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It's not even close. Check out the matriculation list for both schools. RL sends almost 40% of their students to Ivy League schools. Boston Latin sends 20 or so, but remember they have between 400-500 seniors, RL has 50-60. If you want more proof, Google the 2006 Massachusetts mean SAT socres. I know only public schools are listed, but Boston Latin finishes behind Acton-Boxboro and Wellesley to name a couple. If you compare Boston Latin to the 16 ISL schools on an SAT or matriculation basis they would probably be ahead of only Lawrence Academy and St. Sebastian's. Keep in mind the top kids at Boston Latin are top notch and can compete with anyone, but when you get below the top 10 percent, the quality of the student thins out dramatically. Keep in mind my daughter is in the first cluster at Boston Latin and I love the school, but RL is clearly better.
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What do the letters MD stand for?
Doctor of Medicine (MD or DM) in Latin called Medicinae Doctor
Why is a mile a mile?
The word "mile" comes to us from the Ancient Romans who spoke Latin. The Latin word "mille" meant one thousand. An ancient Roman mile was 1,000 double paces (one step with each foot), and that's why it is "one thousand" or "mille".
Why are names of scientists written in Latin?
A 'dead' language was needed, so that there could be no doubt about the names - there are pet names and official names for animals in most languages, so it can be hard to get a good translation from one modern language into several other modern languages. Latin was the chosen dead language because it was and is quite well known by educated people in Europe, which was the base for scientific development at the time.
How should one carry the microscope?
should carry carefully and with care
Why is iron's atomic symbol Fe?
Not all element symbols come from English words. Iron is one example. Fe comes from the Latin word for iron: ferrum. In chemistry 'ferric' indicates the trivalent ion, Fe3+ and 'ferrous' indicates the divalent ion, Fe2+. Ferric oxide or Iron(III) oxide is rust, Fe2O3. There are other examples including: Tungsten, W for wolfram; Sodium, Na for natrium; Potassium, K for kalium.
Should one go to Roxbury Latin or Belmont Hill?
RL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When was the Boston Bakery in business?
WHEN I LIVED IN ROXBURY IN THE FORTYS THERE WAS A BOSTON BAKERY ON WASHINGTON ST NEAR NORTHHAMPTONST. IS THIS THE ONE YOU ARE LOOKING FOR????? (SONNYBUBBY7@PEOPLEPC.COM
What is the acceptance rate at Roxbury Latin?
Generally 10% to 15%, depending on the year. The 2009 edition of Peterson's Private Secondary Schools reports that for fall 2007, 447 students applied and 63 were accepted (14.1%). This appears to make Roxbury Latin the most selective private secondary school in the country. Peterson's reports the following acceptance rates during the same year at other elite private schools: Phillips Andover (19.7%), Phillips Exeter (22.0%), Groton (19.6%), Noble and Greenough (20%). Another indication of a school's desirability is its yield (the percentage of accepted students who actually enroll). Here again, Roxbury Latin stands head and shoulders above all other schools. Its yield for the fall of 2007 was a phenomenal 91% (indeed, in one recent year, Roxbury Latin had the unheard of yield of 100%). To put these figures in context, in the same year that Roxbury Latin had a 91% yield, Andover was a distant second at 73.8%, followed by Exeter (68.7%), Nobles (60%), and Groton (56.1%). To put Roxbury Latin's yield in further context, Harvard's yield for college freshmen--which is by far the highest among all major U.S universities--hovers around 80%. Roxbury Latin is truly in a class by itself when it comes to selectivity and desirability among secondary schools.
How is the athletic program at Roxbury Latin?
Roxbury Latin has an extremely strong athletic program. They offer 10 sports and 9 out of their 10 teams posted winning records in the ISL this year. RL won the ISL tennis and track titles in 2012 (back to back in tennis), and are consistently at or near the top of the league in soccer, X country, wrestling and baseball. Roxbury Latin's basketball team is now quite strong and their lacrosse program has improved to a very competitive level. Football is steadily among the league's top half. In fact, hockey is the only one of the ten sports where RL is in the bottom half of the ISL and in that sport, they remain at the league's bottom.
Is makeup allowed at Boston Latin School?
