<p>Hey, so I’m thinking about what sort of school I’m interested in, as well as whether I should apply this year or next. But anyway. I’m really interested in foreign relations, united nations, political science, and journalism. What are the best schools for finding interships and opportunities in d.c, or in real newspapers, or the un, or anything of the sort? </p>
<p>I know that maybe Exeter would have that? Or Madeira? I’m not sure if I want to go to a school that is all girls, but I heard that they have good d.c programs, and I’m willing to look into anything. </p>
<p>Exeter is no doubt a great school, but based on your interests I think that The Hotchkiss School would be the best fit. </p>
<p>Hotchkiss has arguably the best debate team in the world, it has one numerous dannies, MUN’s (Mostly YMUN’s but also others), and other such events. Just last year the ‘best debator in the world’ Caroline Chen (she is a freshman at Stanford now) was a hotchkiss grad, No.5 Brad Lightcap was also a Hotchkiss grad. </p>
<p>Foreign policiy is also a key asset to the school. Nowerdays China is seen as the major develop in power so a career if you embark on a political career you will almost certainly be dealin with China in one way or another. Well Hotchkiss has an amazing relationship with China, a quater of all US ambassadors to China have been Hotchkiss grads including the current one. Diplomacy is very strong at Hotchkiss with upwards of 13 ambassadors. The American ambassador to china often vistis the school so meeting him would be a definant plus. Numerous hotchkiss students such as Dan Lippmann also enroll in internships check this out he was on CNN:
[YouTube</a> - Daniel Lippman on CNN](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEZ0MH3Le3o]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEZ0MH3Le3o)</p>
<p>Lastly media. In this case Hotchkiss knocks the ball out of the park. The Founders of Time, Sports Illustrated, and Fortune were hotchkiss grads. Hotchkiss has also produced editors of the new yorker , Harper, and journalists for most of the top newpapers and magazines in america. John Hersey who wrote the famous Hiroshima article for the new yorker. Hotchkiss has long been known for it’s literature. Latsly the newspaper publications at hotchkiss such as The Record are top notch and I have heard rumors of a new political magazine called ‘The Politician’ in the works so you should certainly be on the look out for that. Getting involved with such a magazine so early on will definantly be beneficial particularly if it become succesful. </p>
<p>So for thoes three main reason I belive hotchkiss would be a perfect fit for you. But keep your options open and do a LOT of independant research! Do not let a name sell you a school - let the facts. And listen to yourself before anyone else. Another great school you should look into for diplomacy is Milton Academy - I loved both schools.</p>
<p>that was a really good post, kafkareborn, but you kind of make it sound like Exeter lacks activities for wickedcrazy’s interests. so hmm I’ll post what I know about Exeter</p>
<p>I don’t know of schools that provide opportunities to work at actual real publications. I’d assume you’d have to pursue those on your own. But then again, I don’t really know much about prep schools.</p>
<p>St. Mark’s School has had numerous illustrious journalism alumni. American poet Robert Lowell wrote for the school literary magazine while a student, as did poet Harry Crosby. Artist William Congdon began painting there. Henry Demarest Lloyd, the father of American investigative journalism, studied at St. Mark’s</p>
<p>Journalism has historically been particularly well represented at the school, both in the form of Pulitzer family members and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists. Former CBS news chief and the Nation editor Blair Clark, Washington Post editor Benjamin Bradlee, and most recently Motley Fool financial publisher David Gardner are all alumni. The Forbes family of the Forbes Magazine publishing empire includes a number of St. Markers. The Pulitzer publishing family also counted generations of St. Mark’s graduates, including Joseph Pulitzer III. St. Markers have become Episcopal clergy, including bishops. In politics and government, St. Mark’s has produced senators, representatives, governors, and senior diplomats. St. Markers are also heavily represented in academia, education, finance, the law, and business. Story Musgrave is a St. Marker who has traveled to space as an astronaut.</p>
<p>Dude yo ushould really check out st albans it’s RIGHT outside DC and most of the peopel that work in dc send their kids there, so gettin an internship or even better making friends with the senatros kids there is significantly easier i highly recomend that you give it a look. It’s a member of St.grottlex as well.
[St</a>. Albans School (Washington, D.C - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Albans_School_(Washington,_D.C]St">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Albans_School_(Washington,_D.C).) </p>
<p>If you are interrested in working in DC in my opionion there is no better school. </p>
<p>Your personal list of favourites would probably differ but based on your interrest mine would be(in order): St Albans, Hotchkiss, Milton, Andover, St Marks, St Pauls, Exeter.</p>
<p>St. Albans is not a member of St. Grottlesex.</p>
<p>The term Saint Grottlesex refers to several American boarding schools in New England. Frequently, these schools send their graduates to the nation’s most prestigious universities. All schools are members of the Independent School League.</p>
<p>The schools are:</p>
<p>St. Paul’s School
St. Mark’s School
St. George’s School
Groton School
Middlesex School </p>
<p>The term is a portmanteau of the St. part of St. Paul’s, St. Mark’s, and St. George’s, then part of Groton, an extra t, and then ended with Middlesex. The St. Grottlesex schools were founded in the mid- to late nineteenth century for well-to-do Episcopalian boys (excepting nondenominational Middlesex, founded in 1901) and were consciously styled as the American equivalent of famous English public schools (for example Eton, Harrow, Charterhouse, Shrewsbury, Winchester, and Rugby). In contrast, the so-called academies, such as Andover, Exeter, Deerfield, and Milton, were generally founded in the late eighteenth century as places to “combine scholarship with more than a little Puritan hellfire” and, originally, were often the first educational step in preparing men for the Puritan ministry.[1] While the term has been used for decades, it gained popularity after its inclusion in the tongue-in-cheek satirical reference book, The Official Preppy Handbook.</p>
<p>Thank you so much you guys… it’s really, really helpful. I shall look at all of this right now-- the thing I’ve hear about Hotchkiss, though, is that it is a sort of small, conservative school, and I was really looking for something big and bracing that was more liberal-minded… but I’ve never heard of St ALbans… I shall look into it. thanks!</p>