Stefan4ever

Does anyone know if the workload at Loomis and Chaffee is rigorous?
Also does anyone know the percentage of financial aid that they give to students?
Lastly does anyone know if Loomis Chaffee has a good math department, almost as equal to its writing department

paobs12

Stefan4ever,
I do think that a lot of your questions about Loomis Chaffee are best answered by a thorough perusal of their website. Most schools have online web books that feature input from specific students...rosy viewpoints perhaps, but viewpoints nonetheless.

chemusic

We have a family friend and their daughter attended Loomis approx 10 years ago. It was very rigorous - she lived at home locally so her parents saw her stress. She first ended up at a less selective college and was totally bored and then transferred to a much more selective and rigorous college where she really thrived. She was totally prepared for the more selective school.

I can't comment on Loomis currently - but maybe this helps you.

PelicanDad

Yes, it's rigorous. For classes like language and math, you are placed at the level that will provide you with the greatest challenge. There is also good support if it turns out the challenge requires it. The school offers a lot of AP courses. There are 2 math tracks: one takes you into applied mathematics and culminates in AP Statistics and topics in statistics, the other takes you into the Calculus APs and differential equations.

History and English are very strong. I don't really perceive an enforced ceiling at the school; a bright student can take it as far as they want to go. And yes students take the workload seriously. DC is a sophomore and currently in fall term exams. We aren't hearing much but I know he's looking forward to getting home for the holidays and it has been a highly focused and motivated sophomore fall after a more "transitional," up-and -down year as a freshman.