<p>By the way, Middlesex feels to me like a pretty classic NE boarding school. I would compare it to Groton in layout and “feel”.</p>
<p>MAPLparent is right, Peddie is an excellent school, but not usually considered a peer of Groton, SPS, Deerfield, Hotchkiss, etc. Lawrenceville is the only MAPL school that is historically affliated with those mentioned (Hill also, to a much lesser degree). Peddie (and Blair) have more of a regional presence than a national one.</p>
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<p>Really? That statement about boarders getting in relatively easily makes me want to apply. I received the view book a while ago, and it looked nice. Do you think I could get in? Is Lawrenceville about the same about boarders?</p>
<p>JK, does it matter whether it matches what you’re looking for? Peddie attracts a wide range of diversity with FA. Peddie maynot see you as a fit</p>
<p>Not the same situation for Lawrenceville. I don’t know specific acceptance rates for day vs. boarding students, but the overall acceptance rate was 21% for this year.</p>
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<p>The acceptance rate at peddie was only slightly higher, 24%, although the school has a much higher percentage of day students - so it might be true that it’s easier to get in as a boarder.</p>
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<p>Regardless, both schools are very hard to get into.</p>
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<p>I guess not. I’ll consider dropping another reach that offers a lot of FA for a reach that doesn’t…</p>
<p>Thanks, guys. :)</p>
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<p>Do you have any specific statistics for that?</p>
<p>JK, it’s too bad you’re not keen on Delaware. St. Andrew’s is the real deal with regards to FA. They are very clear on this matter. St. Andrew’s is also a top notch school in every sense of the word. In the past, I have spoken to a couple of prep school consultants that I have met at our d middle school meetings. They both put St. Andrew’s as their favorite. It’s certainly worth looking at if you can get by your issue with Delaware.</p>
<p>I’m not sure boarders have it any easier getting into Peddie. When you think about it, a 50% accept rate means only half who apply get in, really that’s still a tough go. Now look at schools like Deerfield,Choate, Groton, Peddie, L’ville, Middlesex, Exeter, Andover, SPS, Milton, Hotchkiss, Taft,Cate, Thatcher, have I missed any? they are in the 20’s and some in the teens of percent they accept. It can become awfully difficult obtaining a spot at these schools. Then you have the group in the 30’s, 40’s 50’s and 60 percent accept rate. Truthfully imo, many/all of these are tops with regard to academics. The colleges and Uni’s know them well. Please forgive me if I miss some. Miss Porters, Emma Willard,Chatham hall, Foxcroft, Miss Hall’s, St. george’s, Kent, Loomis, Pomfret, Govenors academy, the hill, Blair, Brooks, St. Mark’s, Portmouth-abbey, westminster, suffield, Tabor, Episcopal and on and on. Certainly among these schools, there are some good fits.</p>
<p>Claudia, Middlesex is definitely a classic new england boarding school. I have a question/observation, The Hill School to me seems like a very traditional boarding school. It sure has alot of tradition. Does anyone agree?</p>
<p>I have another question, what if Peddie or Blair were part of TSAO, do you think they would be more national as opposed to regional as some of you have stated? Peddie seems to be popular school with the international crowd, would that make them an international school? doesn’t Peddie and blair attract students from 20 or so sates, that would seem national. They may not attract students from as many states as L’ville, but to me they would still be national.</p>
<p>Claudia – Will you be able to visit the schools to tour and interview? If yes, you might be able to add a few more that meet your criteria but are not such reaches. If you like the school, then you can apply. You may even find that you eliminate one of the schools you have on your list because it does not feel right for you when you visit.</p>
<p>TSAO membership certainly seems to build awareness for a few of the members. It is interesting to me how membership in athletic leagues and organizations like TSAO (what do they do?) can confer prestige. Look at the prestige of the ivy league which is a football league. </p>
<p>According to the Blair website, they have students from 28 states and 10% international. I don’t think Blair should be classified as a regional school unless you view the vast majority of boarding schools as regional schools. I do agree that Peddie has less of national presence than the other schools Claudia is considering. However, Claudia is considering some of the most prestigious and nationally known schools in the US. Very few schools are in their league. </p>
<p>Prepparent – I know how to edit a reply when it is first posted, but I don’t know how to edit is later. Do you know how to do this?</p>
<p>burbParent, you caught my editing lol ever since JK made me aware, I have taken advantage. However, I only know that you can edit a short while after your initial post. So to answer your question, no</p>
<p>I believe the TSAO certainly helps. I also believe that Blair in certainly national.</p>
<p>Prepparent, some of your categories are off. You can’t put Peddie and Middlesex in a group with the others. Foxcroft takes 82% of applicants and that’s just one I checked.</p>
<p>This isn’t like college, there’s more wiggleroom given that a more homogeneous set is applying. 50% sounds like pretty good odds to me if you have decent stats, show demonstrated interest and write a good application.</p>
<p>Once you get past the handful of top schools, average SSAT seems to fall to about 60.</p>
<p>I’ll look more into Middlesex, prepparent.</p>
<p>Acceptance rates can be misleading. Peddie is located in the middle of a densely populated, very affluent area and it is extremely difficult to gain admission as a day student. But I believe Peddie’s average SSAT score is only 62. While Hill has a 45% admit rate, its average SSAT score is 72. Only L’ville has statitistics comparable to the top 5 new England schools.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>I’m really considering applying to Peddie now, along with SPS, Deerfield, Andover, Choate (maybe), and Exeter (maybe).</p>
<p>Jonathon - I’ve enjoyed reading all your posts but what are you looking for in a prep school? What’s important to you besides FA? The schools you mention seem somewhat different from each other…</p>
<p>I agree with you creative- Whta i realised was that i wanted a rural feel as opposed to a city feel (thats why i feel peddie may go), a history of traditions and good academics, i am not interesred in the “best matrics” etc, just good academics and a nice range of subjects.</p>
<p>Suze, why not put Middlesex in that group? its acceptance rate is 26%, it’s in the prep review top 10 that many of the people on this thread use. Middlesex is not easy to matriculate. You said nothing about Groton , it accepts 28% and I contend that overall there matrics are comparable. Milton is 28% and on and on. Isn’t that what this thread views as important? Anything else may be personal preference I guess</p>
<p>Please forgive me, my edit got lost, suze, pointing out that Foxcroft and chatham hall are grater than 60% misses my point. We all have opinions, and mine is that there are a group of 20 or so schools that are all very close with regard to academics, it then becomes a matter of preference. For you, it’s not Mx, I get it. We all see things a bit differently, for me, If I was accepted say to Duke, Davidson, and Carleton, I’m probably going to Davidson, or maybe Carleton. Now I understand that Duke is a fine school,and for many, they would choose Duke, but for me, I’m going to Davidson. The same can be said for prep school’s , when comparing say, Exeter and maybe Mx, again my preference would be MX. I know with my research I’m not going to go wrong with any of these schools.</p>
<p>Foxcroft was probably the weakest school in the prepparent’s list (i.e., I know of at least two students who went there after being expelled from another school on pp’s list for academic or honor reasons.) Most of the other schools listed, however, have acceptance rates more like 50% and really excellent academic programs. As has already been pointed out, there is a LOT of self-selection that takes place before the admissions committee even sees the applicant pool, making admit rates somewhat misleading. Arts schools, non-New England schools, and girls’ schools tend to have admit rates that obscure the strength of their actual applicant pool.</p>