My daughter plays a year round sport. Is it possible to get an exemption for two terms? She would play for Lville one term then train off campus two terms. I know the expressed rule is for one term and wonder if two terms are allowed as exceptions.
Also, how are the dates of the two Saturdays per month decided? How frequent are obligatory Saturday events etc?
Also, unless things changed, you can only take one exemption, and IIRC none your first year.
— Is an exception ever made for highly competitive player to… well, stay competitive?
But my point was also that there is lots happening at Lville after 6pm. If you can’t participate in those activities why go there?
—Can you please share more details on happenings on campus? Her practice ends at 6pm… So the earliest she can be back would be 6:15.
Another question I have is, are there athletic trainers available for strength and conditioning at Tsai in early mornings before school starts? Where can she do Pilates/yoga?
@Bloomwell i am sorry but Lawrenceville is just not the right school for your child. Did you read @confusedaboutFA response? There are so many great schools in the area that will suit her better. Why the tunnel vision?
If she is really coming back to school at 6:15 she can still eat dinner with everyone at school and would not miss out on anything during the week. However, would this be an exhausting schedule for her? At that time at school, everyone is involved in a sport, so she wont miss anything. Weekends are a different story and if she has to miss weekends for tournaments, it probably doesnt make sense. Yes there are athletic strainers, but she wont be able to do yoga since that would be a sport during the time she is busy. Also, I dont think she could get an exemption for two terms, but you could always ask before you apply. Yes day students eat dinner on campus, although definitely not every single night and it depends on what they have going on. Day students are integrated well with boarders, they are all good friends as long as the day student doesnt just leave after classes end every day and is part of their house and community. And yes, she could have another EC since it’s at different times. However, with her high level tennis playing and the large academic workload, this may all be too much for her.
Big Red Farm. Land Ethics. Hutchins Scholars Program. Families in Princeton. Was educated on Harkness Method/Exeter Math since 6th grade. Right size. Have children who went to Andover. SPS. Appreciate the transparent way in which the administration has dealt with the bullying/suicide situation. Princeton has two excellent tennis training programs and coaches.
Her current schedule includes 1 hr of strength training, 1 hr private lesson, 2 hrs of group practice M-Th. 1 wknd per month at tournament. 2 tournaments per month during the summer. She has 2-3 classes per day M-F and about 2-3 hrs of homework per wk night.
At Lawrenceville, she will go to off campus club 3 days per wk and 1 tournament per month, 2 privates per wk and 3 strength training session per wk. She is vying for to be recruited by D1 Ivies. She can comfortably play for D3 LA colleges now.
Others who transferred to boarding schools from her current school (Davidson Academy for Profoundly Gifted Students) have said they found BS academics to be less challenging.
My daughter is looking for a solid academics, community and extra curricular opportunities.
She can get that at Peddie or PDS just fine.
No she won’t. Sorry, but that is the truth.
If she is recruited, it won’t matter if she is at the best school in the country, or at whatever public school as long as her grades and test scores are reasonably solid.
If she is not recruited, the simple fact is that her tennis accomplishments will be mostly overlooked in favor other ECs, community engagement, leadership. All of which will be extremely difficult to achieve as a “part time” student at Lawrenceville. No matter what school you are coming from, you have to be at the top of THAT school to be competitive, and not just academically.
For starters, she has to be accepted first before you can say what she will do. And that’s not a given.
Secondly, if accepted and enrolled, she won’t be doing that, as many who have been through the process have told you.Wishing something to happen doesn’t make it so. Seeking a waiver of rules because your child has unique experiences (and she doesn’t) won’t happen.
Boarding schools are great for many students, but usually not the best option for those aspiring to be recruited by a top college program.
Nothing here is THAT unique, even if the specifics vary from school to school.
I disagree that nothing there is that unique, and the other schools you have mentioned dont come close to having some of the same attributes that Lawrenceville has. However, if she has that much time devoted to tennis, there is no way she will be able to really take part seriously in some of those things - ie: Hutchins. Also, when you say she will go off campus club 3 days a week and 1 tournament a month - does that include the 2 privates and 3 strength training sessions a week? If it doesnt not include that, I have no idea how she will find the time for all of that and still come back to school to take part in extra curricular and dinners!
I get the sneaking feeling that prestige is playing a factor in this decision. And the pursuit of such might just get in the way of success.
I’ve read through sooooo many posts and now feel like I really get why “fit” is drilled into all of the prospects and their eager parents. (Yup, I’m keen and I’ll wear that.) We had to let go of some very attractive schools to narrow it down to the four to which we are applying. Two have very shiny brands, two are quieter and in some ways better fro our child. All fit the very specific features that we knew would be needed for our child to be successful at his sport, in academics, and in boarding school life.
I would listen carefully to those who are offering sincere counsel here. Your daughter sounds amazing and competitive. Ditch perceived prestige. Chase success.
I am glad we ultimately followed our child’s lead, who chose fit despite having name options. Our kids ultimately did “better” college wise than the classmates who followed prestige.
Your D sounds like she will have the best shot at elite colleges by using her tennis as the hook. If she is the talented student she seems to be, she will be able to succeed academically at such a college without an elite high school experience – this isn’tthe kid Harvardwould love to recruit but whose ability to do school work is a concern… To that end, given the goal, it really sounds like you should put the tennis front and center and fill in the rest of it around that. Being a great tennis player with solid academics will trump being a very good tennis player who is a bit better rounded and who is coming from a fancier school, and frankly, yourun the risk at L’ville of watering down her greatest talent. Don’t forget that coaches choose their teams based solely on athletics; admissions just say whether or not they clear the bar.
It sounds like you have a good thing going here already - she is already good enough to go to the D3 colleges most kids here are fretting about. Why mess with it?
Adding it will be easier to achieve a high academic index if she goes to a less intense school.
Little off topic, Just from a scores perspective ( I understand scores are just a part of the equation) : 95% Quant , 86%Verbal & 86% Reading makes the cut for L’ville? We are trying for the Day spot. If not what’s a decent score ? Thanks!
Bumping it to see if any feedback on this. TIA
Yes, there are lots of students who get in with those numbers. And plenty of others that get rejected with higher numbers. As you probably know, Day acceptance at Lawrenceville is extremely competitive. More so than Boarding. And like colleges, much of it is guided by institutional priorities.
Thanks!
Based on what she learned from students, AO, tennis coach, etc, this is the schedule my daughter came up with.
7:00-7:15. Mom drops me off at Lville
7:15-8:00. Strength/conditioning at Tsai MTWThF
8:00-8:30. Breakfast
8:30-3:00. School (3-80 min classes, 1-30 min consultation, 150 mins for lunch, house, clubs, school mtgs etc)
4:00-6:00. Clinic MTWTh during Winter Term, Girls Team during Fall Term, Practice with the Boys Team during Spring Term
6:15-8:00 Dinner/EC/house at Lawrenceville
8:00-8:15 Home
8:30-10:30 Homework
Would this not be possible?
Interesting. Can you please say more about this?