<p>rbc, it is one thing to tell us that your D picked Exeter over Hotchkiss because of her “gut feeling” and because she found the Exeter classes more suitable to her than the few classes she attended at THS. Very good. This process of selection is quite usual. </p>
<p>But when you boldly assume, based solely upon your D’s visit to THS, that there exists some “real” gulf or difference between the teaching styles at THS and PEA, especially when I just pointed out to you that there appears to be no such gulf at these schools, at least in the humanities, your analysis boarders on poor reading skills, arrogance or worse. </p>
<p>But you don’t stop here. You again lash out at Hotchkiss and proclaim that it drips with legacies and a homogeneous student body. Proof? Why… little D again! </p>
<p>If you want to attack Hotchkiss, welcome to it. I know that it has issues. (Just as Exeter does. In this regard, if you read or believe CC, PEA seems to have more issues than any other BS in the country.) As for issues at THS, I raised one on CC months ago when its SSAT scores declined last year from 93% to 83%. Not good, IMHO.</p>
<p>But if you are planning to attack Hotchkiss and proclaim opinions about it as if they were facts, please cite some better sources than your little girl. </p>
<p>Thank you.</p>