University School

The school is absolutely amazing if your son is very high functioning and loves academics. If your son loves English, debate, math, robotics , or science and needs college level expertise they will bring in professors for those students. This school allows very bright children to stay with their age and social group while getting college level classes. Ive never seen a better designed curriculum and the PhD level professors give 100% to teaching and molding these boys. My son is challenged and valued as a member of the community. HOwever, there are some things one should know before applying here; there is a lot of homework and stress at this high school ( if your child has high executive functioning, likes to study and is very organized it won't be a problem, otherwise they will work with your son to get him where he needs to be) Don't expect it to be a school where parents are welcoming and a place for parents to make friends. . This school is not for the parents--its for the children, which is how it should be! The school is a well run machine; the boys don't have a lot of upheaval or surpises in their day . U.S. is a calm predicatable environment. The one issue we had in the past is that some of the newer professors like to give last minute tests which stresses the boys out. The younger professors don't seem to understand that all the other classes run on a strict syllabus and them adding last mintues tests is ridiculous. They need to stick to a predictable learning environment. .. The older professors seem to lock the younger teachers on eventually and get them in line. Ive noticed the last year some of this nonsense has stopped. Lastly, 70% of the graduates go on to the top schools. Every single year they list where their students go to college. In another post I read they don't go to the top schools and that person is either lying or didn't really go to U.S. Sure some of the kids that are more into the arts than academics go to nice state schools ( there is nothing wrong with that) but many go to Ivy league schools. If you have a serious student I would highly recommend this school!!!!

We have two boys who transferred from public schools to University School several years ago, and couldn't be happier! The faculty/administration state that it is a place where "every boy is known and loved," and really do make every effort to achieve that dynamic. The class sizes are small. Teachers and students eat family-style together every day. Both faculty and boys are divided into "houses" a la Harry Potter for their entire tenure there, and compete all year in fun, athletic, artistic and academic competitions. All of these dynamics and shared experiences contribute to the building of a unique bond between the students and their teachers, and as a result, the boys are so much more engaged in the learning process. Our kids always say that University School is "life changing," and wouldn't want to be anywhere else. We love it!

Excellent education with world class staff.