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Although many comments are potentially helpful, too much chaos has infiltrated this blog. Here are the conclusions.
The purpose of this site is for anonymous students, alumni, and/or faculty of Phillips Exeter Academy to openly and honestly discuss the Pros and Cons of their experience at this elite boarding school (whether it be one of love, hatred, pleasure, disappointment, or a mix of the four) in order to provide future applicants with more first-hand information about this school than what is simply stated on private school review websites. This website is under construction.
RULES
The mission of this blog is to mimic the system of studentsreview.com except at the highschool level, to give aspiring applicants a fuller picture of what they are in for.
1. Any inappropriate comment that does not pertain to the topic will be deleted.
2. There are many comments that are obscene and riddled with profanity. But opinion is opinion. This website is unofficial and informal. As long as the comment pertains to the given topic and is supported by a coherent justification for what causes the writer such pain and angst, I will not censor profanity. If the post contains nothing but profanity and a few random words, it will be deleted. The mission of this website is truth and honesty.
3. Spam will most certainly be deleted.
Although I wish I could, please understand that blogger.com does not endow me with the ability to read comments before they are posted. I could restrict the posting limit to blogger.com users but that would change little in terms of the personality of the posters. I will do my best to regulate posts as often as possible.
Also note that the idea of making commentors sign their posts with their name or school would only lead to more controvery, as people would begin to post as a claimed identity of another.
Please respect this website and don't waste your time here if you disagree with its philosophy.
Overall School Quality
Average personality of faculty (may choose more than one)
Average personality of students (may choose more than one)
Average quality of female students
Average quality of male students
Purpose (cont'd)
- In a simpler context, the purpose here is to mimic the system of studentsreview.com except at the highschool level, to give aspiring applicants a fuller picture of what they are in for.
Would you return to this school?
Do you find this blog relevant?
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About Me
- Exonian
- Exeter, New Hampshire, United States
The closest city is some miniscule so-called city by the name of Portsmouth. The mall there isn't even a mall. Half an hour away! And as a boarder the school doesn't even let me ride in my own day student friend's cars. It's really irritating. There is a bus to the mall and movies every sunday but the space is limited and there's a curfew. Always a stupid curfew!
ReplyDeleteIf you cannot see the legal problems involved with driving in a friends car then you're simply letting your emotions and bitterness overrule logic.
ReplyDeleteYou knew that there was a trade-off. To get your education you would be sacrificing some measure of freedom. It may be unfortunate, but it certainly makes sense.
What's the legal problem? Absolutely nothing. Day students who have a license can drive anyone they want. Perfectly legal. YEt this school insists that that doesn't happen. Trade-off for what? An education? So if you're receiving a top-quality education you can't get in your day student friend's car? Isn't that same day student receiving the same education as the boarder?
ReplyDeleteIn reality, yes, Exeter is in the middle of New Hampshire, and basically anywhere in New Hampshire can be considered rural. The Academy actually has really liberal policies regarding going off-campus, and it's easy to go to Boston, say, for only an hour train for $14.
ReplyDeleteThe legal problem is if your friend got into a crash and you died in their car it would create a complex lawsuit web that would be a major pain for your family, your friend's family, and Exeter in general.
ReplyDeletei don't think this blog is helpful at all.
ReplyDeletethe only reason people make blogs is to DRAW ATTENTION TO THEMSELVES, or have an OUTLET. this is both. it was already written up in the exonian, and everyone said it was neither good nor bad, just because they didn;t want challenge ppl who were sp[eaking the truth, even though THIS IS MOSTLY LIES.
personally, i think PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY IS AWESOME
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THIS BLOG TOTALLY SUCKS!!!
from,
the rational person with a brain enough to see when a great school's rep is getting trashed because a kid was bored one saturday night so he created a blog
I think this 'rational person with a brain enough' is himself being irrational and pea-brained. How in the world is the administrator supposed to draw attention to hismelf ie he/she is anonymous? How can you show that this school's rep is getting trashed, when the polls clearly say that more people would return to Exeter than don't? And if you sift through the topics, most of the comments are optimistic and helpful rather than purposefully degrating. I think you yourself are the one that's CAUSING this blog to suck and you're the one who's giving the school a bad name because it proves that our school unfortunately houses 'IDOT' students like yourself. I hope you meant to spell it correctly and say 'idiot' rather tha IDOT? sounds like some apple product.
ReplyDeleteIf you love this school so much, go post some reasons that could convince applicants to come here.
-Bigger brain than you because I can actually spell.
p.s. the negative comments about this school are usually true and they're more of what this school needs improvement on rather than this school sucking for it
p.p.s. the poll is would you RETURN to Exeter. A lot of students were encouraged or even forced by their parents to come here, and the poll asks if they would return if they had a choice.
Also, you could enjoy a life-changing experience but not want to go through it again. I'm extremely happy that I came here because I learned so much. But would I do four more years here? I don't think so. I'd definitely want my kids to come here though, but again, it's just for the one-time experience.
$30 round trip to Boston. Pretty good deal!
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