<p>I'm definitely a Middlesex person. I would have taken the screen name "Middlesex," but if I got rejected and decided to attend another school...</p>
<p>Middlesex is the Williams/Amherst of the boarding schools if HADES are HYPS.</p>
<p>what makes you like MiddleSex so much?</p>
<p>Not to be pompous, but Middlesex is completely my safety. My interview was AMAZING (with the director of admissions), and I really felt good about everything I did for Middlesex. That's why it's my safety, not because it is sub-par or less selective.</p>
<p>Hey.... no dising schools. All are good. Before someone on this site created the name Hades, it used to be "St. Grottlesex". That even appears in history books and Wickipedia.
They were the prestigious schools, but that irritates Andover and Exeter. The highest SAT averages are still Groton & St. Paul's (not sure about Middlesex). Oh and I am embarrassed to say, the term WASP was created by an SPS alum (ugghhh).</p>
<p>The school you love should be the one you are at. It is shades of gray within the top 1% of education in the world, so who cares? Be in love with Middlesex. It's OK.</p>
<p>It just annoys me when CCers think that any non-HADES school is an automatic acceptance. If they reject me and accept another candidate with better credentials that has no desire to attend, I might punch a hole though a wall. I think that genuinely passionate candidates should have an advantage over other perhaps better candidates that view slightly less selective schools as safeties.</p>
<p>I said that Middlesex is my safety, not that I think it's an automatic acceptance. In fact, I would be ecstatic to be accepted to Middlesex because is a top-notch school with a beautiful campus and I think I would be happy there. I think it is just as good as the other schools I applied to, I just feel confident in my application and interview. Middlesex is incredibly selective school, and anyone who takes it lightly, expecting automatic acceptance, is in for a bitter surprise on March 10th. I only applied to schools I genuinely want to attend, so if it came down to, say, Middlesex and Exeter, it would be a very difficult decision.</p>
<p>Didn't mean to sound pompous. I'm like Ceralina!</p>
<p>And doughnuts, I agree, I can't stand bad spelling either!</p>
<p>I'm not saying that I don't like Middlesex, I would be ecstatic to be accepted ANYWHERE!
I just like bigger schools. I interviewed at two larger schools (SPS and Exeter) and liked the feel of Exeter the best. Of course getting into any school would be a dream come true. Only a fool would say otherwise.</p>
<p>Can someone explain all the acronyms for the schools please?</p>
<p>H- Hotchkiss
A- Andover
D- Deerfield
E- Exeter
S- St. Paul's</p>
<p>and St. Grottlesex is St. Paul's St. Mark's, St. George's, Groton, and Middlesex (I Wiki-ed it :)) Saint</a> Grottlesex - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>
<p>Actually St. Grottlesex refers to SPS, Middlesex, and Groton. It does not include SMS and SGS. I have a feeling that the author of that Wikipedia page was an alum of SMS or SGS.
SPS, Middlesex, and Groton are definitely head and shoulders above SGS and SMS.</p>
<p>I was thinking that too... You're probably right :)</p>
<p>Yah, they are all great schools, but I would probably rank them</p>
<ol>
<li>SPS</li>
<li>Groton</li>
<li>Middlesex</li>
<li>SMS</li>
<li>SGS</li>
</ol>
<p>Thanks lolli</p>
<p>i think Exeter has highest SAT scores, then SPS, then Groton then Andover... Groton is probably the best educational school but not the best environment because its soo small. SPS is alittle bit bigger but i personally think its a bit small, Exeter and Andover are both top 5 schools and have over 1,000 population</p>
<p>"not the best environment"? just because it's small? i thought the environment would be better (aka more nurturing) than bigger schools because there, its more sink or swim..</p>
<p>could you explain your reasoning ? thank youu</p>
<p>maybe its personal feel , but the fact that the football team would be the whole boys side of the grade is just strange... also there sports programs are poor because they dont have a big population to pick from... does anyone know any athletic trophies Groton has won?? and also, money can be a problem... they have probably more money per student, but still... they dont have a billion to spend like Exeter does. just strange when you know everyone in your whole schooll... theres more kids in my grade at middle school then there are in the whole groton school... theres not much to explore.. you can make really good friends but your stuck in the middle of nowhere with less than 90 kids your age.. alittle too personal i feel. small classes are good, im goin from a place with 18 per class to 8 per class(hopefully) (exeter is 8 per class) so groton must be like 3 per class haha</p>
<p>Yah Groton isn't too great at sport, but they did have an amazing boys bball team a couple of years ago. They had a 6'8" dude from Ghana that now averages like 9 ppg for Columbia as a Freshman. The dude also scored 1,000+ at Groton.</p>
<p>^ If you search Youtube, I'm pretty sure you find him XD I don't know how I got it, but if you click around from Groton's green cup challenge you end up with it. The video clip is kinda like Nike, very inspirational but at the same time you know he's a serious player.</p>
<p>Groton, Middlesex , St. Paul's, and the rest of that league do pretty well in sports considering they don't bring in PG's. Student athletes certainly get their sports pump, and are able to excel in three sports if they choose.
Hotchkiss, Deerfield, Exeter brings in PG's. In that league Salisbury for instance, with around 300 boys is comparable to St. Pauls in boys' numbers but is on the same playing field as Deerfield, Hotchkiss, and Exeter due to PG's. South Kent with 145 Boys can play Basketball well against any team in NE. So you see it's not the size of the school, but the PG's and/or how much the school is focusing on a particular sport.</p>
<p>One needs to figure out if he/she would be happier being a athletic stud (impact player)at one of the non PG schools, or playing at the higher level school and potentially not attaining the same athletic highs.</p>
<p>Yah westcoast, there is an amazing video about him on youtube.</p>
<p>Simply go to youtube and type in Groton Basketball. He is sick at dunking too!</p>