Day Schools in MA

crazychildren
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:49:08 +0000

I would love to hear anyone’s opinions, suggestions, advices on choosing the day schools or private schools that offer day option in MA. I am considering the following schools, I would appreciate if the people-in-the-know here can offer some opinions on these questions:

Ranking on the academic strength, comparing to the good public schools like Acton, MA?
Ranking on overall quality in preparing kids for life, such as moral/spiritual, academic/learning habits, aesthetic education, sportsmanship, etc.
What is the emphasis, specialty of these schools, like sports, art, language, etc. If the school is big in sports, will my son who loves chess and debate be encouraged to apply if they also offer good academic programs?
Ranking on difficulties for acceptance. What each school is looking for? SSAT/ISEE score, grades, extracurricular, essay, interview, which plays a more important role?
Any difference on applying for high school (9th grade) or middle school (7th grade)
Any extra good schools I missed?


The schools we are looking at are:

Groton School
Roxbury Latin School
Boston Latin School
Belmont Hill School
BB&N
Nobles and Greenough
Milton School
Pike School
Boston University Academy
Commonwealth School
Middlesex School

Thanks very much in advance!