Peddie or Madeira

SmartInSF
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:43:08 +0000

So decisions are in and my daughter was wait listed across the board except Madeira and Peddie. She liked Madeira and only applied to Peddie as they waived the application fee and FA fee. We will visit Peddie in early April.

Daughter is a smart (straight A’s and 97% SSAT) inquisitive young woman that loves STEM. She is small so will not excel in athletics but wants to try new things like crew and squash. She is shy and not a Type A. She will do extra curriculars if pushed and then enjoys them. She is friends with everyone, but not deep friendships as she prefers to be by herself. We need her to get out of her shell.

So now the choice are these schools. Is there one better suited to her? Not necessarily looking for an IVY feeder, but would be happy if you went down that path.

I was surprised that no financial aid was offered as our salaries are $250K combined. Therefore this is not the financial decision that I feared.

I welcome any thoughts.