Hotchkiss Info

toombs61
Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:43:43 +0000

15 months ago, my son and his family decided that he should apply to BS for a host of reasons. He and I circled about 20 schools for possible application. I had heard of 19 of these 20 schools sometime in my past, e.g. Andover, Exeter, SPS, Deerfield, Choate, etc. The 1 and only 1 school that was new to me was Hotchkiss. Since that date of discovery, my son (who is now a lower mid at THS), my wife and I have been constantly amazed by the school. It has almost always exceeded our expectations.

In that vein, here is quick list of things that stand out to me about that school: 1: It has a ratio of 2.4 courses per student, a ratio equalled, according to my calculations, only by Andover. 2: It has the second highest endowment per student of any BS, second to the incredible Hershey School. (In this tone, it is interesting to note tihat a major benefactor of Hotchkiss is the Mars Co.) 3. Its facilities are incredible and, in some case, such as its gym, pool and threatre, unsurpassed by any BS. 3: Its student body is extraordinarily diverse; about 20% of this body is foreign. 4: The school work is challenging, according to my son, but not crushing. (For the last four years, he attended a private day school that overwhelmed him with work but not knowledge; he is enjoying the reverse this year.) The list continues, and each time we speak to our son while he is at Hotchkiss, we often note another great thing about the school.

I hope that you apply to THS and soon start your own list of wonderful things about this school.