Milton encouraged creative approaches to traditional subjects. I also appreaciated the small class sizes.

I found that the school was too college-admission oriented--the advisors tended to encourage kids to choose particular classes and get involved in particular activities just in order to increase their chances of getting into college. The administration encouraged an environment that was too competitve--it did not foster a supportive community.

The girls athletic teams were very good on the whole.

The importance of athletics are not emphasized very strongly at Milton.

There was a great creative writing program, and the visual art teachers were very committed to teaching.

The importance of studying art and experimenting with artistic expression is not emphasized much.

There were a number of newspapers and magazines; students have ample opportunity to publish articles and creative writing.

Political groups such as amnesty international are not especially active on campus.

There was a very close knit community of girls in my dorm.

I did not like the fact that dorms wer single sex. Parietals were strictly enforced, as were rules about signing in and out of the dorm.

There is a good salad bar.

The food is terrible, and you are only allowed 1/2 hour to eat at night.

I felt very welcome. Milton has a good orientation program, and the school is fairly small.

There was a respectably sized minority population, although the minority students and the non-minority students tended not to socialize much outside of the dorms and athletic teams.

We normally attended on-campus events such as movies, dances, and performances.

Students went to Boston fairly frequently on weekends, although the nearest subway stop is a hike. The town of Milton itself has nothing more than a couple of places to eat and a video store.