<p>I am committed to being “through” with High School, however there is this problem of whether Simon’s Rock is a “last resort” or whether it is really for bright, motivated students.</p>
<p>You’ll notice that the deadline for the AEP scholarship is February, and the deadline for REGULAR ADMISSION is May 31. I know of no college or high school whose admissions deadlines are that late! This just makes you wonder whether or not it is a “last resort”.</p>
<p>Additionally, someone from another school in my area got admitted to Simon’s Rock, went there for a couple days, and came back complaining that the academics were no better than those at his own school. I don’t know whether this is necessarily true or whether he really didn’t give it a chance…but it definitely raises flags with both me and my parents.</p>