<p>1) How is the social scene? Parties?
2) How many free periods do you get in a day?
3) About how long does homework take a 9th grader to finish?
4) Do you guys have identification cards?
5) What time is lights out, if there is one?
6) How hard is it to get permission to leave campus?</p>
<p>@keylyme: Fewer than fifteen students–maybe even closer to ten–last year got into Ivys based on their academics (non-athletes). I would not consider this a fair amount compared to other prep schools in NMH’s league.</p>
<p>@sandakm:</p>
<p>1) How is the social scene? Parties?</p>
<p>There are no parties. There are only a few dances throughout the year. The social scene is repetitive and lackluster, to say the least.</p>
<p>2) How many free periods do you get in a day?</p>
<p>If you are not in a special musical group, you have one free period each day. If you are, then you have no free periods.</p>
<p>3) About how long does homework take a 9th grader to finish?</p>
<p>It depends on the class s/he is taking, but usually somewhere from 90 - 150 minutes.</p>
<p>4) Do you guys have identification cards?</p>
<p>Yes</p>
<p>5) What time is lights out, if there is one?</p>
<p>Lights out for freshmen is at 10:45 p.m. Lights out for everybody else is at midnight.</p>
<p>6) How hard is it to get permission to leave campus?</p>
<p>Not hard at all.</p>
<p>Is there anything actually IN Greenfield?</p>
<p>There’s a shabby movie theater, supermarket, Thai restaurant, Chinese restaurant, and Friendly’s.</p>
<p>If you’re not applying for financial aid, you have a much much much easier time getting in. Admissions has become competitive over the past two years because of NMH’s improvements. Good luck!</p>
<p>Descriminating against someone based on wealth isn’t racist… Is it classist? Although money doesn’t buy class either</p>
<p>I don’t know about y’all, but I think NMH is stunning.
I went on a roadtrip to different boarding schools in New England last summer, and NMH definitely left the biggest impression on me, way more than PA or PEA. Since it’s so high up, you can see around for forever, and the trees are beautiful. I’ve spent most of my life in New England, and I thought I was sick of deciduous forest, but seeing NMH, I thought it was incredible.
We didn’t have an appointment, so we were just kinda wandering around. Summer school was in session, and it seemed vibrant and alive. We “accidentally” went into one of the newer dorms, and they are really awesome. There was a cool kitchen, with fresh cookies out, a room with a large TV and exercise balls, and the rooms were on the upper floors, with a computer-sitting area. There were lots and lots of windows, which made it feel more modern and open than any of the other schools I toured.
Their music facilities are great too. They had individual practice rooms, where all noise was blocked out when you were inside them, but outside, you could hear people practicing. It was nice, and being a musical person, I felt very at home.
Now for my questions:
1.) Does anybody actually do the intense music study program, or is that discouraged?
2.) How much time is usually spent doing community service
3.) How often did you leave campus/visit home?</p>
<p>are you still a student at nmh? what do you think about it know? my daughter is considering going there. how would you rate the calliber of the student body?</p>
<p>Reviving an old thread. Can someone familiar with NMH comment on the sports requirements for the school? Someone said that NMH requires 19.5 hours a week on athletics & made it sound like this was not only quite a lot, but more than other schools… that ‘you could kiss your Wednesdays & Saturdays goodbye’. While I am a fan of mandatory sports, I am curious if NMH’s sports commitment is in line with other schools??</p>
<p>I don’t think NMH is any different from other boarding schools regarding athletic commitments. You don’t even have to be on an interscholastic team every season as you do at other schools. If you aren’t on a team you take PE. See their website for more details. Look under curriculum guide. Varsity sports is a big commitment anywhere.</p>