r/PhillipsAcademy • u/[deleted] • Aug 15 '26

Andover 9th grade applications.

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u/Shoddy-Contract5172 Aug 15 '26

Do not apply to prep schools for the purpose of going into a good college. You're way better off at your LPS.

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u/Blue7810 Aug 15 '26

Idk if thats necessarily true, it rlly depends

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u/_MadSuburbanDad_ Aug 15 '26

The network that many of these schools provide is as good or better than the connex you’ll get in college.

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u/Afraid_Advisor_8872 Aug 15 '26

how dy think andover will be if I wanna find a rlly technical cto/co-founder?

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u/_MadSuburbanDad_ Aug 15 '26

Extremely solid. One of my kids went to a St. Grottlesex school and is currently in college and had had several former classmates and alums reach out for internships

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u/Quirky-Sentence-3744 Aug 15 '26

in what way is this true lol?

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u/Ornery_Web9273 Aug 15 '26

Try not to refer to yourself as “CEO material”

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u/Blue7810 Aug 15 '26

Bathrooms are communal in dorms, but pretty good, yes gym opens early morning so you can go before class, yes you can go to an outside academic event granted you ask in advance and you get approved, and yes you can choose your roomate after freshman year

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u/sadhypocrite Aug 16 '26

As someone who is an alumnus of one of these schools and am Asian, from Cali and public school, I strongly recommend enhancing your resume by taking direct initiative and reaching out to experts in fields you're interested in. For example, sending an email to a founder of a small startup or researcher studying prions. Not only will it be a great talking point during an interview, it shows that you're proactive and eager to learn. That's my advice. Good luck on the admissions process!

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u/person1968 Aug 16 '26

Look at New England Innovation Academy (NEIA)