<p>Sorry, NMH was not a good example. I have two NMH attendees in my family. I can tell you via their experiences that it is comparably difficult to obtain an A there as it is at Exeter/Andover. My son's both have good friends at those schools who they attended public middle school with and they all agree that the course rigor is comparable. Some of the schools are simply more prestigious because of their age and the size of their endowments.
However, I understand the point you were trying to make.</p>
<p>NMH Average SAT Score - 1798
Andover Average - 2008
SPS Average - 2075</p>
<p>Rigor remains comparable. SAT scores really have nothing to do with that. Imagine...Wake Forest just did away with SAT's. It may be a long-running dispute, but their value is questionable. The Ivies turn away many with perfect SAT's/GPA's yearly in favor of creating a more diverse student body.</p>
<p>^^ Yup all the time. Its just not worth paying more than 1k on a private SAT tutor anymore. Just not worth the time.</p>
<p>size should not be a matter. the student to adult ratio is probably the same at every top school</p>
<p>It should be about personal preference.</p>