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Tabor
prepster1234
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Here's what I know: 1/5 of applications at the school I teach at are from China. International students (from all nations) make up less than half that percentage of our student body. These impressively low admit numbers have a lot to do with an individual school's popularity with international (particularly Chinese) applicants. We have just been "discovered" by overseas consultants, and the dramatic rise in applications has helped us post a sudden drop in Acceptance Percentage. Did all our kids suddenly get a lot smarter? Did our school get cooler? Did my faculty colleagues and I get better at our jobs? Nope, we just got some name recognition in a population where applications are on the rise. (and if you think I'm slagging off the kids from China; I'm not. I have many International students in my sport/activity/classes/advisory/dorm and they are great kids)
But boarding schools are mostly chasing American Domestic, Athletic, Full Pay kids. There are not increasing numbers of those kids in the applicant pool, making their acceptances more likely than the percentages released by the school.
This is why I grit my teeth when CC kids act as if "acceptance rate" is a reliable measure of school quality. It hurts schools like Tabor where there are plenty of smart kids and great teachers. The same goes for the schools outside New England.
@albion and others in the know, please share any insights you can share about Tabor academics and college matriculation - much appreciated! It's tough to compare Tabor's college matriculation to other prep schools given that they do not publish number of students admitted to each college.
As far as college matriculation, they aren't publishing numbers because they don't have jaw dropping numbers of kids going to all the best colleges every year. But kids who are capable of doing rigorous academic work are graduating Tabor and heading to schools on their list. If you liked the administrators and the feel of the place, I'd trust that instinct.
Don’t know whether or not this is of interest to you, but their musical theatre productions are better than any I’ve seen at any of the other schools . . . and ALL the work is done by students (with faculty advisors) - everything from lighting and sound to set design and construction. If I could, I’d go back every year just to see their annual production.
And they have their own schooner . . . what else could you possibly want???