Phillips Exeter Academy - Experiences & Questions

PieLover
Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:28:14 +0000

I agree with 123mama. Although I am fortunate enough to not require financial aid to go to boarding school, I am an international student and am slightly offended by that question.

Please do remember that these scholarships are not merit-based, but are need-based, and those who are awarded any form of financial aid probably work just as hard, if not even harder, than the rest of us.

On a much lighter note, I have a couple questions:

After reading the course selections, I realized that the mathematics at Exeter is integrated, rather than your standard Algebra, Geometry, Pre-Calc, Calculus. Does this mean you learn a little bit of each each year? Or how does that work?

Also, how competitive are the sports teams? I love playing soccer, but I wouldn’t say I’m a star athlete. If I do not make the JV/V teams, are there club teams? Or will I only be able to play during PE?.