If you could describe each prep school with 1 word what would it be?
WickedExpensive
Dang. ChoatieMom took my word. So I’ll use… RAMEN.
It’s all he wants in care packages and all I can afford.
Unnecessary.
Great words but I meant for each individual prep schools.
For example,
SPS - Rural
Sorry for confusion! 
keep the comments coming
HIll = Hilly. guess they named it that for a reason…
Loomis = Lowkey
St. Andrew’s (DE) = Ethos
Groton = fabulous
But actually.
Groton = rewarding
Thacher = Community
Hotchkiss = remote
Exeter = intense
Deerfield = preppy
Lawrenceville = expensive
Andover = elite
Choate = NYC (?)
Mercersburg = welcoming
Cate = warmth
NO WAY does Choate=NYC. Not even close. Not sure what I would put, but NOT NYC. Wallingford is a typical NE town with a small downtown, old colonial style buildings, and lots of farmland within two miles of campus. The campus has gorgeous red brick buildings with tall white columns mixed with impressive modern buildings by well-known architects. Campus is expansive, over 400 acres. There are very few trips into NYC for the students, who need special permission to leave Wallingford. So, NO, not NYC.
My vote is: challenging.
My husband says: organized, planned, or comprehensive.
Berkshire= Inspiring
Westover= Community
Re Choste, I was talking about a distinctive NYC crowd shaping the culture on some ways. Is there not? Anyway, I don’t think this thread is that serious anyway. It should be the first word jumping to you, not a compliment after serious soul searching!
@mexusa: Choate has a rep for being NYC-centric. I think @panpacific was referring to that rep (deserved or not) and not the campus/location. I guess I would say:
Choate=sophisticated (may be tangentially related to NYC-ness)
Thacher = integrity
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Okay, a good amount of students are from, as they say, “Manhattan.” Yeah, we could go with = sophisticated.