Phillips Exeter Academy - Phillips Exeter Academy is famous for its Harkness method of teaching. The Harkness method emphasizes student participation, the professor functions as a very smart member of the discussion. The best teachers can subtly guide conversation in a productive direction without being overbearing. Exeter does not really teach you alot of information, instead it teaches you something much more valuable: how to think and learn. Facts will soon be forgetten but he ability to engage others in discussion and teach yourself is something much more valuable. The school is especially strong in math and science although I most enjoyed our English department. However many of the veteran teachers are retiring and being replaced by subpar youngsters. Only time will tell if they can live up to their predecessors. I go to Yale and can honestly say that Exeter is much more difficult. I have handed in the same paper at both institutions and gotten lower grades on them at Exeter than at Yale. In addition, classes go from 8 am until 6 pm. The average student probably needs to do at least two hours of solid work per night, this number can vary depending on intelligence and goals.For example, if you're not very. …read more »
Phillips Exeter Academy founded 1781 is a co-educational private independent College Preparatory school located in Exeter, NH. Phillips Exeter Academy enrolls Boarding and day students with a total student enrollment of 1063 in day student grades 9th to PG boarding student grades 9th to PG. Phillips Exeter Academy endowment is estimated $860 million and the endowment per student is estimated $809,031.
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