<p>I have an interview to get into Miss Porter's School, but it won't be at the school. I was just wondering if someone knows something( BAD OR GOOD) about this school. Expect for the fact that it is an ALL GIRLS school.</p>
<p>My daughter just graduated. She had a great 4 years at Porter’s. It is a wonderful community. Good luck with your interview.</p>
<p>Miss Porter’s is close enough to the boys at Avon Old Farms–but not too close! 
it’s a great school from all accounts.</p>
<p>thxss shelley14</p>
<p>I don’t have personal knowledge about Miss Porter’s, but read an interesting article in Vanity Fair about the school early this summer. Might be worth reading . . .</p>
<p>@ELY so wat u r tryin to say is taht it is a bad school?!!</p>
<p>I had my interview from Miss porter’s and it went so great for a first interview that even my interview said so.</p>
<p>ELY: My mother also read that article! She won’t let me apply there because of it!</p>
<p>I don’t think it is fair to make judgments based on one article. There are some very satisfied Miss Porter’s parents on this board. I recommend a search on the forum and some more research. Good luck!</p>
<p>i agree with you but I don’t think I could convince my mother. When she makes up her mind…</p>
<p>No, I’m not saying it is a “bad School”. I just think reading the article gives you insight into the culture & traditions of the school. Yes, many are happy there; just think that informing yourself helps ensure you’re a good fit. Does that make sense?</p>
<p>@ELY- It makes sense…And I really appreciated it. At least MPS is not my top choices.</p>
<p>While the article was well written, I found it had many untruths.</p>
<p>That article is certainly entertaining, but everything I have heard from my sister, mother, cousins, aunts, and friends who, unlike the author, have actually graduated from the school make it seem sensationalistic and uninformed. It’s a warm, friendly, intellectual place.</p>
<p>What i know about Miss Porters is that i reeealllly wanna go there. Lol, i read up on the traditions a bit, but from all of the reviews from the graduates that i’ve read, its those traditions that make MPS such a great place. I dont know about this article, but i’m still applying. :-)</p>
<p>It is a close knit community. The traditions were/are very important to my daughter. Good luck with your application.</p>
<p>thats idiotic. I’m a current student, knew tatum, all that shabang. But really, you should ask your mother, if she really is concerned, to talk to the administration. Or students. I have never been bullied, hazed, or scared for my life. Please, look past the media and instead to those who have actually experienced life here. It is a truly amazing place, and my choice of coming here was probably THE best decision I have ever made.</p>
<p>Don’t make a decision based on that article. My wife went to Miss Porters and used to be a Trustee there. It is a wonderful school! Have met the new headmistress, she is great too. I will not blast Vanity Fair, but seriously, should That magazine make your decision? They make money by writing stories that entertain and titillate. Truth is not their objective. There is a story behind the story and it is more about one student’s problems not about a problem school.</p>
<p>I was at MPS today and it was so AMAZING. I visited the dorms and I did not expect them to be that big. Everyone was so friendly and sympathetic. ALmost all the girls I met talked to me about the boys from Avon Farm School. After visiting MPS, I went to Avon because my cousin is applying there. The boys he talked to were also talking about the girls from MPS. It was just so hilarious.</p>
<p>My parents are only allowing me to apply to 4 schools therefore anything that looks vaguely suspicious is banned off the list. Stupid I know but I’m not protesting it took 3 years of solid convincing to get them to consider BS. My mother went to a boarding school outside the US where hazing definitly happened so I think she is balking at what she really doesnt want for me.</p>