Episcopal Academy or Haverford School?

bashishg3
Sat, 12 May 2012 18:25:22 +0000

Episcopal vs. Haverford,

My son has been admitted to EA, Haverford and Shipley at Grade 5. All of them are simply considered Academic Powerhouses. And that is true. One should consider the personality of the child in considering the school. If someone is NOT a huge SPORT person, i would advise the most comfortable environment would be Shipley. It is the least of the social intimidation. In simple words, bulleying is least pungent in Shipley. The student can comfortably land into top 5 LAC in the country and also in Ivy (if they are competitive enough). Environment is certainly most friendly in Shipley among the 3, in other words, they are the least snob among the 3.
Haverford, being all boys, have the least tranquilizing effect, and so quickly you are adjusted to how they think, so better it would be for you. If you are NOT GOOD in Sports, or NOT have a height in other thing than academics, please get used to a bullying. Once used to, you would learn to handle it in the lower grade.
EA has the tranquilizing effect, being co-ed. They are more traditional in academics, Sports is a huge plus here, because they have to fight w Haverford or AIS in the Inter-Ac. In terms of college placement all 3 of them have strong records of placing people.
The edge in EA in terms of college placement, in the thread, comes from their student recruiting. They are very strict in terms of student recruiting in the school. They are not all-inclusive in terms student admission.
Shipley is the best in that.

So, please judge the kid’s/student’s personality in terms of choosing the school. All of them gives an outstanding teaching and prepare for a great citizen/statesman.