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HADES: AN ACRONYM USED TO IDENTIFY THE ELITE TIER OF U.S. BOARDING SCHOOLS

HADES: AN ACRONYM USED TO IDENTIFY THE ELITE TIER OF U.S. BOARDING SCHOOLS

“HADES” is an acronym used commonly to refer to the top-tier of boarding schools in the United States as perceived by prospective students, Ivy League admissions officers and others. It first originated on the website CollegeConfidential.com where it was used widely before becomming used more widely (alongside the similarly originated acronym “GLADCHEMMS”).


ABOUT

HADES refers to the following schools: Hotchkiss; Andover; Deerfield; Exeter; and St. Paul’s respectively.


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DEERFIELD ACADEMY

7 BOYDEN LANE, DEERFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 01342, UNITED STATES

HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

ABOUT

ESTABLISHED 1797
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 14- 18 (GRADES 9 – 12)


deerfield.edu

Rating: 5 out of 5.

HOTCHKISS

THE HOTCHKISS SCHOOL

11 INTERLAKEN ROAD, LAKEVILLE, CONNECTICUT 06039, UNITED STATES

HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

ABOUT

ESTABLISHED 1891
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 14 – 18 (GRADES 9 – 12)


hotchkiss.org

Rating: 5 out of 5.

PHILLIPS ACADEMY ANDOVER

ANDOVER / PA

180 MAIN STREET, ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS 01810, UNITED STATES

HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

ABOUT

ESTABLISHED 1778
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 14 – 18 (GRADES 9 – 12)


andover.edu

Rating: 5 out of 5.

PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY

EXETER / PEA

20 MAIN STREET, EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03833, UNITED STATES

HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

ABOUT

ESTABLISHED 1781
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 14 – 18 (GRADES 9 – 12)


exeter.edu

Rating: 5 out of 5.

ST. PAUL’S SCHOOL

SPS

325 PLEASANT STREET, CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03301, UNITED STATES

HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

ABOUT

ESTABLISHED 1856
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 14 – 18 (GRADES 9 – 12)
EPISCOPAL


sps.edu

Rating: 5 out of 5.



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