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Most AP/Advanced Courses Offered: Among All Schools (out of 230 schools) Sorted by range (alphabetically within range) * Indicates Boarding Grades Offered Boarding School School Type Grades* # AP Courses 1.-12.  The Brook Hill School Co-Ed    8-12 >25 1.-12.  Choate Rosemary Hall Co-Ed    9-12, PG >25 1.-12.  Episcopal High School Co-Ed    9-12 >25 1.-12.  Kent School Co-Ed    9-12, PG >25 1.-12.  Mercersburg Academy Co-Ed    9-12, PG >25 1.-12.  Middlesex School Co-Ed    9-12 >25 1.-12.  Phillips Academy Andover Co-Ed    9-12, PG >25 1.-12.  Pomfret School Co-Ed    9-12, PG >25 1.-12.  St. Andrew's-Sewanee School Co-Ed    9-12 >25 1.-12. Wentworth Military Academy & College Co-Ed    9-12, PG >25 1.-12. Westtown School Co-Ed    9-12 >25 1.-12. Wyoming Seminary Upper School Co-Ed    9-12, PG >25

Most Extracurriculars Offered: Among All Schools (out of 230 schools) Sorted by range (alphabetically within range) * Indicates Boarding Grades Offered Boarding School School Type Grades* # Extracurriculars 1.  Phillips Exeter Academy Co-Ed    9-12, PG 110 2.  St. Paul's School Co-Ed    9-12 100 3.  Phillips Academy Andover Co-Ed    9-12, PG 87 4.  Choate Rosemary Hall Co-Ed    9-12, PG 78 5.  Mercersburg Academy Co-Ed    9-12, PG 76 6.  Deerfield Academy Co-Ed    9-12, PG 72 7.  St. Johnsbury Academy Co-Ed    9-12, PG 63 8.  The Bishop Strachan School All-Girls    7-12 62 9.  McCallie School All-Boys    9-12 61 10. Baylor School Co-Ed    9-12 59 11. Peddie School Co-Ed    9-12, PG 57 12.-13. Cranbrook Schools Co-Ed    9-12 53 12.-13. Stevenson School Co-Ed    9-12 53 14. Westtown School Co-Ed    9-12 52 15. The Cambridge School of Weston Co-Ed    9-12, PG 50 16.-17. Concord Academy Co-Ed    9-12 49 16.-17. Hill School Co-Ed    9-12, PG 49 18. New Mexico Military Institute Co-Ed    9-12, PG 48 19.-20. Northfield Mount Hermon School Co-Ed    9-12, PG 47 19.-20. The Williston Northampton School Co-Ed    9-12, PG 47

Advantages of boarding school

Making choices that matter and taking responsibility for yourself - living on your own isn't always easy. There is, of course, plenty of support from faculty, advisors and peers. But still, you need to take care of yourself and take responsibility for your own actions to a much greater degree than if you were living at home. While there's definitely structure within the boarding school day, you still need to make choices around how you spend your time, what activities and opportunities to take, and how to create a reasonable balance between work and play. You'll be able to make choices that have a direct impact on the things you learn and the life you lead at boarding school. For parents: this roughly translates to increased maturity, greater self-sufficiency, and superior preparation for college. Being in an environment where trying new things is encouraged - going to boarding school means venturing into something unfamiliar. Going to boarding school, like any new adventure, means taking a risk because you think the reward will be worthwhile. The good news is that everyone else who goes to boarding school is also taking that risk. You'll be part of a community where the willingness to explore new things is inherent in the student body, and where lots of people will also be trying new things. During boarding school, you'll repeatedly make ventures into the unknown. You'll meet new types of people, find your place in a new community, learn new skills and subjects, and challenge yourself to a higher academic standard. With every little challenge that boarding school presents, you learn a little bit more about yourself and become a little bit more comfortable with yourself. For parents: this means that students often experience a lot of personal growth and increased self-confidence. Having a lot of fun and forming intense friendships - boarding school can also be a lot of fun. Imagine living in a house with a bunch of your best friends. It's common in boarding school for your dorm mates to become your closest friends and support network. The friendships that you make in this environment will be ones you will remember for life. Having a wide range of friends - boarding schools actively aim to recruit students from a wide range of geographic, racial, and socio-economic backgrounds. Many schools have students coming from all over the United States and dozens of different countries. At boarding schools, you'll be exposed to a relatively wide range of individuals and cultures, whereas local options may expose you to a narrower background of students. Having faculty as friends and having them regularly available - students are exposed to faculty in plenty of settings throughout the day - e.g., the classroom (as teachers), athletic fields (as coaches), extracurricular groups (as advisors), and dorm settings (as dorm supervisors). Since faculty are accessible throughout the day, getting academic help is usually a lot easier. Also, relationships with faculty members and adults can better thrive in these multiple settings, creating learning and mentorship opportunities that are hard to find in other environments. Being part of a proud community - boarding school alumni are generally very enthusiastic and proud of their boarding school alma maters (in many cases, more so than their college alma maters). The traditions and history behind many boarding schools drive the character of each school, and influence each student who goes there. The shared experience of this tradition and history creates a strong network of people and a feeling of community that lasts for life.

