Phillips Academy Andover - Phillips Andover is said by many students to be 'harder than college'. While this has not been true in my experience, I feel that Andover has prepared me incredibly well for my undergraduate career. As a student who took full advantage of the breadth of the school's course offerings, there is no one department that I would say outshone any of the others with regard to classes and teachers. Every single teacher I had was stellar. (Although some take a month or two to fully appreciate!) In the humanities department the emphasis is heavily on reading comprehension, engaging discussion, and writing. It is impossible to graduate from Phillips without being at the very least a good writer. While math and science classes are primarily lecture/problem solving based, Phillips has a designated half hour EVERY DAY for "conferences" with teachers, both scheduled and by drop in (like college "office hours" but much more personal). I've been in classes that have four people and classes that have eighteen, and both experiences have been fantastic. The small classes are very intense and require a lot of preparation. While in larger classes you are not put "on the spot" on a daily basis, all of the teachers require participation, and I found that larger classes provided a larger range of perspectives, and often inspired very spirited debate. The average workload depends on how easily your courses come to you, however, I would definitely say that 8-11pm is the very least required as an upperclassman. Because Andover has rigorous academics, the school has many layers of academic support for students, however the opportunity to challenge yourself is never exhausted. …read more »
Phillips Academy Andover founded 1778 is a co-educational private independent College Preparatory school located in Andover, MA, USA. Phillips Academy Andover enrolls Boarding and day students with a total student enrollment of 1109 in day student grades 9th to PG boarding student grades 9th to PG. Phillips Academy Andover endowment is estimated $695 million and the endowment per student is estimated $626,691.
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