Berkshire or Hotchkiss?

cinnamon1212
Thu, 09 Apr 2020 19:39:20 +0000

Both great schools! I suspect the top 25% at Berkshire feel as much pressure as kids at Hotchkiss, but this is just a guess on my part. I’m familiar with Hotchkiss, and know Berkshire only from the outside, so my thoughts are Hotchkiss-centric for that reason.

You really can’t made a bad decision; on the one hand, Hotchkiss feels your daughter can handle the academics, that’s why they admitted her. They usually get this right, if that gives you/her some confidence.

In my opinion the single thing that determines how well/how stressed a kid is, is TIME MANAGEMENT. If your daughter is good at it, the academics will not be a problem. If it is a struggle/she procrastinates on big projects until the night before, it might be a problem.

Also, if she is tightly wound, and melts down over an A-. If she is, she will be stressed at Hotchkiss. If she can take it in stride; or vow to work harder/ask the teacher for help she will be fine. There are a lot of supports for kids (at both schools).

You are welcome to PM me if you have other questions you don’t want to ask on the board.