<p>Two questions:</p>
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<li><p>How expensive is the laundry service at PA?</p></li>
<li><p>When does PA notify new students of their dorm assignments?</p></li>
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<p>Thanks</p>
<p>how are the art programs?
specifically, Film & creative writing?
This is super helpful, thanks for creating this!(:</p>
<p>I can’t answer SergeantFriday’s questions (I was a day student), but…</p>
<p>Creative writing is pretty strong, but it’s really a senior thing…the first three years focus on reading and analytic writing much more than creative writing. There’s occasionally an author in residence, though, and there are several creative writing courses for seniors. There are two studio art video courses above the standard intro to studio art. I’m not familiar with them, but it’s certainly reasonable to take Video I and then, if enough students sign up, Video II. I did so with Photo I and Photo II (the latter was beyond my graduation requirement), even with all of the other stuff I fit into my schedule. Art can be strange (each teacher focuses on something different, so the intro course has no fixed syllabus), and it’s really a pity that the older photo teacher retired, but it’s a very varied department, and I know people who got a lot out of the courses and plan to pursue art in college.</p>
<p>bump bump bump! and when do we find out our dorm assignments/room mates</p>
<p>If I remember correctly from what seems like a million years ago, it should be coming very shortly. My year however, was paper mailings. I believe they’ve switched to email, so keep an eye on your @andover.edu!</p>
<p>Do you guys think this is a Spanish Language Course or a Business Course? Will you be able to do business in Spanish if you only read Spanish Literature?[url=<a href=“http://www.andover.edu/About/Newsroom/Pages/Spanish520.aspx]Spanish520[/url”>http://www.andover.edu/About/Newsroom/Pages/Spanish520.aspx]Spanish520[/url</a>]</p>
<p>As the story that you yourself linked to explains, Spanish 520 is a Spanish language course whose focus is business in the same way that French 520’s focus is cinema. The emphasis is definitely on strengthening one’s grasp of the language - most of 520’s students do not speak Spanish as a first language - while learning principles of business in Spain. It’s interdisciplinary.</p>
<p>@Tomthecat do you really have to take statistics before you take precalc? I think I read that on the Andover website…</p>
<p>Hello any DA students/alum, I’m thinking of applying to be an upper for the 2012-2013 school year. I have a question regarding admissions- just to give you a little background- I go to a public school in Orange County, I have excellent academics (211 PSAT) and am taking two APs as a sophmore, but nothing to set me apart from the horde of applicants… except that I play cello and water polo.</p>
<p>My question is: Is it beneficial for me to contact the coach/music director to guarantee/help my acceptance?</p>
<p>Thank you so much!!! :)</p>
<p>Hey, Ehphant! No, statistics is not a prerequisite to to precalculus. Prerequisite courses will always have a lower course numbering. Precalculus is a 300-level class; stat is a 500-level class.</p>
<p>Hey, Scholar1! It’s awesome you want to apply for upper year. I was a new upper at Andover in 2009, so I hope I can give you a little insight into applying. First off, let me give you a little background information about applying for upper year, which I will preface with a question: would starting as a lower (10th grader) versus as an upper be a deal breaker? I ask because upper year is the hardest year to get into by a long shot. According to a new upper newsletter that admissions sent to accepted candidates in 2010, the acceptance rate for new upper applicants was 7%.</p>
<p>Because of that, I would strongly caution against using the word “guarantee” in relation to admission. I’d caution against using it for general applicants, too, because there simply are no guarantees that an applicant is exactly what admissions just happens to be looking for. Strong academics help (indeed, no one without strong academics will ever be accepted for upper year) as do strong athletics and other extracurriculars like music, but, as admissions says, 70% of applicants are academically admissible, and I would imagine that they’d also be extracurricularly admissible. If you think of it that way, only one in ten admissible applicants to upper year are admitted. You need to be interesting - and different - to get in.</p>
<p>So I think that if you think your athletic and musical abilities would set you apart from other applicants (read: if you think you’re really, really good) then definitely get in touch with coaches and music teachers. I’m not an admissions officer, but I was a Head Tour Guide and therefore spent plenty of time in admissions, so I can tell you that coaches often hang out in admissions to make their cases for admitting promising athletes. I don’t know how much sway they hold, and I would imagine not much, but every little helps.</p>
<p>If you have any more questions about applying, ask me! I’m always happy to help fellow new upper applicants and, as I said, the admission philosophy for this particular group of kids is distinctive. Good luck with your application!</p>
<p>TomTheCat</p>
<p>You do make a good point about upper admission. Is it possible to apply for both lower and upper years, and if so, would it be worth it for me to repeat my lower year (college-wise)?</p>
<p>It is not possible to apply to more than one grade, so you’ll need to make a choice. However, it’s not unheard of for admissions to siphon certain new upper applicants into the new lower pool, e.g. if admissions feels an applicant deserves admission but does not make the cut for admission as an upper. Absolutely no guarantees with that, though. I’d still say you should cut your losses and apply for the grade that makes the most sense for you academically.</p>
<p>I answered the college question earlier. The short answer is that being a repeat will not at all affect college admission. My response is at <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/1205234-repeating-grade-consequences.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/1205234-repeating-grade-consequences.html</a></p>
<p>Hey everyone, I just came to this thread so it is pretty long, sorry if I repeat a question, but at the interview what would I wear that would be casual yet show respect for the institution? I read that Andover doesn’t have a formal dress code.</p>
<p>I’m not a guy, so don’t trust me on this…but maybe a polo shirt with some nice pants?</p>
<p>That’s what I was thinking but I’m going to go for a preppy blazer w/ tie and long pants. I found my answer soon after I posted that question.</p>
<p>Coat and tie is fine, even if the school’s dress code is more casual. Everyone will know you are touring and generally people will go out of their way to be pleasant!</p>
<p>What would you reccomend a girl wear? I don;t have many dressy clothes so not really sure.</p>
<p>For girls, you can really wear anything moderately dressy. When I went, I wore a black sweater set with a nice skirt, tights, and black suede boots. Some girls were wearing khakis with a blouse. You can honestly wear anything, I think, besides jeans, sneakers, and graphic tees. Don’t wear anything you wouldn’t wear to a nice restaurant.</p>
<p>Andover takes a lot of day students, about 275 students out of a total of 1100. If you live in the area, this may be an opportunity for you. [Day</a> Student Open House](<a href=“http://www.andover.edu/About/Newsroom/Pages/DayOpenHouse2011.aspx]Day”>http://www.andover.edu/About/Newsroom/Pages/DayOpenHouse2011.aspx)</p>
<p>I would be a boarder, so do they have any open houses for boarders?</p>