<p>Still digesting this latest turn of events. Truth is always stranger than fiction and still very unfortunate. We all move forward. Loomis did well, I knew it would.</p>
<p>Sorry to say this but overall the problem with Loomis is not the students but the administration. Those responsible for discipline relish catching kids and punishing them. The school is academically excellent but no fun whatsoever.
They go over way over the line. Day students are afraid to have boarders over on the weekends for fear of admin oversight. Stick with Avon.</p>
<p>Sorry to say this but overall the problem with Loomis is not the students but the administration. Those responsible for discipline relish catching kids and punishing them. The school is academically excellent but no fun whatsoever.
They go over way over the line. Day students are afraid to have boarders over on the weekends for fear of admin oversight. Stick with Avon.</p>
<p>Do you know some one at the school? Not sure what you mean by there is "no fun whatsoever". Thanks</p>
<p>Yes, I know many at the school. I suggest you try to talk to some of the current juniors and seniors. Loomis works you to the bone but then keeps working you. I also do not think that they do a great job at college placement considering the workload. And by 'no fun', again try to talk to some of the upperclassmen.</p>
<p>With all due respect grandfand, you read more like a (former?) disgruntled student or parent. I do know parents of juniors and seniors and they wouldn't change a thing and neither would their kids. The challenge the administration faced was handled remarkably well while under the scrutiny of the press. I doubt there is a senior, junior or any student (BS or PS) who think the work demanded of them is easy. As for their matriculation list, that speaks for itself. Spending 36k+, he or she had better be working and playing hard and I know there is plenty of social time. What does a day student have to fear or care if nothing illegal is going on? Now, what's the problem?</p>
<p>Precisely my thoughts, ops. Grandfand, could you please clarify "no fun"? If Loomis were so bad (and I have no stake in this; no one from our family has/is planning on attending), why do so many apply every year?</p>
<p>"Loomis works you to the bone but then keeps working you." Yes, it does, but so do all of the top boarding schools. That's why the students who do well there think that college (any college) is a breeze....Most people know this when they sign up for a prep school of this caliber.</p>
<p>I agree with sabooks. It's a matter of perspective. As a parent I would expect nothing less from the administration than to protect its students from themselves. There is an inverse relationship between age and wisdom and the high school years are kind of the cross-over point. Believe it or not they are helping you through that.</p>
<p>I don't even think it's a parent-student thing.</p>
<p>If you're a student who goes in thinking "Six Flags Over Windsor" then, yes, it's going to be "no fun."</p>
<p>OTOH, if you go in thinking challenges, opportunities, rigor, high expectations, and rising to the occasion -- both in the classroom and out -- you're going to be thinking, "What an amazing ride!"</p>
<p>I'm looking at the endowment (largely a function of maturing alums than new alums) and it's not telling me there's a lack of confidence in the direction of the school.</p>
<p>I'm also looking at the % of giving by alums -- and the rise in that statistic -- which grows largely through more recent alums (as the old farts already give or are committed not to give) and that also suggests that there's some enthusiasm and confidence in what's going on at L-C from the vantage point of young alumni.</p>
<p>As for the current students, there's a certain obligation on their part to insist on more fun and looser reins...much as a POW is expected to make every effort to escape and aid others in their attempts to escape. It doesn't mean that the place is horrible. It means they're engaged. Unless, that is, someone shows me some scary attrition numbers that tell me they're not just talking about escaping.</p>
<p>the NEPSAC schools also excell in DI hockey recruiting better than travel or club teams..few players from those teams are good</p>
<p>i attend loomis now, and i am in the dorm in which the second racial incidents took place, and this event does not reflect upon loomis as a school at all. it is the most amazing place i could imagine and while the academics are rigorous, all of the classes are really fun engaging. i am a new sophomore entering loomis from previously attending a small private school in new york, and the transition of entering in tenth grade was so easy. the grade doubles in size and to this day i still do not know who is new and who isnt, no one cares whether or not you are new or returning. the racist incidents were handled very well by loomis and if anything, the events in my dorm brought us even closer together as a school and dorm community. if anyone has any questions about loomis feel free to ask!</p>
<p>I would love to hear more info about Loomis. How much time on average do you spend on homework? Do you know if all the dorm rooms are really small?
How"s the food? What type of things do most people do on the weekends?
Also, are you involved with any sports?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>