<p>Thacher’s admittance rate was just under 19% with a yield of 85%. </p>
<p>This year’s senior class of 63 are bound for Cambridge, Stanford, Harvard, Dartmouth, Amherst, Princeton, Columbia, Penn, Middlebury, Wesleyan, Tufts and on and on. One would think by reading this Prep School Admissions discussion group that the East Coast lays exclusive claim to the top tier boarding schools. That would be a mistake. </p>
<p>Thacher is not for everyone, that’s for sure. A student has to be well rounded, love the outdoors as much as the indoors, have a personality that is naturally oriented toward the benefit and success of others, and have tremendous academic capabilities and drive. But for that kid, they will think they’ve died and gone to heaven.</p>
<p>We looked at Exeter, Choate, Groton, St. Marks and St. George’s. These are all wonderful institutions, but you realize quickly after being on Thacher’s campus that, to use the Headmaster’s words, “it’s a whole different deal.” And it really is.</p>