Concord Academy vs Commonwealth School

ThatOneMermaid
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:29:24 +0000

Hello! Current Commonwealth senior here.

I’m going to sound really unhelpful, but with each grade having about 40 people, the environment can vary dramatically from grade to grade. My grade is, in the most loving way possible, a bunch of competitive psychos, and the grade below us less so. It is not like all 40 kids form one cohesive friend group, however, so even in more competitive grades, it is possible to find a group of people who don’t buy into all that.

Academics are very strong and central to the culture of the school. Think talking about Shakespeare over ice cream or whining about your Chem test at lunch. Again, the degree of this varies from friend group to friend group, but it’s definitely a thing.

It’s a good thing that you’re not too concerned about sports, because while there are some friend groups that are interested in sports, for the most part interest is low and we suck. We won the league championship in Boys’ Soccer last year, but we have not seen highs like that since.

Hope this helps, and let me know if you have any other questions!