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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My started SR as a freshman as well and did not come in with friends either.  She has had a very good experience, but I do think it was an easier transition for the girls who played on a team in the fall of freshman year (she did not) -- gave them a good circle of friends right away.  She's made some really nice friends and is very comfortable there, but it did probably take her a little while.  I actually don't believe SR is perceived to be particularly cliquish compared to other girls' schools in the area, from the inside or the outside; I think it's seen as a less social and more academic school.  Although at any girls' school you probably have some challenging social dynamics, from what I can tell the SR girls are supportive of one another, and friendly even to those who are not among their closer friends.  I have heard about a lot more social pressure and drama at some of the other girls' schools.  I am really surprised to hear that about lunch -- I don't want to completely discount someone's experience but I find it really hard to believe.  My perception is that there are a lot of families receiving financial aid, so good economic diversity compared to some other girls' schools, and overall less of a "rich girls" atmosphere, or haves vs. have nots, than you might have at some other schools.[/quote]

FA aid information 'gets out' when you don't vacation on your private island and you pickup in a mom beater minivan instead of a Range Rover or Mercedes. 
Even the nannies are driving a Mercedes...[/quote]

This is nonsense. We have a daughter at SR and nobody goes around talking about who gets FA. Frankly it seems that the families who don't receive aid actually welcome that their daughters are with lots of people from many different walks of life. And if nothing else, the only way that information can get out is if the school says something. And they don't. [/quote]

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