</p>

<p>Choate +1
Hotchkiss -1</p>

1683

<p>Choate - 26
St. Andrew’s DE - 17
Groton - 14
Middlesex - 14
St. Paul’s - 10
Hotchkiss - 8
Lawrenceville - 8
Cate - 4</p>

<p>St.Pauls +1
Middlesex +1
Choate -2</p>

1684

<p>Choate - 27
St. Andrew’s DE - 17
Groton - 14
Middlesex - 14
St. Paul’s - 10
Lawrenceville - 9
Hotchkiss- 6
Cate - 4</p>

<p>Lawrenceville +1
Choate +1
Hotchkiss -2</p>

1685

<p>Choate - 27
St. Andrew’s DE - 18
Groton - 14
Middlesex - 12
St. Paul’s - 10
Lawrenceville - 9
Hotchkiss- 6
Cate - 4</p>

<p>St. Andrew’s DE +1
Middlesex -2
(Remember, you are adding “1” and subtracting “2”)</p>

1686

<p>Choate - 25
St. Andrew’s DE - 18
Groton - 14
Middlesex - 12
St. Paul’s - 10
Lawrenceville - 9
Hotchkiss- 7
Cate - 4</p>

<p>Hotchkiss +1
Choate -2</p>

1687

<p>Wow i cant believe I jos got accepted into the no.1 school of your guyss choices</p>

1688

<p>Choate - 25
St. Andrew’s DE - 18
Groton - 14
Middlesex - 11
St. Paul’s - 11
Lawrenceville - 9
Hotchkiss- 7
Cate - 4</p>

<p>+1 SPS
-1 Middlesex</p>

1689

<p>Choate - 26
St. Andrew’s (DE) - 18
Groton - 14
Middlesex - 11
St. Paul’s - 11
Lawrenceville - 9
Hotchkiss - 5
Cate - 4</p>

<p>+1 Choate (loves the school that loves you, hahaha!)
-2 Hotchkiss (I can’t believe you put me on a waitlist! :))</p>

1690

<p>Choate - 27
St. Andrew’s (DE) - 16
Groton - 14
Middlesex - 11
St. Paul’s - 11
Lawrenceville - 9
Hotchkiss - 5
Cate - 4</p>

<p>Choate +1 (I go there… so I guess I’m a little biased!)
St. Andrews -2</p>

1691

<p>I was hoping this thread would not be resurrected ( no disrespect intended) but after one prep school admission cycle and one college admission cycle I never quite understood, nor derived any gratification from, this plus /minus exercise! Can someone please explain the point of this to a poor soul like me so that I can understand what this is suppose to mean or indicate ! Thank you!</p>

1692

<p>Hotchkiss- 20
Choate- 19
St. Andrews (DE) - 16
St. Paul’s-16
Groton - 14
Peddie -10
Lawrenceville - 8
Milton - 8
Mercersburg-4
Episcopal Va-7
Cate School - 8
Loomis Chaffee - 7
Brooks School - 7
Middlesex - 7
Mercersberg - 1</p>

<p>Hotchkiss/Lawrenceville -1
Episcopal +7
Mercersburg +4</p>

1693

<p>^ That one seems a bit outdated…this is the current one (with EHSWFSMBURGHOPE’s comments):</p>

<p>Choate - 27
St. Paul’s - 18
St. Andrew’s (DE) - 16
Groton - 14
Middlesex - 11
Lawrenceville - 8
Hotchkiss - 4
Cate - 4</p>

1694

<p>Choate - 27
St. Andrew’s (DE) - 16
Groton - 14
Middlesex - 11
St. Paul’s - 9
Lawrenceville - 9
Hotchkiss - 6
Cate - 4</p>

<p>Hotchkiss +1
St.Paul’s -2</p>

1695

<p>Choate - 29
St. Andrew’s (DE) - 16
Groton - 14
Middlesex - 11
Lawrenceville - 9
St. Paul’s - 8
Hotchkiss - 6
Cate - 4</p>

<p>Choate +2
St.Paul’s -1</p>

1696

<p>2) Each turn, you may add a point to one school, and subtract a point from another.</p>

1697

<p>Choate - 31
St. Andrew’s (DE) - 16
Groton - 14
Middlesex - 11
Lawrenceville - 9
St. Paul’s - 6
Hotchkiss - 6
Cate - 4</p>

<p>Choate: +2
SPS: - 2</p>

1698

<p>Choate - 32
St. Andrew’s (DE) - 16
Groton - 14
Middlesex - 11
Lawrenceville - 9
St. Paul’s - 6
Hotchkiss - 4
Cate - 4</p>

<p>Choate +1
Hotchkiss -2</p>

1699

<p>Choate - 31
St. Andrew’s (DE) - 16
Groton - 14
Middlesex - 11
Lawrenceville - 9
St. Paul’s - 6
Hotchkiss - 4
Cate - 4
Deerfield - 6</p>

<p>Choate -1
Deerfield +1</p>

1700

<p>Wait I thought we were allowed to add one point and subtract two? Am I wrong because I’m seeing a variety of +2, +1, -2,-1</p>