SPS--Should I go??

hockeykid841
Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:14:25 +0000

The amount of homework you will have will depend largely on what classes you are taking. Harder classes obviously require more work. The average workload for an incoming freshman or sophomore is probably around 2 hours a night. By junior year I would expect to be doing somewhere between 3 and 4 hours a night.

Favorite thing is probably the down to earth kids.

Biggest disappointment would probably be the lack of things to do outside of campus, but you can make it work if you try.

Dorms are very very nice. Much nicer than the dorms of other schools that I have seen. All dorms have both singles and doubles, and you can usually get either size upon request.

SPS is absolutely not super religious, although students do attend chapel four times a week. Chapel generally consists of a reading, hymn, some sort of presentation and announcements. Most students actually enjoy chapel very much.

The SPS college matriculation is excellent, definitely on par with Exeter’s. SPS does not really have a feeder school in the sense that Lawrenceville does. If you search around these forums you can find information on exactly which schools students matriculate to.