Thursday, November 7, 2013
Boarding Schools in USA?
Boarding Schools in USA?
Hi, I would like to know which are the probabilities of me going to a boarding school in the united states. I'm from colombia and am currently going to start 8th grade in a private school. I will really like to go to a boarding school like hotchkiss, deerfield, choate, exeter or andover, but i've been told they are really hard to get in. i'm a straight A student and part of national junior honor society and i speak fluent english (and spanish, obviously), but i really don't know how accepting these schools can be. I've reaserched i need to to take the SSAT and get a good grade, but how many international students do these schools choose? thanks best answer gets 10 points:)
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1 :
i am trying out for exeter too for next year. Honestly its not that hard to get into if your a good student. You will probably have favor because you are from Columbia. SO just make sure you do amazing on your SSAT and if you dont do it again! You can so make it.
2 :
These boarding schools welcome good students, especially students from other countries.
3 :
If you are outstanding academically, have great recommendations, some activity that you excel in, and are not seeking financial aid, then your chances are better than someone from the US with a similar profile. While there are many international applicants from Korea and China, there are not many from Columbia, so this will help you. When you are applying to very competitive schools, what is hard to understand is that the majority of applicants qualify for admission. If you want to go to boarding school next year, my suggestion is add a few more schools that you would be happy to attend that are not quite as competitive as the schools you selected. Of course, you still have chances at these very competitive schools, but acceptance is not certain. You can find the % of international students at www.boardingschoolreview.com. Double check this % with the schools on your list because sometimes the numbers on this website are not accurate or not updated. Of the schools you list, I think Hotchkiss has around 20% international. Many boarding schools are around 10% international. Aside from boardingschoolreview, other useful websites are www.boardingschools.com and www.petersons.com. For a wealth of information and misinformation, you can read this discussion board http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/. Your parents might consider hiring an educational consultant to help you select appropriate back-up schools to the very competitive schools you have selected. You can find consultants here http://www.educationalconsulting.org/. Find someone who specializes in secondary school placement, and not college placement or therapeutic school placement. Good luck!
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