<p>i think it depends where you go… someone earlier said something about languages though. I don’t know about most schools, I was taking french 4 my freshman year at my old school (which was know for language proficiency as a public) But my sophomore year french went from level 5 to 2… and it was hard stuff. I’m in my prep school’s french 4 now, and we’ve read 5 novels and collection of poems so far… so compared to some public school students I feel more comfortable than some students.
Also the summer before french 3, I was at a french summer program and all my classmates in my level were going into AP French the next year.
so for me, prep school is more intense,</p>