Rank Boston Area Prep Schools: Hardest to Get Into?

heavyweightcollege
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 01:13:16 +0000

Here is how I see it. I may not be right, but I sit on one of the boards of one of the schools being discussed in Boston.

I think Milton is stronger than Nobles, even though some lists have Nobles rated higher these days. Milton IMO is the only Boston “sort-of” day school that can compete with the top boarding schools. Nobles is great, too, but overlaps with Belmont Hill and Rivers quite frequently. It is slightly harder to get into and the kids go to slightly more competitive colleges, but sometimes they take an applicant waitlisted by Rivers or BH.

When a family goes through a comprehensive search, lately, all these schools get included on their list.