I read the Boston Latin School student handbook. Makeup isn't mentioned one way or the other in their dress code. I also looked at the Boston Latin School's website and their blog...there are people wearing makeup in some of the pictures. So I'd say it's okay.
What schools did Malcom X go to?
In 1941, shortly after finishing eighth grade, Malcolm moved to Roxbury, a predominantly African American neighborhood in Boston. From 1941 to 1943, he lived in Roxbury with his half-sister Ella LeeLittle-Collins. He worked at several jobs, including one as the shoe shine boy at the Roseland State Ballroom. He became what he later described as a Roxbury hipster, wearing outrageous zoot suits and dancing at local ballrooms.Since this for you school project, you can go to the link below, it has information that can help with your Home Work.
Where can one listen to the soundtrack to Night at the Roxbury?
A Night at the Roxbury is an album, formed by songs created by different artists. It has been made in 1998. The best place to listen to this album is on YouTube.
Should Latin be capitalized in the sentence One prominent contributer is Latin?
Yes, it stands for Latin American.
What is the name of the Director of the Movie 'A Night at the Roxbury'?
"A Night at the Roxbury" was directed by John Fortenberry. This film was Released on October 2, 1998. This film was categorized as a comedy. One of the stars in this movie was Will Ferrell.
What is name of the movie that uses the song what is love by haddaway?
It is Night at the Roxbury. I love that song!
Roxbury Latin SSAT score?
2230 in 2007. In 2008, the median scores were as follows: Critical Reading = 750; Math = 750; Writing = 750. These statistics were published in the July 2008 edition of The Roxbury Latin Newsletter. The Newsletter does not list a median overall score, but the medians on each section suggest the overall score median rose at Roxbury Latin in 2008. According to The Newsletter, a significant number of perfect scores were recorded by the Class of 2008: 33% of the entire class scored 800 on the Critical Reading section; 14% scored 800 on math; 27% scored 800 on Writing. In fact, an astonishing 10% of all students in the class scored double 800s (1600 on Critical Reading and Math) and 8% scored triple 800s (2400 total; a perfect score on all three sections). The same issue of The Newsletter mentions that one of Roxbury Latin's seventh graders (that's right, kid presumably 12 years old) achieved nearly perfect scores on the SAT in the Johns Hopkins Talent Search. This kid was the only seventh grader in Massachusetts to score above 1500 (Critical Reading + Math; the Talent Search apparently doesn't consider scores on the Writing section). Roxbury Latin has a phenomenal number of brilliant students. No wonder so many end up at the nation's best colleges: In 2008, 41% went on to Ivy League schools and MIT; those who chose other schools went to great places like Amherst, Williams, and Swarthmore. Looking at Roxbury Latin's matriculation list, roughly 3 out 4 graduating students will enroll at colleges that are among the country's most selective.
Does Roxbury Latin give an IQ exam to applicants?
They don't give an IQ test per se, but their catalogue states that during the required admissions visit, "a member of the Admission Committee interviews the applicant and his parents separately, a student gives them a tour, and the applicant takes a short appitude test." The appitude test is a version of the Otis-Lennon (OLSAT), which is essentially a group (as opposed to individually) administered IQ test. The test has a mean of 100 and a ceiling of 150, like most IQ tests. The test is not very sensitive in discriminating among the highly gifted (which would characterize most boys who attend Roxbury Latin), so I imagine they just use it as a screening device to confirm the applicant falls in the gifted range. Keep in mind that most boys accepted by Roxbury Latin score around the 99th percentile on the ISEE (another test required for admission), which is normed on the population of students applying to private schools (a more select sample than the general school population on which the OLSAT is normed). So taking the OLSAT is probably the easiest step in applying to Roxbury Latin for those boys who ultimately gain admission. Roxbury Latin also, I believe, requires applicants and their schools to reports the results of all standardized tests and IQ exams (i.e., the WISC or Stanford-Binet) that applicants may have taken in recent years. Keep in mind that assessments like these only play a role--and certainly not the most important one--in determining who gets in. They really do care about a boy's character. A genius who's a complete jerk or misfit isn't any more likely to be accepted by Roxbury Latin than he is by Harvard a few years down the road. Most boys who apply to Roxbury Latin find the OLSAT incredibly easy, so it's nothing to be concerned about. Besides, there's no specific way to prepare for it.
