<p>Four year senior here willing to honestly answer any and all questions. Feel free to ask away!</p>
<p>What do you like most? Least? How challenging are the classes?</p>
<p>We are scheduled to visit and get interview on Nov.
How is the ‘farm’ work, and what kind of activities are you enjoying at NMH?
Also I’d be appreciated if you have any inside info we can surprise our interviewer :)</p>
<p>Before I respond, let me first say that the comparisons I make are those of own opinion and are based on visiting and spending considerable time at every school in the TSAO and some others.</p>
<p>@cdgni: I like the atmosphere at NMH the most. It’s much more relaxed than at other schools. At the same time, however, there’s a niche of students who may feel even more pressure because of the lack of pressure they’re feeling from others. (Although this sounds counterintuitive, just wait until the college application process starts.) The thing I least like is the caliber of student NMH attracts (perhaps because of the relaxed atmosphere.) A majority of kids here are not very motivated and interested in academics. Some are here even though they do not want to be. </p>
<p>However, I can sense that this is changing. The past five years or so have been rough in terms of school unity, purpose, and direction. NMH is starting to settle onto the Mount Hermon campus and regain its footing. Consequentially, the admission process is becoming more selective. Soon, those kids whom I described will no longer be accepted. I’d say that after the 2012’s graduate, the student body (and thus school in whole) will be very, very strong.</p>
<p>The classes are rigorous. Much more so than at public schools. However, I don’t feel comfortable comparing them to those at Hotchkiss, Andover, Exeter, and the likes. Because classes depend so much on student contribution, the aforementioned student body problem extends into the classroom and negatively impacts learning.</p>
<p>@twinzy: Great to hear that you’ll be coming to interview! The farm work is not all that it’s cracked up to be. Lots of menial tasks, etc. However, it definitely is more than other schools can offer in terms of farming. There are tons of other activities here that will certainly interest you. As for inside info, maybe you should learn about NMH’s history. It’s very rich and also interesting.</p>
<p>NMHStudent - your candor is refreshing and appreciated. One of my neighbors is an NMH alum and he is also encouraged with the positive direction of the school.</p>
<p>hello…
i don’t know much about nmh but I’m applying there this year. Last year, a friend of mine got accepted to this school and Mercersburg Academy. He decided to choose Mercersburg instead of NMH. I asked him why and he told me that the school consist of just buildings but nothing eles. Is that true? I belive that NMH has to give that other schools doesn’t.</p>
<p>definitely not! It has fields and the farm and bazillions of woods!</p>
<p>how would you compare MNH to other schools schools besides the atmosphere?</p>
<p>well, i agree with you so this is why i’m wondering about why he doesn’t like nmh…
what i value about schools are its environment, academics, extra currciular activities.
and how much does the school open doors for new opportunities</p>
<p>was he expecting a grand campus or something? with sprawling open fields and church spires ? lol</p>
<p>^^Well, it does have sprawling open fields and church spires! I think ladyluck’s friend was saying that NMH has no substance…it is just material. Definitely, not true. It is a vibrant and diverse community. The academics are rigorous, the curriculum broad, the teachers invested in the students.</p>
<p>These questions regard your teachers:
-What is the educational level of your teachers? Like did they all have PhD’s in their current field?
-Do teachers like the lifestyle there? Like are they given free housing?</p>
<p>well you know what I meant. Its not exactly Versailles.
perhaps he just liked Mercersburg’s campus better.( a LOT better) M’s campus is gorgeous. that’s the main reason I wanted to apply there</p>
<p>I’ve never seen Mercersburg, but I do think NMH has a gorgeous campus (both campuses, actually). It is my favorite out of the schools I’ve seen, which is most of the main preps in New England. The Northfield Campus has finally been sold…a new college is being created, C.S. Lewis College. In the video, the founder compares the campus Oxford.</p>
<p>Senior…Boarding School Review gives numbers on how many teachers have terminal degrees. It might be out of date. Most teachers live on campus, some in apartments within the dorms and some in houses. Most of the teachers we have met seem to be happy. Many long-time teachers.</p>
<p>it gorgeous but its beautiful w/o having to be made. natural view + great buildings= me happy haha. but i’m just saying that it doesn’t have bazillions of grand… baroque architecture. its beautiful in its simplicity to me :)</p>
<p>plus the view helps ;)</p>
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<p>ahh i wish i had a chance to visit :
u guys are lucky
haha 
hope you get in rad!</p>
<p>hi!!!
i’m going to apply to nmh. i want to know how about college acceptances in nmh school. and how many students got to top colleges such as ivy?</p>
<p>check the website college matriculation. i’ve heard nmh regularly sends bball players to the ivies and similar colleges/universities.</p>
<p>A high percentage of the basketball players do end up at Ivies. A junior verballed to Brown in October and two are already signed with Harvard this year. I think last year had Harvard, Dartmouth and MIT. They also send players to top basketball schools as well (Louisville for one last year). A fair amount of the not athletically hooked student body go on to Ivies, but nothing like the percentages posted by St. Paul’s, for example. NMH tends to send lots of kids to top LAC’s.</p>