<p>If anyone has questions about Milton I would be happy to answer them! I'm a senior at Milton and I also have 4 siblings and each goes to a different ISL school. I am also pretty well-versed on the NESPAC schools, so if anyone has any questions, please ask!</p>
<p>Well Milton is one of my top choices…</p>
<p>I have a few questions. Here is a “tougher” one…</p>
<p>Why should I chose Milton over HADES? </p>
<p>Now a few others:</p>
<p>Is the outdoor program fun?
I used to live in Boston, and LOVED it, do we go there often
Is there parity among FA and non FA students, especially in clothing and technology
Is torrenting movies against the rules (for boarding students who use the Milton network)
New york, ever?</p>
<p>I loved the Milton courses? Mostly because they have post AP and AP level courses but they do not follow the syllabus. They seem so fun! </p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>Boarders seem to have a fierce/unabashed loyalty to their houses.</p>
<p>In your opinion, what are some characteristics of the male houses? Example: Forbes?</p>
<p>By the way I believe he is a day student.</p>
<p>principalviola-
Sorry your going to have to clarify exactly what HADES is, but I’m assuming it means Andover, Exeter, SPS, Deerfield and…? Not sure which other schools are a part of that acronym but I’ll address your easier questions first…</p>
<p>The outdoor program is AMAZING. You would be very hard-pressed to find a better program, even at some colleges. You can sign up to take sea-kayaking, hiking, and/or rock climbing as your seasonal sports requirement, which is very popular. Then the ODP offers frequent weekend trips to local mountains for hiking or climbing, or you can go white water rafting or kayaking, or, in the winter, you can even go ice-climbing (I’ve done it-I was possibly the most amazing thing I have ever done). The schools pays for everything, they bring all the equipment and they train you if you do not have experience. They also offer spring break trips. Past ones have been kayaking between Carribean islands and camping at night or rock climbing in Utah. </p>
<p>Both boarders and day students always go into Boston! There is good shopping, great restaurants. The school offers buses into Boston and to the South Shore Plaza (a mall in Braintree) and Milton is only about a 10 min walk from the T (it takes about 20 mins by train to get to Boston). Especially students who do not play sports during a particular season, they will hang out a lot in Boston and Harvard Square (another popular destination for Milton kids!) So overall, yes there are day trips with the school or in just small groups into Boston all the time.</p>
<p>I am on full scholarship to Milton (I’m a day student from the inner city) and while you may occasionally notice the difference between FA students and non-FA students the discrepancy is not made out to be a big deal. While most kids at Milton may have designer clothes, the majority of Milton kids overlook what a “label” might say (obvi there is always that like one girl who is obsessed with labels but overall the Milton culture does not put much weight into what you wear.) The same goes with technology. A few students bring their laptops to school, but most don’t. The difference may be more obvious with boarders, but overall Milton students are not very judgemental about class. </p>
<p>Haha again…what is torrenting?</p>
<p>The school has a bus go to New York on some long weekends, but there are generally no organized school trips to New York (besides the annual AP ARt History one). But I know a lot of students who decided to go to New York on their own for a weekend.</p>
<p>There are four male dorms on campus :Goodwin, Norris, Wolcott, and Forbes. And yes, every dorm is utterly loyal to their dorm and dormmates. When I first started at Milton, there were “dorm characteristics”. However, now that I know almost everyone is each dorm I would say there is a genuine mix of people in each dorm (both girls and boys). Forbes in particular is the most prideful boys dorm. They are very loud, outgoing, hilarious. Known for their crazy dorm antics (i.e-putting holes in the walls. Once the sophomore class kidnapped a senior boy and held him in the underclassmen common room for ransom. The senior boys broke in to “save” him. The stories I hear are sooo funny. This was all done on like a Tuesday night.)</p>
<p>And yes-the Milton course are absolutely amazing! There is SO MUCH to choose from it kind of gets frustrating.</p>
<p>Thanks for the thoughtful post. HADES = Hotchkiss, Andover, Deerfield, Exeter, St. Pauls.</p>
<p>Torrenting = “free” movies</p>
<p>If I do varsity sports can I also do outdoor program for fun? I love being outside… haha</p>
<p>Do we get to go to Harvard Coop a lot, I love that place… I never got to go there while we lived there, but I went a few times on a visit. That place is epically amazing.</p>
<p>ahhh got it!
As far as I know dowloading free movies is allowed, I have literally never heard anyone get in trouble for that. But also, especially if your in a dorm, there are huge libraries of movies for you to borrow.</p>
<p>Yes, if your on a varsity sport you can still be a part of or on the board of ODP. You can’t participate in their seasonal program because ODP meets the same time as sports practices but you can still be a member and go on weekend trips.</p>
<p>And yes, students go to the Coop all the time! Whenever you want to go you can always find company.</p>
<p>Finally, while I LOVE Milton, the HADES schools are all great as well (except Hotchkiss, that place is epically overrated). Maybe if you give me some of your interests (academic, athletic, theatrical etccc, or whatever you feel like including) I will definitely help you out. I think Milton is a fantastic choice for a wide variety of students, while a few of the bigger NE prep schools are sometime more suited to a certain mold.</p>
<p>how big are milton’s english/writing program(s)?</p>
<p>From what I saw, they were amazing; just my opinion, I do not know how Miltonions feel about it.</p>
<p>So do you think the boarding school kids and day students are in their own little “cliques”, or does everyone hang out with everyone?
& what do you think about the homework load?
