Best things about Andover

TomTheCat
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:01:14 +0000

CK, I can tell you that there are PLENTY of South-East Asians at Andover, so don’t worry about that.

The workload is very, very heavy, but not unmanageable. It simply requires that you adjust your time management. For some, this is an easy transition; for others, it’s the hardest transition into PA. However, few here complain about the workload because most everyone is in exactly the same boat and we get through it together. In a way, it’s a real bonding experience to be up late at night together in the dorm finishing homework. Kids here stick together through both the good and the bad.

It wouldn’t be awkward at all to enter as a new Lower. Plenty of kids do that; last year, there were 70 new lowers. Granted, there will most likely be fewer than that this year, but probably not too many fewer than 50. I have a ton of friends who entered as Lowers, and indeed it’s very common. Entering as an Upper, however, as I did, is less common.