<p>Ok it does not seem like there is a lot of info on The Mountain School on here. <a href=“http://www.mountainschool.org”>http://www.mountainschool.org</a>
can anyone provide some insight on a) the experience they had there or have heard of there b) how hard it is to get it and/or c) any other programs you would recommend that are similar to the Mountain School. (not a whole 4 years but rather semester or year long schools. Also our programs like the Mountain School beneficial for your college app? Thank you.</p>
<p>My cousin did it (from out of Winsor, one of the very rigorous Boston day schools). Went on to an Ivy for undergrad, med school, is now a surgeon. And I know she loved her time there and for her it was a great release from the pressure cooker at Winsor. Years ago there was an Andover-Exeter program that I did in Washington, D.C. Although it’s no longer exclusive to those two schools, something like that still exists. There’s also the Island School in the Bahamas & Rocky Mountain School semester in Colorado. From my memory, Taft had a good page on all of these semester away programs, you might try searching their site.</p>
<p>A friend of mine went to the Mountain School years ago. He was at Milton at the time. He had a fabulous experience. </p>