<p>Hi! I'm an international student and I am admitted to NMH School. So I would like to know everyone's opinion whether I should go to NMH or not. I mean is this schools qualified to be a great school? And will I have chance to go into top colleges if I work hard there?</p>
<p>THX</p>
<p>NMH is a great school! You can get anything you want if you work hard. If you’re still unsure about college chances or obsessed with matriculation stats, go see NMH’s college placement list. </p>
<p>But I do want to tell you that the school has a relatively large population of Chinese students(assuming you’re from China).</p>
<p>OMG I GOT IN NMH AND I CHOSE TO GO TO MBURG
I REGRET LIKE HELLL</p>
<p>but please note that last time i revisited, i saw kids sleeping in class without the teachers saying anything</p>
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<p>You would have the people, the facilities, the amazing opportunities, and the rest is up to you (I’m not speaking particularly of NMH, just good boarding schools in general). Boarding school is what you make of it. The majority of Andover students don’t get accepted to Harvard; nonetheless there are top students at, say, Cushing Academy who work their ways to Yale. I’d say GO and make the best of your experience, but do remember that boarding school isn’t just about getting into good colleges, it’s where you’ll call HOME for the next couple of years of your life.</p>
<p>I don’t go to bs so I’m hardly speaking from a wealth of experience, but that’s how I feel after months of extensively researching on boarding schools.</p>
<p>ladyluck, you chose Mburg instead!!! ***, why? I thought you were totally set on going to NHM 
yeahh, I was actually also planning on going to NMH, but I decided to go to St. Marks at the very last moment…I dont know if I’ll regret it or not yet…</p>
<p>Wait want?! M’burg? They sleep in class? And the teachers ignored them? On revisit days?</p>
<p>No…she’s talking about NMH. Although, I find this difficult to believe. Which class I do not know. I have sat in on 42 classes at NMH during family days visits and my two students have sat in on 6 during their visit days. None of us ever witnessed anything like this. The classes are very small and all students were actively engaged. (Made my husband and I jealous - wish our high school experience could have been like that!)</p>
<p>I asked my current student about this and he says he has never witnessed this in any of his classes (he is currently a junior).</p>
<p>To answer the OP’s question, NMH is an excellent school and you have just as much chance of going to a top college as a graduate as you do from any of the more popular/prestigous schools. This years graduating class includes 4 Harvard acceptances, 3 MIT, 5 Stanford, 6 Cornell, Princeton, Yale, Penn, and Brown and a slew of top tier schools such as Georgetown, BC, NYU, Univ. of Chicago, all of the NESCAC’s, the top LAC’s, etc.</p>
<p>What I saw was in history class. Teacher talked and didn’t care if students were listening or not. Kids slept in class and no one cared.</p>
<p>wow i cant stand when people ask such stupid questions? like honestly i am sorry but asking a personal question like what school to go to is ■■■■■■■■ boarding schools are very personal and that is what makes them different from public you have to decided yourself on which school you feel is the best fit and you have to have some type of personal connection of my that school will work for you. you just cant ask well whos going here and there. everyone is different and they have different points of view and they have different needs so you cant really ask a personal question like this and if you are you are putting yourself at risk. and BTW just look at which boarding schools send students to top tier schools that not a good enough reason to choose a school</p>
<p>My son is in his second year t NMH (currently a sophomore) and loves it – NMH is an excellent school and you can definitely get into a top school if you work hard. Like others have said, it is really up to you – NMH will help you all the way.</p>
<p>You are right! Thank you and hope you could do well in your school.</p>
<p>so shisheng, where you heading next year?
nmh?</p>
<p>ladyluck, what grade were you visiting?</p>
<p>yes, i’m going to nmh.</p>
<p>Answerbag! You should be ashamed of yourself!!! “…like honestly i am sorry but asking a personal question like what school to go to is ■■■■■■■■ boarding schools are very personal…” “■■■■■■■■”??? REALLY!!! Of all the words you could have used you chose that!!! Do you know what it really means?! Or even CARE for that matter?.. </p>
<p>I’m sorry for being a little harsh… I just sort of blew a gasket. The reason why I’m calling you out on your use of the word “■■■■■■■■” is because I strongly dislike it when people use derogatory terms in the wrong context, and I’m trying to help raise awareness to put a stop to it. The word “■■■■■■■■” is really a term coming from the French verb “retardāre” which means to delay, be slow. Today in our society, ■■■■■■■■, used correctly, is a word used to refer to those who have a health concern, whether mental or physical, which sometimes prevents them from functioning as quickly as other humans do. To call somebody ■■■■■■■■ in the wrong situation can be very hurtful to the person and can also be considered bullying. (Think of this: calling somebody “■■■■■■■■” is the equivalent to calling a girl “fat”. You would never do it, regardless of whether it is true or not, because it’s mean and hurtful.) Nevertheless, “■■■■■■■■” is a staple in American slang nowadays, and it is evolving more and more from the original, harmless adjective it used to be, to an insult that people casually throw around to criticize others or make them feel low. WE NEED TO PUT A STOP TO THIS!!! </p>
<p>I know you probably meant no real harm when you posted, answerbag, and so I’m sorry to have to pick on you personally. I just need to raise awareness about this issue to make sure people realize that they need to think before they talk – or post for that matter – because unfortunately, what you say can end up being a lot more hurtful than you’d intended it to be when you opened your mouth. </p>
<p>Thanks for putting up with my ranting guys, and sorry for straying away from the original topic of your thread, shihusheng! Just for the record, I think it is great news that you ultimately decided to attend NMH!!! It’s a great school. ;)</p>
<p>P.S. If you’re wondering why I care so much about this issue, it’s cause I have a close relative who has a severe brain disorder. It’s bad enough to hear the doctors call him ■■■■■■■■, and to hear other people use the term incorrectly to hurt others just kills me. :(</p>
<p>Congrats shuihu!!!(haha remember the novel?)</p>
<p>Please, please ignore him(answerbag). He might be an old ■■■■■. Ignore him. Andsay whatever you want answerbag! We don’t care!</p>
<p>Yes, thank you guys! I never mind that he used incorrect words. But I just would like to say everyone could say anything to others, even harmful words. I can do that too. But I wouldn’t offend him back because keeping good manners is a basic quality for modern citizens, especially for young adults. </p>
<p>After all, It’s helpful to hear your voices and thank you all for replying!</p>
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<p>Keylyme: Your figures are wrong. Four got into Harvard, yes. But 50% were recruited athletes. Only one got into Stanford, not five. One got into MIT, not three. And nobody got into Brown or Amherst. I don’t if you just made those number up … or what, but let’s not tell lies. NMH can help you get an education which may or may not result in acceptance to a great school. There’s no guarantee.</p>
<p>NMH college acceptances: </p>
<p>[You're</a> Accepted! | Northfield Mount Hermon](<a href=“http://www.nmhschool.org/youre-accepted]You’re”>http://www.nmhschool.org/youre-accepted)</p>
<p>As with every other boarding school, it is who you are and what YOU do that gets you into school – the school just provides the opportunities.</p>
<p>i went to their matriculation and i can’t find where it says how many students got accepted in to a certain college</p>