Groton vs. Milton urgent guidance

CarnegieDad
Sun, 21 Mar 2021 08:28:04 +0000

internatnl21:

Thank you so much for these very helpful comments! Unfortunately I don’t know any current Milton or Groton students nor alums, which is why this forum is especially helpful.

You should ask admission officer to introduce you to

1. Current students, preferably a senior, to ask about their experience with certain academic track, sports, activities, dorm setup, advisee programs, special signature programs (the Groton summer program is great), etc. Some people even ask about food services and whether food deliveries are allowed.

2. Recent alumni, who are currently in college and can share their experience with college counseling programs and the whole college application process, e.g. how either school prepped them for ACT/SAT, essay writing, and strategizing on choosing the most suitable colleges to apply to. Ask about their approaches, results, and frustrations,

At this point, your parent(s) or legal guardians should already have attended virtual visits with the schools, in which current current parents usually host Q&A sessions to discuss any relevant topic you could think of. If this has not taken place, you should definitely e-mail your admission officers.

If you have a particular sport or musical instrument that you would like to play, you should try and connect with the coaches/instructors as well.

Once you’ve done all the above, you should have a pretty good idea which one might be a better fit.

Congratulations again, and good luck!