Are there any feeder schools for Holton?

[Anonymous]

Are you sure about that 18:42? That number seems really high. Holton is not that easy to get into.

[Anonymous]

Np here - I think the Norwood number is possible, as long as it was for third grade entry at Holton. The two schools are close geographically and have a good relationship. Norwood is a wonderful, rigorous program, and the admissions staff focuses on applying kids to schools for which they'd be a good fit, so I'm sure the admissions offices feel they can trust them.

[Anonymous]

Holton cut an entire third grade section just this year. I can't imagine they would take that many from Norwood..they like to have balance.

[Anonymous]

Might it have been 13/14 cumulative for girls across all grades applying?

[Anonymous]

I was thinking the same thing. Could be anywhere from 3rd to 9th.

[Anonymous]

There were lots of Norwood 8th graders who applied to Holton last year for high school spots. Almost every girl was accepted. Only one chose to attend.

[Anonymous]

Why PP?

[Anonymous]

The Norwood data was for 8th graders applying for 9th grade only. You can check the data at the link provided on the thread about how hard it is to get into NCS/STA.

[Anonymous]

Never mind, here it is: http://www.norwoodschool.org/welcome/admission/next_school_placement/index.aspx

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No suprise that if you look at many of the top female leaders in this country, they are grads of women's colleges.

Did you know that France's top finance minister graduated from Holton?

I know her reasonably well from her prior role (she was chairwoman of a big law firm before she went into government). She did indeed go to Holton but for a year as a "post grad" year between French high school and university. I think it was largely to perfect her English (which is indeed perfect).

Exactly. She was only there for the '73-'74 school year, as a 12th grader, so she was pretty much "fully formed" by then. A better example is Julia Dreyfus (no one used the "Louis" when referring to her back then), who went to Holton all 10 years. She was a student leader in addition to being a talented actress. In my opinion, she has conducted her rise to TV superstardom with class and maturity, and has managed to stay remarkably free of Hollywood scandals. Did a decade at Holton help her to be so successful? Maybe so.

[Anonymous]

PP -- it's nice someone has written something nice and straightforward w/o criticism. Cheers and thank you.

[Anonymous]

ditto above

[Anonymous]

Holton used to be very tough to get into.

[Anonymous]

How many slots are normally opened in the 9th grade?

TIA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:11:39, since when is it true that scaling back the type A madness = "mediocrity" ? could it just = sanity? contentedness? "Pride in a job well done without killing yourself with 8 hours of homework a night" ?

I'm no Elena Kagan, but compared to 98% of the females in the United States, I'm not "mediocre" either if the yardstick is educational attainment, income, all the SES bullshit. And yet ... perhaps my proudest accomplishment is knowing when to say 'when' and achieving a nice balance in life.

If my kid seeks this for himself, I will be proud.

Agree. Can we be friends??!