Suffield Academy - Review #7

I applaud Suffield on several things but perhaps the most important is the way they have modernized. I have attended other schools that stick to the traditional boarding school model and do not stray an inch. Suffield maintains traditions at the same time adapting to modern day changes. Examples of this include their traditional sit down lunch complimented by a buffet dinner, or the incorporation of their four-year college counseling program.

Suffield gives students the opportunity to grow into adults. You gain a sense of independence with the comfort of knowing you have support if needed.

Much as you find out in college, it is important to get out of your comfort zone. I recommend this from day one for anyone attending Suffield or any other boarding school. Go to the union and talk to people you don't know, try out for a varsity team, eat dinner at a different table than your "norm"

Majority of the community wanted to be there. This really made a difference. Being surrounded by students and teachers who enjoyed the place where they spent their lives brings out the best in people. Suffield is a happy place which makes learning and living more enjoyable and brings out success.

If you get in, go. If you go, don’t take those bagels for granted, unless you are going to college in NYC, it is tough to track down a bagel comparable to the snack bar’s.

Academics at Suffield are well structured, there are opportunities to challenge yourself. At the same time the course work is well suited for high levels of comprehension not just high volume of material.

Top notch- at all levels Suffield wins, and simply put, athletics are more enjoyable when you are victorious.

Personally, I was not artistic, however they have a variety of approaches to the arts and it is up to the student to choose their path which I enjoyed. For example their architecture program.

There are plenty of extra-curricular activities to involve yourself in. Personally, I enjoyed the spirit committee, nothing like getting a big pep rally going before a big game.

Underclassmen enjoy excellent living facilities, by the time you reach junior and senior year, you end up living with people you form a brotherly relationship with that lasts well after graduation.

Top notch in all aspects, not too much more can be said.

Proximity to the airport, local restaurants and large retail outlets are at an arm’s reach, it makes a real difference compared to being out in the “sticks”.

…it doesn’t stop. It is as active as any school I have seen with both boarding and day students. Cliques are not a thing at Suffield, everyone is more or less friends regardless of class, origin or gender.