<p>From the website, this school looks amazing. </p>
<p>I was wondering how the academics are at this school, compared to New England prep schools. </p>
<p>Has anyone seen the school, or has heard any comments about it? Any pictures? etc.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>I have their view book. Along with the view book they included a supplement with each graduate that year, showing GPA, SAT scores, where they were accepted and where they ultimately decided to attend. It is located in beautiful Carmel California. For sheer beauty of the geography, they score big time.</p>
<p>Yeah, what I'm worried about is that I'd choose the school just because it's in California, right on the ocean. lol.</p>
<p>Well, I've really been looking for a safety, and the acceptance rate is 43%, so it seems suitable.</p>
<p>prepparent, how do their academics compare to other New England prep schools?</p>
<p>I'm not sure I could really give you a qualified answer. However, when I think boarding school in California, I think Thacher and Cate.</p>
<p>JK, if you feel 43% is safety, there are plenty of bs in New England and the Mid-Atlantic that are very, very good academically. Schools that have some history behind them. Stevenson is relatively young. Schools with higher accept rates with fantastic academics........Man, there are many</p>
<p>Jk, check these schools out. Many of these have A-1 academics.</p>
<p>22.-27. Brooks School Co-Ed<br>
9-12
35%-40%
22.-27. Cranbrook Schools Co-Ed<br>
9-12
35%-40%
22.-27. Loomis Chaffee School Co-Ed<br>
9-12, PG
35%-40%
22.-27. Mercersburg Academy Co-Ed<br>
9-12, PG
35%-40%
22.-27. The Pennington School Co-Ed<br>
7-12
35%-40%
22.-27. Suffield Academy Co-Ed<br>
9-12, PG
35%-40%
28.-34. Episcopal High School Co-Ed<br>
9-12
40%-45%
28.-34. Saint James School Co-Ed<br>
8-12
40%-45%
28.-34. Stevenson School Co-Ed<br>
9-12
40%-45%
28.-34. Westminster School Co-Ed<br>
9-12, PG
40%-45%
28.-34. Westtown School Co-Ed<br>
9-12
40%-45%
28.-34. White Mountain School Co-Ed<br>
9-12, PG
40%-45%
28.-34. The Williston Northampton School Co-Ed<br>
9-12, PG
40%-45%
35.-46. Asheville School Co-Ed<br>
9-12
45%-50%
35.-46. Berkshire School Co-Ed<br>
9-12, PG
45%-50%
35.-46. George School Co-Ed<br>
9-12
45%-50%
35.-46. Hill School Co-Ed<br>
9-12, PG
45%-50%
35.-46. The Masters School Co-Ed<br>
9-12
45%-50%
35.-46. Miss Porter's School All-Girls<br>
9-12
45%-50%
35.-46. Proctor Academy Co-Ed<br>
9-12
45%-50%
35.-46. St. Mark's School Co-Ed<br>
9-12
45%-50%
35.-46. Salisbury School All-Boys<br>
9-12, PG
45%-50%
35.-46. South Kent School All-Boys<br>
9-12, PG
45%-50%
35.-46. The Stony Brook School Co-Ed<br>
7-12</p>
<p>Also: Northfield Mount Hermon. <a href="http://www.nmhschool.org/index.php%5B/url%5D">http://www.nmhschool.org/index.php</a></p>
<p>Stevenson is in a beautiful setting, with not only the ocean nearby, but located adjacent to one of the world premier golf courses, which students can use. It is much younger than Thacher and Cate, and thus has a much smaller endowment. Their academic program has dramatically improved the past 10-15 years. They are app. 50-50 day and boarders; this mix seems to work well for both groups. They do have a larger variety of classes than T and C, which is understandable given their larger size. A number of their faculty are Stevenson grads and seem very enthusiastic about their program. We had the opportunity to speak with students and parents at both their open house, and a smaller admission presentation at Lake Tahoe. Everyone we spoke to was very enthusiastic; the school has a strong culture of developing each student's interests and passions across a very wide spectrum: the students are definitely not "cookie-cutter", despite the rather upper-class surroundings that the day students are drawn from. My general impression is that Stevenson, while less selective than Thacher, has very similar students; Cate's were equally bright, but seemed more concerned about appearance, style, etc. than Stevenson and Thacher students.
Compared to East coast schools with similar endowments, I don't think there is a large difference in quality, but the style is certainly more casual (similar to the differences between Calif and East coast colleges).</p>
<p>sierradoc, thanks for the great information. Do you get the impression that Cate has a greater New England population than say Thacher? I have heard that Cate is popular with New Englander'. At the risk of stereotyping, this may explain Cate's concern for appearance, style, etc.</p>
<p>Is there anything really special about Stevenson's academics?</p>
<p>i dunno i have a friend who goes there and loves it, and shes insanely smart.</p>
<p>I think I'm going to apply to Stevenson. Maybe Cate, too. Any objections?</p>
<p>I was also wondering, if I attended Stevenson, or any other boarding school in California and I applied to a California university (like UCB, Stanford, etc). would I be considered as an in state applicant?</p>
<p>jimbob1225, do you have her email address?</p>
<p>Prepparent,
I can't speak for the New England demographics for Cate vs. the other Calif. schools, but I would agree that Cate "feels" much more like a Northeastern school than the others I have seen.</p>
<p>Jonathan- No, you are a resident of the state in which your parents reside and pay taxes. However, for application purposes you are considered to be applying from the state in which you attended high school. This was not an advantage for my son. He is a Texas resident as far as in-state tuition etc., but was considered a New Jersey applicant, which is not a plus for many of the selective east coast schools.</p>