<p>hi all,
i am going to apply for the 11th grade this fall ('14-'15 year). does anyone know any boarding schools that have a strong science and music program?</p>
<p>thank you.</p>
<p>hi guys this is my first post, but i found this site that looks kind of legit, matriculationstats.org, and it has a lot of different schools</p>
<p>The Westminster school also belongs of this list. It can be compared to St.Paul’s school!</p>
<p>nice site, really helpful! Thank you!</p>
<p>No problem</p>
<p>What a bad way to rate schools, I think success depends on the individual, not the Ivy League school one attends…</p>
<p>That’s true, but an Ivy League degree does help a ton if you’re looking for a job in Investment Banking.</p>
<p>I wonder how many boarding school kids aspire to jobs like “investment banking,” which have have always seemed a “me, me, me” use of intellectual gifts versus students who go on to do things that have wide benefit to society. A good third of my fraternity couldn’t wait to get to Wall Street. They have all made loads of money and I read about some of them in the business rags. I can’t see where they’ve helped too many people but themselves. This is just an opinion and shaped only by my experiences.</p>
<p>As to the matriculationstats site, it’s good but getting stale rapidly.</p>
<p>That’s quite a gross, sanctimonious generalization. Wealth and philanthropy aren’t mutually exclusive. Just because you’re a charitable volunteer doesn’t mean you’re necessarily a “better” person than an IBer. </p>
<p>Plus, who is to say altruism doesn’t stem from humans’ egocentric (me, me, me) desires to feel good about themselves?</p>
<p>Agree with eluviumz. Parlabane, chips on the shoulder much about the IB jobs? IB is just one of the many jobs in the finance industry in which new college graduates can potentially earn more. And finance industry is one of the few industries that provide that potential. Why is it singled out as a “me, me, me job”? What about the chemical engineers working for oil companies? Computer majors working for Apples and Microsoft? Recruits of Teach for America who often end up in top professional schools and then move on to high pay jobs? … Making money isn’t evil. It’s how they use their fortune that matters. </p>
<p>As the college tuitions are skyrocketing as boarding school and other private school tuitions are, the high pay jobs are becoming more and more hot and competitive for good reasons. Many graduates would spend a few years after graduation working at a high pay job to pay down their student loans and save up for graduate schools. Some may stay in the industry and others will move on. I’m sure you have your fair share of exposure to the bad guys in the finance industry as many of us do, but to make a generalization like that is still not right. I hope you can see that.</p>
<p>I know it’s a gross generalization and definitely smacks of sanctimony and reverse snobbery. Mea culpa. But of the MANY IB guys I went to my unnamed Ivy with, only a tiny smattering are doing something good for society (as I would define it) with their lives. My fraternity was full of kids who went to boarding school, joined one of four elite fraternities, and then moved on the Morgan or Goldman etc. Watching the devastating impact on the country these last few years of high flying Wall Street financiers and the unconscionably fast growing income gap, well, that’s how my opinion has been shaped. But all your criticisms are probably spot on and I don’t argue with them.</p>
<p>I hear you, Parlabane. There are greedy, unethical individuals in every area, though… be it medical, legal, finance, energy, media, even nonprofits and human services. Certainly, Wall Street has a culture that encourages that in many cases. But I would also say that there are many wealtthy Wall Streeters who “give back” with huge donations for good. (Yes, I know, it’s tax advantage too, but still.) One of my former classmates, a very successful Wall Streeter, has built a hospital emergency wing, built an entire hospital in a third world country, and made a huge donation to a beloved NYC cultural landmark. (And what about those IBers who donate to the BS alma maters? None of us will complain about the endowments which provide FA for our kids…)</p>
<p>These are exceptions, not rules.</p>
<p>It is amazing to me that the actions of a very few can now define an entire industry, a negative impression that the media reinforces whenever possible. Bankers do NOT make giant salaries, despite what is widely believed. In the past, some high performing bankers and traders might have earned a performance bonus (or guarantee) but those days are long over. Not everyone in banking received bonuses and now, if you get one, it might be stretched out over ten years, stock only, and has a good chance of being clawed back before you ever see it. In the meantime, stop judging people based on their job choices or industry. We still live in America where we have choices in what we do. There are plenty of industries to pick on if you go looking for corruption.</p>
<p>That’s a good defense! But if you are inside the industry you may think otherwise. Haven’t you read about Goldman Sachs hyping and selling junk mortgage backed securities while privately betting against them. If you have the time, you can read a lot more of these stories.</p>