Category Archives: Admission Process
It’s Never Too Late to Apply to a Private Boarding School
For many families, exploring boarding school options comes into play during the spring semester. Maybe the family is moving. Maybe the school year hasn’t gone as well as expected. Or, maybe, the additional evidence of the spring semester has persuaded … Continue reading
Top 9 Boarding School Interview Tips!
The majority of private schools require an on-campus admission interview. The admission officers at each school want to meet each candidate and family personally. It is the chance for school and prospective family and student to get to know each … Continue reading
The Quick Scoop on Colorado Rocky Mountain School
Molly Dorais provides The Quick Scoop on Colorado Rocky Mountain School ( a coed boarding school in Carbondale, CO) where she is the Director of Admission and Financial Aid. For more on The Quick Scoop series se our earlier post, … Continue reading
The Quick Scoop on Western Boarding Schools
We’re pleased to announce the start of the Quick Scoop on Western Boarding Schools. The idea behind The Quick Scoop is to give an admission officer from each WBSA school the opportunity to provide a quick picture and touch on … Continue reading
10 Tips to Building a Boarding School Admission Plan
A piece of advice: build a boarding school admission application plan no matter your application timing or timetable. Schedule everything. No matter when you arrive to the prep school application process- during the traditional fall-winter admission season, or, later in … Continue reading
The Financial Aid Process: Getting Started
This post is a very brief introduction to thinking about financial aid. It only touches on the topics that we’ve written about over the years. Financial aid is a detail oriented process. But, like anything, one can ‘wrap one’s head … Continue reading
Visiting Campus: The Boarding School Tour
The focus and purpose of a family’s campus visit have changed dramatically over the past decade. With internet based research, the campus tour has become less about seeing the physical plant and more about learning the school’s culture and ethos. Families … Continue reading
A Quick List to Start Your Boarding School Thinking
I get to write continually about the positive aspects of the traditional boarding school experience. Today, I found someone else’s quick look at boarding school benefits- Lucy Pritzker’s “8 Reasons why Boarding School is a Good Choice for Difficult Kids” … Continue reading
We Love Athenian School- in Indonesian
Athenian Indonesian students and one of their teachers take a few minutes to share in English and Indonesan- the Athenian experiences that they like best. Indonesian students make up just one part of Athenian’s commitment to teach and practice the art of … Continue reading
Three Unique Things You Need to Know About Canyonville Christian Academy
Noel Schaak, assistant headmaster, Canyonville Christian Academy talks about the role mentoring and character development play in the Canyonville experience. In Canyoneville’s small school setting (100-120 students), faculty and students develop healthy, personal relationships giving students the adult guidance and … Continue reading