Attention to students - boarding schools generally have small class sizes that help teachers engage every student in the classroom. Classroom settings are often specifically designed to encourage student participation and eye contact among everyone in class. Quality of faculty - the majority of boarding school faculty have advanced degrees in either education or another specialty. Quality of resources - student resources at boarding schools - such as the library, theater facilities, or athletic complexes - can often be superior relative to local options. Challenging academics - academics at boarding schools operate at high standards. Students are pushed to "ask why," become inquisitive, and tackle challenging problems. Broad and diverse offerings - course selections at boarding schools tend to be quite diverse, have plenty of AP options, and offer a wide range of topics. Athletic and extracurricular options tend to be broad as well, which encourage students to try new things. Many boarding schools also offer opportunities to study in different countries for a term. College counseling - college counseling departments at boarding schools are generally well-staffed and taken quite seriously. Counselors often have plenty of experience in helping applicants identify appropriate schools and advising them on getting-in at competitive institutions.

Making choices that matter and taking responsibility for yourself - living on your own isn't always easy. There is, of course, plenty of support from faculty, advisors and peers. But still, you need to take care of yourself and take responsibility for your own actions to a much greater degree than if you were living at home. While there's definitely structure within the boarding school day, you still need to make choices around how you spend your time, what activities and opportunities to take, and how to create a reasonable balance between work and play. You'll be able to make choices that have a direct impact on the things you learn and the life you lead at boarding school. For parents: this roughly translates to increased maturity, greater self-sufficiency, and superior preparation for college. Being in an environment where trying new things is encouraged - going to boarding school means venturing into something unfamiliar. Going to boarding school, like any new adventure, means taking a risk because you think the reward will be worthwhile. The good news is that everyone else who goes to boarding school is also taking that risk. You'll be part of a community where the willingness to explore new things is inherent in the student body, and where lots of people will also be trying new things. During boarding school, you'll repeatedly make ventures into the unknown. You'll meet new types of people, find your place in a new community, learn new skills and subjects, and challenge yourself to a higher academic standard. With every little challenge that boarding school presents, you learn a little bit more about yourself and become a little bit more comfortable with yourself. For parents: this means that students often experience a lot of personal growth and increased self-confidence. Having a lot of fun and forming intense friendships - boarding school can also be a lot of fun. Imagine living in a house with a bunch of your best friends. It's common in boarding school for your dorm mates to become your closest friends and support network. The friendships that you make in this environment will be ones you will remember for life. Having a wide range of friends - boarding schools actively aim to recruit students from a wide range of geographic, racial, and socio-economic backgrounds. Many schools have students coming from all over the United States and dozens of different countries. At boarding schools, you'll be exposed to a relatively wide range of individuals and cultures, whereas local options may expose you to a narrower background of students. Having faculty as friends and having them regularly available - students are exposed to faculty in plenty of settings throughout the day - e.g., the classroom (as teachers), athletic fields (as coaches), extracurricular groups (as advisors), and dorm settings (as dorm supervisors). Since faculty are accessible throughout the day, getting academic help is usually a lot easier. Also, relationships with faculty members and adults can better thrive in these multiple settings, creating learning and mentorship opportunities that are hard to find in other environments. Being part of a proud community - boarding school alumni are generally very enthusiastic and proud of their boarding school alma maters (in many cases, more so than their college alma maters). The traditions and history behind many boarding schools drive the character of each school, and influence each student who goes there. The shared experience of this tradition and history creates a strong network of people and a feeling of community that lasts for life.

