|  | Selecting the right school can be an arduous process for any family.
We understand, and to help we've compiled a set of thought-provoking questions below that will help you determine whether you (or your son or daughter) is the type of student who can excel at Brooks, as well as other commonly-asked questions about the school and our financial aid process.
If you don't find answers to your questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. |
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| | Q. | What is the class schedule like?
| | A. | School regularly starts at 8 AM after breakfast and classes end at 2 PM. The students have scheduled free periods, where they are free to do what they want, preferably homework. And if those free periods are scheduled for first periods, they are called sleep-ins, which is where you return to your room and......sleep. |
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| Q. | How is the homework load?
| | A. | This depends on your classes and grade level at Brooks. As a freshman, 2-3 hours of homework can be predicted but, depending on your work ethic, the number of hours could be increased or reduced. Evening study hall for freshmen is supervised by two faculty members and held in a building that's wireless. Students feel they have adequate time to get their homework done. |
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| Q. | How are roommates assigned?
| | A. | For your first year at Brooks, the housing committee chooses roommates for you, according to your submitted rooming questionnaire. Every year after that, the choice is up to you. |
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| Q. | Will I have my own phone and internet access?
| | A. | Each dorm room is set up with a phone line and a separate Internet outlet. The phones are on and working all through the day except for the time between 8 PM and 10 PM, which are the study hours for each night. Then the phones are turned back on until 11:30 PM. Dorms include a common room that usually has a fridge, microwave, and TV for late night television. |
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| Q. | Where do I go for help with school matters?
| | A. | Advisors act as your parents for school issues. Usually faculty members, they help you decide which classes you want to take and what workloads you are able to handle. However, their guidance is not limited to the subjects of school; they are more than willing to chat with their advisees about any topic. |
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| Q. | Will I be assigned an advisor or what is your advising system like? | | A. | All incoming students are assigned a faculty advisor. Advisors play a very important role in students’ lives at Brooks. You will meet with your advisor formally and informally to discuss everything: your academic course schedule; which dorm you will live in next year; what you are doing over the weekend; and when to schedule the next advisee outing at Treadwell’s, the local ice cream shop. Many students keep the same advisor for their entire time at Brooks but students are free to change advisors as they wish. |
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| Q. | Is there a dress code? | | A. | Yes, there is a dress code at Brooks. The boys' attire includes a button-down shirt, a tie, a pair of dress pants or khakis, and a blazer. As for the girls, they can wear skirts with an appropriate blouse, a dress, or pants with a blazer. Color restrictions do not exist so students are free to wear purple pants with a green shirt and an orange tie. To read more about the dress code, check out the Information Handbook. |
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| Q. | How is the food at the dining hall?
| | A. | Brooks' food has a great reputation with the students. With numerous options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, we have food groups that please every kind of eating preference. From the personally made deli sandwiches to the self-serve ice cream, the food satisfies the most diverse appetites. |
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| Q. | Are sports mandatory?
| | A. | No. However, all students are required to participate in the afternoon program all three seasons, which features both team offerings (in which the students are working together towards a common goal) and activity offerings (which focuses more on an individual’s interest). For a more complete outline of Brooks' afternoon program, please click here.
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| Q. | What kinds of clubs are available to join? | | A. | Brooks has so many clubs and groups to join, it’s impossible to list them all. Some of our more active groups are Students Embracing Culture, Environmental Club, The Bishop (school newspaper), Art Association, Chess Club and Peer Tutoring. If we don’t have a group here already, you can always start your own. Past student initiated groups include the Rugby and Sushi Clubs. |
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| Q. | How are day students involved in campus life? | | A. | The 30 percent of our students who commute to Brooks each day play an integral role in the life of the campus. They can be involved in everything that the boarders do, with the exception of sleeping in the dorms during the week. On Saturday nights day students are welcome to, and frequently do, stay over in the dorm rooms of their boarding friends. In return, day students often offer their homes to boarders as a quiet place to get away from campus on the weekend. |
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| Q. | What weekend activities are available? | | A. | All the activities on the weekend welcome both day and boarding students. In addition to monthly school dances, Brooks offers movies on campus, trips to the nearby shopping malls, buses to Boston for the day and other seasonal activities like Cochick-a-treat, Brookstock, and seasonal concerts. |
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| Q. | Where can students hang out?
| | A. | Brooks' new and widely popular dining hall / student center houses a student lounge with a big-screen TV, a pool table, a foosball table, air hockey, a small diner with grill, and the school store. Dormitory common rooms are also favorite spots in which to gather with friends. You'll also find a lot of students hanging out in the weight room, staffed by fitness professionals, as well as in the dual-platform computer lab. |
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