Westtown School - Review #1

Westtown is unique in that it is a Quaker boarding school. Students address their teachers by their first name and students are, generally, extremely down to earth and friendly. There is a sincere sense of tolerance and respect for people of different backgrounds and perspectives.

I think that I matured a lot and became extremely independent and responsible. I did not have to make many of the adjustments that others had to when I began college.

I wish I would have gotten more rest. I burned myself out so much that I was exhausted by the second week.I would not have done anything differently in my application- it got me a full scholarship to attend Westtown!

I would never change the friendliness of the people and overall sense of tolerance and respect that I found there.

I wish that the international student population could be larger.

Just keep in an open mind and do not take for granted the Quaker environment that Westtown provides.

Westtown is great for international students. There is an international student director who is extremely friendly and always there. Also, there is an ESL teacher who is a lot of help for those who need. Westtown made many accomodations for internationals. For example, there is a U.S. History every year designed for international students

Westtown offered a lot of very interesting courses such as Directing, the Holocaust and its Legacy, Astrophysics, African/Middle Eastern history, etc.The teachers were always there to help and they became more of friends than authority figures.

We could not take more than 5 major courses.

I love the fact that there was a real sense of team spirit. I came in last during every one of my track meets, yet everyone cheered me one and I felt that I came in first every time.

Everyone was required to participate in a competitive sport every year. In the long run, I think it did me a lot of good, yet I was not fond of the idea at the time.

I thought that it was wonderful. I participated in theater as an actor and I got to direct through my directing class.

I felt that people placed arts last on their list of priorities. Academics and sports were often valued more.

There were a lot of different groups to join and there was always room to start your own clubs.

Some of the faculty were too busy to make sure that extracurricular life was vibrant on campus.

There was a real sense of belonging. My hall felt like my family.

They were very strict about having us abide by dorm rules and regulations.

I loved the fact that we had a "moment of silence" before every meal.

It's boarding school food- what else can I say?

People were extremely friendly and really made me feel at home. At first, I thought it was just a joke, yet I discovered that people were genuinely nice.

At Westtown, I got to meet people from all over the country and from all over the world. That was really exciting.

There were shuttles that took us to the mall, to Philly, to the movies. Also, there were lots of sun activities on campus such as board games and activities in the campus woods and lake.

Westtown is in a very small town. It was nice to be in a quiet area where we felt safe and the community became more of a "bubble".