<p>I applied to St. George's, Blair, and Lawrenceville, and I am now facing a tough decision. I was accepted at St. George's and Blair, and wait listed at Lawrenceville. I can not decide between either St. Georges or Blair. Both schools have their pro's and con's. I am asking if anyone has any inside information about either schools. About their students, learning environment, school etc. I am really torn, and any pros or cons for either school would be very helpful.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I have a kid who graduated from Blair. I only have positive things to say about the school, and now the new athletic facilities are an added plus. The environment is nurturing but fosters independence. The academics are rigorous, but each student is carefully monitored so that any problems are discovered quickly. The administration is tops. I am familiar with many schools, and the Blair headmaster is one of the best. The students are not all headed for highly selective colleges- there is a range of abilities- but the majority are extremely good students. The college counseling is great- a real effort is made to find the right fit for each student. Faculty houses are always open- most don’t even lock their doors. Kids can go eat dinner with faculty members or have discussion sessions in an informal setting.<br>
I know St. George is wonderful, too.
Hope this helps. Congrats on your choices.</p>
<p>Congratulations!</p>
<p>I hope you can go to both revisit days. The answer may become clear after that. </p>
<p>We never visited St. Georges, and I don’t know anyone whose child goes there. If you sail, I think it’s where you want to be. </p>
<p>Why not probe a little more into the academic offerings of both schools to see which will meet your interests better? When you go to revisits, ask about the clubs that interest you. Find out more about weekend activities. Research which sports are open to you as a beginner or as an experienced player. If you are not interested in athletics, find out what other activities you can do to fulfill your requirements. Think about what your life would be like at both schools. </p>
<p>If after revisits you are still undecided, then consider which school is closer to home. Driving to & from boarding school is awful in the snow, and the closer the better under those conditions. Your parents will appreciate going to your athletic and arts events. Not only should you take driving distance to home into account, but if you enjoy athletics, you should also take a look at how far away athletic league schools are because games will be held at those locations as well. This may seem unimportant now, but it will become important later. </p>
<p>I am a Blair parent, and my child has had a wonderful experience there so far. If you have specific questions, let me know.</p>
<p>Burb Parent-</p>
<p>Thank you for not using the word “nurturing”…</p>
<p>that is all.</p>
<p>It’s true: if my daughter read that a school was “nurturing,” she would never go! (Blair sounds great, by the way, MOWC and BP)</p>
<p>When I use the word “nurturing” I mean that the kids aren’t flung out there to sink or swim. Believe me, there ARE schools where this is the case! I had a kid attend one for awhile! Nurturing means that an appropriate level of attention is given to each student- as an individual- and not simply as a member of the herd. There are schools where the faculty treats the students as adversaries, and schools where the faculty and staff truly enjoy interacting with the students- even on weekends and evenings. A 14 or 15 year old need some guidance and structure- I felt Blair provided this and actually moved to a “graduated” system of privileges as the kids got older and moved up in grades. To me, this is “nurturing”.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t say every 14 or 15 year old NEEDS guidance and structure.</p>
<p>Yes, every 14 and 15 year old need guidance - amount and type might vary, not the need.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the Blair info. I do love the school and the administration has been awesome and so welcoming. It is closer to my house and I hear what you are saying. But, I guess the adventures of a farther away school sounds fun too.</p>
<p>I will be attending both revisit days. Hopefully, the answer will be revealed then. Any info on St. George’s out there? Anyone?</p>
<p>Well if you want to put it that way (amount and type may very) then every 34 or 35 year old needs guidance also.</p>
<p>I’m a parent of a recent St. George’s graduate. I have nothing but great things to say about the school. He was not a sailor, by the way, but did 3 other sports. I hear great things about Blair also, I’m just not very familiar with the MAPL schools.
My S loved his years at SG. Great academics and caring faculty. He had a terrific group of friends. They were not all the stereotypically cool preppy kids, but all were high achieving, athletic, and just plain nice. They all keep in touch.
College counseling is outstanding.
Our family has so many fond memories of S’s St. George’s days - I’m smiling just typing this!
Please feel free to PM me if you have any specific questions.</p>
<p>Blair is a wonderful school. Instead of “nurturing” kids think of it as there’s always someone there to talk to, to help take care of what you may need, to offer advice or to let you figure things out for yourself, with someone to fall back on if you need them…upperclassmen choose their own advisor (not sure about 9th or 10th), which is a great bond and that chosen person is there to be a confidante, advisor, go-between and role model…besides that version of nurturing, Blair is a great community of dedicated faculty, involved students, great athletics, fine college counseling - all set within a beautiful campus with excellent facilities (new athletic center, arts center, student center, girls dorm)… and the food is very good, varied and served in a nice dining hall. You can experience this first hand on revisit days, a tour or just by casually chatting with the community of students,teachers, administration and even the headmaster - all are present around campus, doors are open.They are very approachable and happy to share their Blair experience with you.</p>
<p>I hear from boardingschoolreview that SG is not very diverse a few years ago. I am an international student who was accepted by SG.So I wanna ask if the people there discriminate minorty. In addition, could you give me some advice to better adapt the life at SG</p>
<p>We have only visited St G but our tour guide was a minority and he was very happy with the school. We also met with a fabulous teacher from the history department (who is also a baseball coach there) who is a minority as well. We were impressed with the school.</p>