Why an independent school?
What does a typical day look like?
Does Liggett have an extracurricular requirement?
Will I be able to handle the academic challenge?
Do you have a dress code?
What is the arts program like?
What types of community service opportunities are open to students?
Do students have a chance to travel with the school?
Does Liggett provide transportation?
How is the University Liggett School different from other schools?
How does Liggett prepare students for college?
The Application Process
When should I start
the application process?
Does Liggett offer financial assistance to new students?
What is the Merit Scholar program and who can qualify?
Why an independent school?
There are many benefits to attending an independent school. Click here to read more about what the National Association of Independent Schools says about the value of an independent school education.
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What does a typical day look like?
Students gather in homeroom at 8:15 to meet with advisors and
hear
announcements. The daily schedule rotates but is easy to learn.
Each class meets
three times a week for 50 minutes and once a week for 70 minutes.
On Tuesdays
and Thursdays, we gather in the auditorium for community time,
and to share
updates, meet with clubs and make special presentations. At 3
p.m., classes end
and sports practices and other activities begin. During free
periods, students work
in the library or the senior section. The campus is closed during
the day, but lunch is
prepared by our own chef– and the food is great. Again,
when you visit, you will get
a great sense of the rhythm of the day.
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Does Liggett have an extracurricular
requirement?
Yes, at Liggett we believe in a culture of participation and
provide many
opportunities in the arts, leadership, and athletics because
we feel these activities
are an integral part of the full experience. Freshmen, sophomores
and juniors must
participate in two seasons of afterschool activities while seniors
are required to
participate in one. Students may also participate in the play
or take conditioning
classes to satisfy this requirement. Liggett does not charge
any additional fees for
sports and full list of teams is available on the Athletics page
of this website.
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Will I be able to handle the academic challenge?
The central building block of any school is the student-teacher
relationship and we
proudly accept our partnership with each learner. Academics at
Liggett are plenty
rigorous, yet we do not promote a sink-or-swim mentality. Students
can anticipate
2-3 hours of homework each night, so we suggest using study halls
to get a jump
on it. We are a college prep institution and we will push you,
but we are also
teachers who understand our responsibility. If you work, we will
help you meet
expectations. That is why we strive to maintain a 13:1 student-teacher
ratio.
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Do you have a dress code?
Yes, boys may wear dress pants with an oxford shirt and tie,
a sweater, or a
turtleneck. Girls can wear skirts or dress pants with a blouse,
dress shirt, turtleneck,
or sweater or they may wear a dress. During the fall and spring
quarters, students
are allowed to wear polos or rugby style shirts as well as dress
shorts. Acceptable
shoes include leather sandals or dress shoes.
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What is the arts
program like?
We believe that art education is an interrelated part of the
whole experience. For
that reason, our arts classes meet during the academic day. Visual
arts classes
include drawing, painting, ceramics, photography, art studio,
design in crafts
media, art history, and many more. In music, we offer instrumental
music, chorale,
jazz history, music theory, and keyboard classes. The Drama program
is all encompassing and includes classes in: computer-assisted
design and graphics for drama; performance direction and management; introduction to
theatre; film and
broadcast; and digital imaging. Of course, the Drama department
also stages two
productions each year providing opportunities to learn about
set design, technical
work, directing, choreographing, and acting.
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What types of
community service opportunities are open to students?
Community service is an important part of the Liggett experience.
Each student is
required to complete 25 hours of service, and the school offers
a wide variety of
activities. Our students work with kids at the Children’s
Center of Detroit and with
seniors at the Samaritan Center in Detroit. Students also participate
in the Giving
Tree program and purchase holidays gifts for less fortunate families.
Liggett also
participates in the AIDS Walk, a breast cancer walk, and the
Relay for Life, an event
that benefits cancer research, support, and advocacy.
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Do students
have a chance to travel with the school?
Yes, there are many opportunities for students including orientation
trips, class
outings, service learning, and language immersion travel. In
September, the ninth
grade class ventures to a camp on Lake Huron for orientation
and leadership
training. Older students travel to Washington D.C. as a class
or visit places such as
Toronto, Cincinnati, or Chicago with sports teams or musical
groups. If you want to
travel abroad, you can go to Switzerland for a semester. At Liggett,
we believe our
students must be ready to participate in a global world, and
travel is one part of the
preparation.
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Does Liggett provide transportation?
Liggett does provide bus transportation at an additional fee.
Many of our families
are also able to coordinate carpools. Additionally, the school
does provide
transportation between campuses and to sporting events.
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How is
the University Liggett School different from other schools?
Good schools have many similarities, but no two are exactly alike.
Great schools
often have two points of distinction: a special sense of community
and unique
programming. A hallmark of our community is the emphasis on student-teacher
interaction. Our program emphasizes project learning and culminates
in a Senior
Project. The video on the Enrollment page highlights this program.
Our community,
like many others, is more easily experienced than defined. The
students at Liggett
embrace respect and acceptance. They are comfortable around adults
and enjoy
interacting with each other.
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How does ULS prepare students for
college?
Beginning in the junior year, the College Office partners with
families and guides
students to make the best possible decisions about life beyond
the Liggett upper
school. The ongoing program emphasizes the goals and strengths
of each student
and encourages thoughtful reflection. We are devoted to helping
our students find a
number of schools that provide the “right fit.” Of
course, we recognize that all of the
work we do—in classrooms, on playing fields and in our
hallways—should serve as
preparation for life beyond our walls. Our ultimate goal is to
give our students the
tools to succeed in the college of their choice.
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The Application Process
When should I start the application process?
We recommend starting the application as soon as possible. Students
who apply
early report less stress and enjoy an easier decision making
process. Part of what
we do in enrollment is making matches. When students apply on
time, we generally
know more about interests and talents, which allows us to find
the right advisor or
identify the perfect elective.
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Does Liggett offer financial assistance
to new students?
Although we are unable to fund all families, we will do all we
can to help make
this educational opportunity possible. That is why we are proud
to award almost
$2,000,000 in need-based aid and merit scholarships. Because
we cannot assist
all of our qualified applicants, Liggett will wait-list an applicant
who qualifies for
financial aid if we do not have both financial aid and a place
available. Once an
applicant has been wait-listed, both a place and financial aid
must become available
before that applicant will be taken out of the wait pool.
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What
is the Merit Scholar program and who can qualify?
University Liggett School partners with the region by offering
$150,000 in Merit
Aid to scholars with demonstrated achievement, leadership potential,
and strong
standardized testing. In mid-December, students sit for a two-hour
exam. Those
students who perform best on this exam are invited back in January
for a day of
interviews. At the completion of this process, Liggett offers
five full and five partial
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of excellence in athletics. We offer 34 interscholastic
sports in three seasons for Middle and Upper school
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One hundred percent of Liggett graduates attend college and nearly all of them are accepted at their first college or university of choice. Where do they go?
Amherst College, Bard College, Barnard College, Boston College, Boston University, Bowdoin College, Brown University, Case Western Reserve University, University of Chicago, Colorado College, Dartmouth College, Davidson College, Georgetown University, Hamilton College – NY, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, Kalamazoo College, Kenyon College, Lehigh University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Michigan State University, University of Michigan, Middlebury College, New York University, Northwestern University, University of Notre Dame, Princeton University, Vanderbilt University, University of Virginia, Wake Forest University, Washington University – St. Louis, Wellesley College, College of William and Mary, Yale University |
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