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Reflections and Advice:
1.) What do you think makes your school unique relative to other boarding schools?
Salisbury has a beautiful campus and is made for boys.
2.) What was the best thing that happened to you in boarding school?
Helps you develop and grow and they understand that every kid is different.
3.) What might you have done differently during your boarding school experience?
Nothing. Embrace it, you'll love it.
4.) What did you like most about your school?
Sense of camaraderie and incredible, caring staff.
5.) Do you have any final words of wisdom for visiting or incoming students to your school?
Check out the boathouse. It's great for fishing when it's warm.
Academics:
1.) Describe the academics at your school - what did you like most about it?
As challenging as you make it. Great AP options and caring teachers.
Athletics:
1.) Describe the athletics at your school - what did you like most about it?
Top notch. Championships. Great athletic culture.
Art, Music, and Theatre:
1.) Describe the arts program at your school - what did you like most about it?
Fun and interesting arts classes with teachers who care and know how to engage boys.
Extracurricular Opportunities:
1.) Describe the extracurriculars offered at your school - what did you like most about it?
There are options for everyone. Outdoors classes, electives, robotics, whatever you want.
Dorm Life:
1.) Describe the dorm life in your school - what did you like most about it?
Great sense of dorm culture. Competitions between dorms and dorm parents are great.
Dining:
1.) Describe the dining arrangements at your school.
Loved formal lunches with your advisor and holiday dinners.
Social and Town Life:
1.) Describe the school's town and surrounding area.
Not much of a town, but that's part of what makes Salisbury incredible.
2.) Describe the social life at your school - what did you like most about it?
All boys so you'll make friends for life.
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Salisbury has a beautiful campus and is made for boys.. . .
One of the few all-male boarding schools remaining in New England, Salisbury School doesn't disappoint. This is the greatest aspect of the school. Having attended a coed boarding school prior, Salisbury was a completely different. . .
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