托福到了100以上申请这些学校的门槛是到了，但GPS所谓的排名高，申请者不少，这几年录取进去的学生托福均分在105，但学校有一点让部分家长不满的就是，托福107/108，学生提醒都需要学ESL...
Salisbury和Avon地理位置不错，所以申请者也不少，而且这两个学校是美初寄宿的几所男校的Feeder School，每年会优先录取那几个美初的申请者。
Church Farm从选校策略看，相对其它几所，可以做Safe。
作Safe的学校要符合两个特点，第一是一定能够得着，起到保底的功能。 第二是学校的各项条件和水平在自己的接受范围内，也就是说万一要去这所学校读，也不会觉着不能接受。TOEFL100， SSAT也不错的话， Georgetown Preparatory School 做保底会起不到保底的作用，而Church Farm School 会太低了。 Salisbury School、Avon Old Farms School 可以考虑。
Salisbury is pleased to offer students a hand-on opportunity to explore the world of robotics. This new program kicked off in September 2013. Students may elect to participate in Robotics for a season in the place of afternoon athletics.
“The goal is to learn as much as we can about the software and the hardware that we have to see how much we can do with it,” notes Instructor in Science and Robotics Advisor Douglas Weisman. “There are many resources available to students and teachers, and our first job is to find the best ways to teach and learn programming and project management. The medium term goal is to have the ability to make machine parts with some basic shop tools. Eventually, we will integrate computer aided design (CAD) and manufacturing (CAM) into the program and have students use a 3-D printer to produce prototypes of their designs.”
The first project boys work on is creating a robot capable of moving, sensing its environment and lifting objects. This robot will be used for most of the programming activities. Initially, students will program their robots to do relatively simple tasks including navigating mazes, picking up balls and avoiding walls. As the term progresses, the tasks become increasingly sophisticated. The hope is that by the end of the season, boys will be able to program their robots to perform useful tasks. “Students use on-line tutorial videos, written directions, sample programs and occasional direct instruction about how the robots work and how to write programming. These skills will be helpful for future programming work since the language our students use is similar to the widely used C language,” comments Weisman.
