<p>Please be honest - Is it worth it? Is it worth the price? Losing time spent w/parents? Straining existing friendships? Being surrounded by such privilege? (I know ~half of Exeter is on financial aid, but the other half?) Especially because my local high school is one of the best in the state. Can Exeter be so much better? Do the people there use complicated words and generally speak like they are writing their college thesis? I was so, so sure that prep school was an incomparable option, but now my doubts are really throwing me off. I want to say ‘yes, absolutely’ when my parents ask me these things, but I can’t do it confidently anymore. </p>
<p>^^Er, correction: I don’t want to say yes to the college thesis question.</p>
<p>“Please be honest - Is it worth it? Is it worth the price? Losing time spent w/parents? Straining existing friendships? Being surrounded by such privilege? (I know ~half of Exeter is on financial aid, but the other half?) Especially because my local high school is one of the best in the state. Can Exeter be so much better? Do the people there use complicated words and generally speak like they are writing their college thesis? I was so, so sure that prep school was an incomparable option, but now my doubts are really throwing me off. I want to say ‘yes, absolutely’ when my parents ask me these things, but I can’t do it confidently anymore.”</p>
<p>Not only is it worth it, I’m really glad that I came to Exeter. Definitely worth the price and lost time with parents (which isn’t much of a problem as we skype twice a week). Thanks to social media, all my previous friendships are also alive and healthy. You actually often can’t tell who is and who isn’t on financial aid, which is to say that I don’t notice that much privilege at all. Sure, it may “slip” out occasionally, like you hear that someone lives near Justin Bieber and you know that probably means they are rich, but it’s not a big thing. I only had one conversation where someone ended up revealing they were on financial aid, and nobody in the conversation thought it was a big deal. The people here will often use complicated words as well as slang, as if they are writing a college thesis on twitter. I had a lot of doubts before I came here, and up until I actually got here I was still not 100% sure if this was the right place to be. But after getting here, and meeting other people with whom I could talk about linguistics (shameless plug to the linguistics society) and joining the biology research club, I realized that this place is really just awesome. Compared to the high school I went to before Exeter, I’ve learned a lot more and actually started to become fluent in French. I’ve also been able to participate in all sorts of awesome activities like the opera club or linguistics society (last shameless plug i promise) that I would not have been able to do at my old school. I had a lot of doubts too before I came here and actually got to see what Exeter was like in person, so doing a visit with Exeter (or any other schools you apply too) could help you with your doubts. </p>
<p>(unrelated) By the way, does anyone know how to properly quote comments on this board?</p>
<p>In your opinion, what is the most important or revered athletic program(s) at Exeter. ( Very important to the school administration to do well in.)</p>
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<p>To be honest, I don’t think I can answer that question very well as I’m not much of a sports person (I take the fitness classes), but I guess I’d have to say football only because everyone makes a big fuss about it on EA day and everything…but I still can’t say that I’m in a good position to answer that, sorry.</p>
<p>@leifericsonday Dormia, right? :D</p>
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<p>Also: Does sexism exist at Exeter? A lot or just a little bit? How about feminists? A lot or just a few?</p>
<p>I thought, somewhat naively I can see now, that schools like Exeter and Andover and the like were sexism free, but after reading about the blowout at Andover, I see that isn’t true. 
I guess it’s everywhere.</p>
<p>Also, some polls on Andover’s newspaper showed that PA students grouped together based on race. Is that true of Exeter as well? I mean that as in, at lunch is it common to see people of the same race sitting with each other?</p>
<p>I can’t speak for Exeter, but I must say that 1. sexism is everywhere, even when you don’t know. I’ve found myself being sexist at times, and 2. if people do group with kids of their race, it probably has to do with their similarities as far as language, traditions, etc.</p>
<p>thebananaboat:
Personally I have never noticed sexism at Exeter. However at Exeter, like any other place, students will occasionally (and accidentally) make jokes that other students may find offensive. If you find yourself in this situation, just tell the person who made the offensive joke that it bothers you, and they won’t do it again. Everyone at Exeter respects boundaries. No one will deliberately make an offensive comment. </p>
<p>There are a large number of feminists or humanists (as some like to call themselves) at Exeter. In fact there is a successful club, called FEM club, that meets every week. Overall, Exeter is very liberal. </p>
<p>The dorms at Exeter aren’t grouped by race. The only trend in ‘dorm personalities’ is that some of the dorms closer to the gyms house more athletes (the athletes choose to move into these dorms or request them in order to avoid long walks to the gym in the cold) but otherwise all the dorm assignments seems largely random. In terms of how they decide roommate assignments, that is also unclear. (A few of my friends have a funny theory that they decide roommates based on math level 
) </p>
<p>To answer your final question, I think people of the same culture and background tend to gravitate towards each other whether at Exeter or any other place in the world. What makes Exeter unique is that you get to meet and become friends with people of all different life experiences. But you will also meet people with similar experiences to you. Who you choose to spend your time with is your own choice, but the friendly atmosphere at Exeter means you will have a broad range of people from all different backgrounds, who you can call ‘friend.’</p>
<p>I’m in the feminist club that lionprid3 mentioned 
and we discuss sexism and the like often. Most of us there usually agree that it’s usually not a problem.</p>
<p>Is Exeter close-knit, or are there distinct groups since its such a large school? Will I know everyone in my grade?</p>
<p>From my experience, I don’t feel like there are distinct groups. I mean people do gravitate into friend groups like at other schools, but even then I still meet people outside of my group of friends all the time. I feel like it’s pretty close, even though I’ve only been here for a few months I already know most of the people in my grade, and I find that it’s so easy to befriend other Exonians all the time. </p>
<p>Though I don’t this to be looked at as a “chance me” comment…but do you think a 52% SSAT is a bad sign on my application to Exeter?</p>
<p>Their average is around 92%, just to put that into perspective. I think you’d need a really big hook to make up for it.</p>
<p>This is probably the dumbest question ever, but are there “secret” societies? I only know that they have a couple at Andover that are still active. Just wondering if that is the case for Exeter. </p>
<p>There are lots and lots of clubs, but none are a secret. Exeter is big on open discussion and transparency. Congratulations to the new accepted class!</p>
Hello
What was your SSAT score?Why do you think you was accepted?Do you consider SSAT as the most important aspect and why?
Also,if I’m a water polo player,will it help me to apply somehow?