Which school is the best all-boy school in New England?

<p>I was just wondering which school is the best all-boy school in New England. My friends go to Avon, TP, Salisbury, and so on...</p>

<p>salisbury has the best facility, that's all i know</p>

<p>Roxbury Latin if you consider day schools.</p>

<p>My son did a PG year at Salisbury. We were very impressed by the faculty (all except one -- and that issue is taken care of) and the administration. The setting is spectacular on the hilltop -- and the new buildings are particularly well designed. </p>

<p>In determining the "best" school ... you really need to think about what you are looking for in a boarding school experience, because it's all about fit -- especially when you are talking about single sex schools.</p>

<p>Among single sex schools, Salisbury would be our first choice again. We've been to all three of the schools mentioned in the original post.</p>

<p>If you are into sports and day school .... there is no finer all male school than St. John's Prep in Danvers.</p>

<p>Belmont Hill</p>

<p>Roxbury Latin BY FAR!!!! They have the highest SAT scores, and the highest Harvard, Yale, Princton acceptances of any school in the world! Also, I have heard wonderful things about it. Roxbury alum started SPS (Icould be wrong), Groton, Brooks, and Middlesex School</p>

<p>NE Day: Roxbury Latin is arguably the strongest school (academically) in the country so it wins hands down. Having said that Belmont Hill (Boston area) is a very good school, as is Brunswick School (Greenwich, CT). </p>

<p>NE Boarding: There are only four left in New England: Avon Old Farms, Salisbury, South Kent and Trinity-Pawling (actually in New York State). Of these, Salisbury is the oldest, best endowed, most selective and arguably the most prestigious. Probably has the best college placement as well, although Avon's has improved recently. Salisbury and Avon both have beautiful campuses -- Salisbury has new academic facilities and Avon has a great new athletic center.</p>

<p>National: Woodberry Forest (VA)</p>

<p>Roxbury Latin--by far.</p>

<p>A quick question! If a student has 2200 SAT, good extracurricular activities, and 3.6 unweight GPA in Avon, Salisbury, or TP, what is the chance of getting in Brown or Cornell?</p>

<p>An ok one. depending on what the recs/ ec's are in my opinion. They would have to be outstanding though i would think. You never know though :D</p>

<p>If you are going to take AP Calc BC in your junior year (from one of your previous posts), you may find that Avon and TP do not have courses above that level to continue your math (imho AP Stats is below that). Roxbury Latin or another school that has multivariable calc might be a better fit for you unless you are an impact hockey player :)</p>

<p>Of course, if you want to attend RL it would help you live in greater Boston.</p>

<p>Very true - but there are other bs that would better fit a high academic profile than those mentioned by the OP -- not sure about single-sex male though.</p>

<p>I heard that Avon had BC Calc.</p>

<p>Many of the good boarding schools will offer math beyond AP BC Calc for qualified students, but it's not mentioned in their catalog. Best advice is to speak with the head of the math department about possiblities. One school my son interviewed at assured us that S would not top out of math coursework no matter how advanced his math was upon entering their school.</p>

<p>During the interview last year, s was told that since he had already taken AP Chem & AP Calc BC that there are no advanced classes beyond that at Northwood (i.e. no AP Physics, multivariable calc.) So as cnp55 advises, it is best to check with the admissions office of each school if advanced classes are important to you.</p>

<p>Although some may offer independent study, one of the best parts of bs is the discussion and interaction with students and instructors in the classes, so independent study at bs might not be the best value for your $$$. (You can stay home and do independent study!)</p>

<p>Deerfield advised us that our son would not run out of math if he went beyond AP Calc. They didn't spin it as independent study either -- rather that they were capable and willing to set up a <em>class</em> for one or two kids and a qualified faculty member.</p>

<p>I agree with creasemonkey about <em>classes</em> rather than idependent study -- but you wouldn't be doing <em>all</em> your coursework independently -- and would still benefit from the boarding school environment and interaction.</p>

<p>Schools like Deerfield would probably have at least one real class of multivariable calc and maybe even advanced differential equations! There are a lot of international student and talented US students who come in as sophomores all ready for AP Calc BC so they have to keep those students challenged. (I think there were at least two sections of multivariable calc at our son's school last year.)</p>

<p>Delbarton.</p>