Worth going to top 200 BS?

GnarWhail
Tue, 24 Oct 2017 00:52:07 +0000

what schools are you considering not in the top 200 in the united states? are these college prep boarding schools? are you sure you’re not looking at schools for addicts or behavior or learning issues? “prestigious” is certainly up for debate in your question. but debates aren’t allowed here. and i would guess that most schools that fit your criteria would not in fact be equivalent to the best public high schools in wealthy areas. opinions differ. as always, consider the source.

however, the short answer is no. there are not many more than 200 “college prep” “boarding” schools in the usa. but schools with less than 50% boarders are not really boarding, so you are in the top 200 after you eliminate those schools.

while some of the low-boarding schools may have impressive facilities, Baylor in Chattanooga, for example, many/most are pretty threadbare and dingy.

if you’re an athlete in Baylor’s wheelhouse, or in a similar position at another school, that might be something to consider, but boarding life there has to be pretty desolate.

and any school with 70 kids total is not going to be much fun either even if they are 100% boarding, unless you all are very similarly odd.

if you’re serious about boarding school, look for the search bar here and go nuts. if not, greenwich high is said to be very nice. others. if you live there.