psoccer123

I'm thinking of applying to Peddie and Lawrenceville (and possibly other schools- i don't know yet) for 11th grade. I was wondering how hard it is to apply for junior year? How many students do these schools typically accept? Also, i was wondering how good Peddie actually is, I've heard a lot of conflicting things about it.

sandwindsun

My daughter is at Peddie and I posted about this very topic last “season” as we tried to get into and then determine where she belonged.

I can’t tell you how great the entire Peddie experience has been for my daughter. She is happier than I could have ever foreseen.

She has a strong academic background and finds the school challenging and rewarding. Her largest class has 13 kids and her smallest has 8. I visited each class (I work in the field of education) and I really appreciated what I saw. My d and I talk a lot, and she has nothing but good things to say—she has earned good grades (but not perfect) and finally has to study! What a great lesson to learn while you’re still young enough to adjust and really get something out of your high school education!

The teachers and community have gone beyond my expectations. Academics are serious yet there is warmth that I did not “feel” at L’ville, but what do I know about it as my d chose Peddie. My take is that Peddie really wants to make each student and family “connect” to the school community—it feels like this is a really important part of their mission. I really did not understand how important this would be to me until I drove away from Peddie on that first day, leaving my 14 year-old in the hands of strangers.

I have to say it; I feel the love.

Her dorm and roommate have worked out well. Her dorm supervisor is easy to reach and always has time to talk. My d loves her. She really creates a family feeling (cooking for them/making special dorm activities). Her advisor “gets” my d and already seems to understand what she is about. There are plenty of activities on the weekends and she has had a lot fun—she goes to all of the dances and to the band/coffee houses, etc.

She is involved in athletics, clubs and other activities (she loves being a tour guide). Her friends are lovely and from all over the word. The campus is well cared for and the buildings all seem to be renovated or new. Her science building is really exceptional as is her science teacher and the entire science program (we have a family member that is a big time scientist who tells me that my d is taking part in a very well designed program).

Originally, I was thinking L’ville might be the better place for my daughter (I admit that I was a sucker for all the Ten Schools hype, etc). My D did not choose to accept their offer of admission; she wanted to be at Peddie. I can’t speak for L’ville, but I am so pleased with every aspect of her experience so far—I am an incredibly happy person. In my case, daughter knew best.

psoccer123

does anyone know anything about lawrenceville?

Benley

Have some "superficial" knowledge here. Beautiful campus in a nice town in the Priceton area where University of Princeton is at, pretty close to NYC. It is a most prestigious BS outside New England. I know two families who sent their kids there, had good experience and both ended up going to Princeton, to which the school sends a good number of its students every year.

fun is fun

Ahhhh, the good old University of Princeton, formerly the College of New Jersey at Princeton.

Benley

OK. Sorry, it's Princeton University.

imamomtoo

my daughter goes to lville, it's her second year. can't say enough about the school, it is wonderful for her. of course it depends on you but if you are looking at a lville or peddie you probably know yourself well enough to know you could be happy there. very demanding academically but if you are good at time management and smart you will do well. all teachers seem very approachable. athletics are big but i guess they are at peddie also. my d rows and the peddie crew is awesome, lville crew is a work in progress. but that could change in a year or two. d is a day student so can't tell you about the boarding experience although her friends are happy and the house system at lville is very special. any other specific questions?

psoccer123

I was wondering if anyone knows anything about admission for 11th grade? i know it's much harder than 9th grade, but that's really all i know. Are new 11th graders admitted often to Lawrenceville (or Peddie)? I applied to Lawrenceville last year, after the admission deadline (i was sick) and was waitlisted (and was on the "top of the waitlist" whatever that means). I had pretty good ssat scores last year, 96%, i'm assuming this year will be the same. I had straight As all of last year, and so far have 2 B+s and As this year. I'm taking accelerated classes. I spent 10 years at a school in India (from which i have numerous academic awards), one year at an international school, and one year at a school in the US. I play soccer, tutored last year, was part of community service called Teach India, write for the school paper, and do Model UN.
Does anyone think i have a chance?
thank you for the previous responses.

CocoWeng

I'm a freshman here, and I think it's the the best place...Ever! Peddie is also a great school, it's just that I don't think it's as good as Lawrenceville, academically and athletically. Our proximity to Princeton and tight relationship with Princeton University gives us a lot of opportunities that Peddie doesn't have. And we've great facilities and faculty, overall, it's just better than Peddie. I think with your SSAT score and your personal experience, you have quite a high chance compared to other applicants, but Lawrenceville also looks a lot on Community service, leadership, extra curriculums, so it's a challenge, but the procedure is worth it. Anyways, good luck with everything! Also, are you looking to be a boarder? I'm a boarder... Boarders are awesome, we get all the fun and the day students just miss all the fun... How sad for the day students.

fun is fun

Peddie is all of 5 minutes further away from Princeton. The historical relationship L'ville had with Princeton is long gone (just like Hotchkiss-Yale, Andover/Groton with Harvard etc.).