Dieting creates many dynamics that encourage eating disorders

dieting is considered "normal" and is encouraged in western culture. In fact, when someone attempts to lose weight through dieting and does not, she often considers herself a failure.

Those who diet moderately are five times more likely to develop eating disorders than those who don't diet. For those who diet "severely," the chances of an eating disorder are eighteen times greater.

Colors often have different meanings in various cultures.

Black is the color of authority and power.

Brides wear white to symbolize innocence and purity.

It clearly strengthens the argument that the SAT and ACT are not accurate predictors of either intelligence or of potential for success in college and afterwards

The study showed no difference in academic performance or graduation rates between students who submitted their scores and those who did not

The Big Umbrella, twice the radius of the biggest men’s umbrella on the market, was designed to shield up to 16 people from the rain. It was a cheerful and simply idyllic structure, but did 16 people want to crowd together to avoid getting wet? Does bad weather affect people differently in different parts of the world? To find out, I took my big umbrella on the road between 2003-2004, visiting Paris, London, Dresden, Copenhagen, New York and Martinique.

World biggest umbrella 300 inches in diameter

The biggest umbrella ever

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There are many athletes who remain in > denial. O.J still believes he is not guilty; Pete Rose still thinks his > career and reputation smells like one; and Barry the Bomb has told us he was > just using a sophisticated version of Ben Gay? And what about Scott > Peterson, Has he confessed yet? Oops, wrong reference. While Peterson made > lying look like an Olympic event, he’s no athlete. >

Recent evidence suggests that long-time steroid users and steroid abusers may experience the classic characteristics of addiction including cravings, difficulty in stopping steroid use and withdrawal symptoms. "Addiction is an extreme of dependency, which may be a psychological, if not physical, phenomena," says Dr. Wadler. "Regardless, there is no question that when regular steroid users stop taking the drug they get withdrawal pains and if they start up again the pain goes away. They have difficulties stopping use even though they know it's bad for them."

Were there other approaches I could adopt, other attitudes or ways of thinking about my life that would also be likely to increase my total sum of happiness?

The difference is that instead of listing the things that are making him happy or unhappy, he writes down his key life 'domains' (love, profession, friends, play) and assigns them a rating on a scale of one to 10. Having performed this exercise every year for the past decade, Seligman says he can now see at a glance whether his happiness 'trajectory' is on the up or going down, and where there is room for improvement.

Unsurprisingly, the number one predictor of happiness is wealth.

6. How big can an umbrella get?

9. What is the most expensive umbrella?

11. Can umbrellas be used as a weapon

Some individuals use steroids because they perceive that increased muscle mass improves their appearance (Yesalis, 1998). Mottram (1996) has suggested that social norms about "bigger being better," feelings of inadequacy, and low self-esteem may influence the younger generation's use of steroids .

out of 10 women will be dissatisfied with their reflection, and more than half may see a distorted image.

Why are women so much more self-critical than men? Because women are judged on their appearance more than men, and standards of female beauty are considerably higher and more inflexible.

It has been estimated that young women now see more images of outstandingly beautiful women in one day than our mothers saw throughout their entire adolescence.

Typically, only features of the composition of light that are detectable by humans (wavelength spectrum from 400 nm to 700 nm, roughly) are included, thereby objectively relating the psychological phenomenon of color to its physical specification.

Psychology (from Greek: ψυχή, psych, "soul"; and λόγος, logos, "speech" lit. "to talk about the soul") is an academic and applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes and behavior.

Psychologists study such phenomena as perception, cognition, emotion, personality, behavior, and interpersonal relationships.

Clinical psychology includes the study and application of psychology for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development.