<p>thats amazing soonto!(hahaha…) and what IS the deal? i’ve taken them 4 times including last year i applied and my math score went down everytime!
I applied in 8th and now 9th
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and ya, totally agree with u on that one boarder, they each have good and bad qualities, so its impossibly to say for sure which one is better. i lean towards e more because im close and have friends, but i think a is great too. </p>
<p>i will say that exeter has a really nice atmosphere. i’ve had lunch there once or twice and everyone was friendly. and the library is simply gorgeous. when it come to libraries, exeter wins lol.</p>
<p>buutttt i will say that andover does have a well respected art gallery :)</p>
<p>Thanks, MilkandCookies, for not starting a feud after my previous comment
Again, it’s just where you feel better at. I felt better at Andover- seemed to be a happier atmosphere (most people will agree to this but based on your last comment you might not)…anyway, as far as academics and facilities, both are about as good as it gets.</p>
<p>ya, sometimes i think this whole ‘who is better?’ argument gets a tad bit ridiculous! but as long as its in good sport and not flat out incredible it can sometimes be fun. its just when its like reallly intense its a problem haha</p>
<p>Haha! There is a HUGE list of Andover/Exeter references in media.
A Beautiful Mind- John Nash’s roomate says to him, “So what’s your story? Are you the poor kid who never got to go to Exeter or Andover?”
Eloise- Eloise’s tutor went to Andover
Cheaper By the Dozen 2- Jimmy Murtaugh has two kids at Andover and one at Exeter
Deception (Ewan McGregor, Hugh Jackman)- Wyatt Bose comments on all the big businessmen either going to “Harvard by way of Andover” or “Princeton by way of Exeter”</p>
<p>And the list goes on and on…</p>
<p>Also, in my math textbook, Exeter was mentioned in a word problem, which made me smile.</p>
<p>I’ve spent a considerable amount of time comparing the names Andover and Exeter. Andover flows better, sounds more leisurely, whereas Exeter sounds harsh- somehow reminds me of chopping something.</p>
<p>Exeter and Andover both have day students and PG’s. In my mind those are both significant negatives. Andover and Exeter are both twice as large as St. Paul’s. Also a negative to me. </p>
<p>And at last week’s meeting of the Big Eight boarding schools the retiring headmaster of Exeter was presented with a school tie from each school. The next day he was wearing the SPS Pelican tie!! So at least he has good taste.</p>
<p>Am I biased? Well maybe. I went to SPS. My next oldest brother went to Exeter. A nephew started at Andover last fall, BUT my son is at SPS. GO BIG RED.</p>
<p>My daughter loved SPS, but they waitlisted her last year. That’s how we became GO BIG BLUE! And I suspect that analogous events have driven others on this board to their enthusiasm for one school over another :)</p>
<p>I’ll never understand how the size and day student population is used against Andover and Exeter. Both have like 20% day students - not enough to divide the student body and not enough that their absence makes the campus feel empty on certain weekends. Schools with 50:50 ratios are the ones that can get tiresome for full-time boarders. After all, Andover and Exeter are in residential areas! I’d hate to live in a town with a huge, world-renowned boarding school in the middle of it that didn’t allow day students. That would cause an incredible amount of resentment, I should imagine.</p>
<p>And the size? Well, the size is what gives both schools the ability to have such diverse options for classes and ECs! I mean, how many boarding schools other than Exeter do you know that offer meditation and sitar? How many boarding schools other than Andover do you know that offer tai chi and upwards of 20 Harvard matriculations each year?</p>
<p>It’s all down to opinion, but I (and I don’t think I’m alone) would, without a doubt, pick the large schools with a bazillion courses with names like “ENGL-592B/3, Haunted by Shadows: Viewing African Independence Through Lens and Literature,” a healthy boarding-day ratio, and a million ECs. Choice is a good thing.</p>
<p>The thing about andover/exeter is that they are big enough to have loads of choices as Tom pointed out but still have very small classes for good interaction.</p>
<p>Way more classes yes, but not way more class choice. You might have 5 sections of english, but they’re all the same English. Andover has like 50 different English’s! And Arabic! And we’re not talking about Public Schools where kids are crammed in buildings with sky high student:teacher ratio because of their neighborhood. We are talking about Private Schools where there are whole application processes and admission percentages. These schools tend to be really small. Andover and Exeter are the biggest of these.</p>
<p>As I said, Andover actually has an English class called “ENGL-592B/3, Haunted by Shadows: Viewing African Independence Through Lens and Literature”</p>
<p>I mean, that’s a course name I’d expect to find in college…</p>
<p>St. Paul’s is the best. Of your uber-elite trio St. Paul’s has the most beautiful campus, laid-back yet academically rigorous, second-family supportive school community. If you want a homelike environment, it’s the place to go. St. Paul’s wants to develop students academically, physically, socially, and spiritually…You’re not going to college yet, you are going to a high school away from home. Those other schools are great, but I think it would be easier to “get lost in the cracks.” St. Paul’s is 100% boarding so the campus does not empty out on the weekends. There are no post-graduate athletes like Exeter or Andover so everyone has a chance to compete. And Concord, being the New Hampshire state capital, has a New England upscale environment…you are a short (school-provided, free) shuttle or taxi ride to a good-sized shopping mall (not just a strip mall), ethnic restaurants, and movie theaters. Plus…Manchester airport is 20 minutes away and served by Southwest Airlines. So given the same choice. we picked St. Paul’s, and it was the right choice.</p>
<p>For us, Exeter was the one that introduced us to the whole BS idea and got us all excited about the opportunites that only a power house like Exeter can provide, but Andover was the one that accepted S with open arms, and I can’t think of a better fit than Andover for him. As for SPS, it’s the only HEADS school we didn’t even apply to. To us it was a small school in a remote location with a weird saint name. Of course with my current knowledge mostly got from the education received on CC, I know it’s a great school. We should’ve applied so we had an opportunity to know the school better.</p>
<p>TomTheCat - This is a message board so of course powderblue93 is stating his/her opinion. The vast majority of posts on here are just that - purely opinion, including your own. Relax.</p>
<p>Please, creative, don’t tell me to relax. This is an internet message board, as you said. Until you can detect sarcasm by seeing my facial expression through my text, don’t tell me to relax.</p>