Is it generally a pretty reasonable amount?</p>
<p>Thankyouu:)</p>
<p>You said your sibs attend 4 different prep schools. If you don’t mind me asking, which ones? </p>
<p>From what you here from them about their schools, do you think you made the right decision attending Milton?</p>
<p>Thanks! =D</p>
<p>English and History are huge at Milton; writing especially is very important and Milton tends to stress English above other subjects. Freshmen year everyone takes the same course with an extra course for grammar (it sounds terrible and, yeah, it was boring but it definitely pays off when your older). Sophomore year you have 4 courses to choose from, junior year you have six courses, and senior year there are like literally 10 courses plus a few electives to choose from.</p>
<p>History is known for its fantastic electives. By your junior and senior year there are a ton to choose from, it gets pretty hard. I really don’t know what else to sya, but you should check out the course catalogue on our website.</p>
<p>Boarders and day students definitely mix. I mean , there is obvious dorm pride and the dorm is like a kids family so they are tight with their dormmates, but not to the point of exclusiveity (sp.?) I sleep over dorms all the time, and boarders can sign out to a day students house for the weekend. As for cliques, you may not hang out constantly with everyone but you will definitely be friendly with everyone.</p>
<p>Homewokr definitely varies. It is hard to explain to non-MIlton students but their are always “big push” weeks (i.e.-weeks leading up to vacations, right before final grades are due etc etc) where you will be SWAMPED with work (but then the vacation is so relaxing!) Some nights you will have practically no homework, other nights you will be up all night. Milton does have a homework cap though-you cannot have more than three major assignments in one day, or five in two days (most teachers are very considerate and will ask like “ok who has a major assignment due Tuesday? I’ll move ours to Thursday” or will let you personally get an extension etc…but then again some Milton students don’t like to ask for help or get an assignment moved so you need to speak up early if you do want to move an assignment) I would say I average about a little over 2 hrs a night (but if you use your free periods that can be drastically reduced) but I have definitely pulled some all-nighters (and it also depends on how much of a perfectionist you are…I know kids who will blow off reading assignments to sleep but there are other kids who will stay up until 3 reading and annotating 40 pages) Junior spring and senior fall are VERY rough with homework, but freshman and sophomore year are really easy.</p>
<p>I am the oldest, and I have siblings at Nobles, Roxbury Latin, Winsor, and Dexter (sorry…I realize now not an ISL school its a private day school…but hes only like 8 anyway)
And yes, I definitely made the right decision to go to Milton (I chose between Nobles, where at first I really wanted to go, BB&N, and Winsor). I think the all-girl/single sex thing is extremely limiting and kind of boring so I didn’t want that. Nobles (like I said at first I wanted to go there but I lived closer to Milton) is a good school, but a) Milton is better academically b) Nobles is a huge jock school and thats not for everyone c) much more judgmental (from my friends that go there…it is very cliquey especially if your not a top athlete)</p>
<p>Milton has amazing matriculation statistics with as much as 30% of the class getting admitted into the Ivy League and other top schools. Now, does this number mostly reflect legacies , recruited athletes and kids with connections or do students with no legacies and connections also have a good shot at getting accepted to the top colleges? Would appreciate a candid response as this could affect our decision to enroll at Milton.</p>
<p>Is Exposition that one grammar course that we have to take? Because according to my course manual I am able to take it either Fresh or Soph years. </p>
<p>Oh the 37% to ivies + MIT/Stanford, 22% is Harvard… So I would say SOMETHING has to do with the close proximity.</p>
<p>Hahha well thank you:)</p>
<p>Hi! I have a question,
I recently got admitted to Milton as a boarding student and I was wondering how they match up the roommates? Or is it just by random?
Thank you!</p>
<p>Yeahhh lisa007’s questions is interesting too [:</p>
<p>Expo isn’t required but I know that the kids who take it really seem to like it.</p>
<p>The grammar course you’re probably thinking of is called Workshop and you’ll take it as a freshman.</p>
<p>Sorry guys, I have been on vacation for the past few days without access to a computer!</p>
<p>But, to the student who asked about Milton’s Ivy matriculations:
While there are, of course, athletes and legacies who are admitted to Ivy League/top-tier colleges for those reasons I would say they are the extreme minority of those students admitted. For example, I think a combined 18 students went to Harvard/Yale last year. I can only think of 2 athletes (1 girl to Yale, and 1 boy to Harvard) who were recruited athletes and they were top candidates anyway (great students, tri-varsity capts. etc etc). There were also 3 legacies and every one of them was deserving. The thing about Milton that makes it both great and incredibly frustrating at time is practically everyone is qualified for a top school. All Milton students are high achieving, driven kids who excel at either something in particular or a range of things. But, take it from a poor kid with no “connections” to speak of, we get a fair shot at colleges. I won’t lie, sometimes it may be frustrating when a kid who you know isn’t as qualified as you gets an acceptance over you, but thats life. Overall, the college process is very fair (if you put the work in required for a “top” school. </p>
<p>And, yeah Expo is a clss for students who may need extra help with grammar and Milton’s rigorous writing curriculum. I took it (coming from a Boston Public School) and it was amazingly helpful. The grammar course is called English Workshop and it is required as a freshman. You meet once a week and its wicked boring, but helpful.</p>
<p>I’m a day student but, from what I have gathered form boarder friends, your first semester of freshman year is random (you will be paired with someone from your class obviously). Second semester and for sophomore year you put in your top choices for roomates and usually get your first choice. But it varies by dorm. Some guy dorms keep the same roomate all year, some girl dorms switch at the semester change. Some dorms give the students complete control over their roomate, some dorms don’t really use student influence. It completely depends on your dorm/dorm head.</p>