Boarding School Financial AId
The ‘Whys’ & Parental Nature of the Private School Lending Market
For many families, loans have become an integral part of their private school tuition planning.
Read MoreA Thorough Reference for International Families Considering North American Private Schools
Author Christine Chapman takes international families through the thinking; the “nuts and bolts” of applying to private school in North America and Europe.
Read MoreA Boarding School Begins a Merit Scholarship Program
Hawaii Preparatory Academy (a coed boarding school in Kamuela, HI) is making available for award eight Ho’omau I Ka Po’okela Scholarships (Continuing With Excellence) for the coming 2012-2013. Directed toward younger students, HPA will offer one day and one boarding scholarship in grades 6 and 7, and two day and two boarding scholarships for grade 9. Recipients [...]
Read MorePrivate School Financial Aid: Are We Eligible?
Our new infographic, Can We Afford Private School? (see below) provides a quick look at where your family might fit in the private school financial aid equation. In partnering with School and Student Services By NAIS (SSS), we’ve taken the regional cost of living adjustments and data used by SSS to calculate estimated family contributions toward tuition and [...]
Read MoreAnnouncing a Private School Financial Aid E-book
I’m thrilled to announce Understanding Private School Financial Aid, our newest FREE e-book authored by AdmissionsQuest’s Brian Fisher!
Read MoreA Good Friend Offers A+ Advice for Cutting the Cost of College
Christine Chapman’s of Starr & Chapman Educational Consulting is the subject of an AOL Original interview exploring ways to reduce the cost of college- “Six Tips for Cutting the Cost of a College Education.” The quick interview draws on Chapman’s experience as new parent facing the cost of saving large sums in her family’s effort [...]
Read MoreMy Family Doesn’t Have A Lot of Money But I Want To Go To Boarding School
We recently received a great question from a young man and we think his question, and our reply, are post worthy. His question made us think and a few families and students may benefit from our reply. The young man’s question (paraphrased as it’s a full paragraph): I come from a low income family. My [...]
Read MoreDiscussing the Rising Costs of Private Schools
In case you missed it, just before the start of the July 4th weekend, RTTnews posted an audio interview with our very own Brian Fisher about the rising costs of private school tuitions and financial aid. The conversation closed with a discussion about the benefits of boarding schools and why school fit is so important. [...]
Read MoreWelcome Back prepGATE!
We learned this morning that prepGATE has returned to the private school K-12 education loan market- making loans to families as they finance boarding and private school tuition. prepGATE, like many other lenders, had exited the boarding and private school loan business during the economic downturn. Prior to their withdrawal, prepGATE had been a mainstay [...]
Read MoreIs there Another Russell Wight Jr. Out There? Benefactor Changes Lives Through Boarding School Opportunities
“’For the amount of money we spend, the return we get is unbelievable…We change lives,’” foundation founder Russell Wight Jr. Wight believes that now is time to grow; he’s starting to look for other benefactors who can support The Wight Foundation model in other cities.(NS-L) The foundation has been quietly supporting and making a boarding [...]
Read MoreA Boarding School Celebrates its 65th with a New Scholarship Fund in Honor of a Long-Time Faculty Member
The Phelps School President Norman Phelps announced the Phelps Paragon- a $100,000 scholarship to be awarded to one student on need basis. The fund marks more that the school’s 65th anniversary, it also honors Timothy Phelps- long-time faculty member, brother of president Norman, and son of school founder Norman, Sr. “(Timothy was) a passionate Civil [...]
Read More“I was waitlisted at my first choice school, how can I get off the waitlist?”
There’s no guarantee that a private school will have an opening and move to accept you from their waiting list. We suggest some basic waiting list strategies.
Read MorePrivate School Decision Day 2011: Acceptance, Rejection, & Financial Aid
With many admission and financial aid letters arriving today (the traditional boarding school notification day), it’s a good time to highlight and provide quick links to our library of articles and blog posts covering the post admission-decision landscape. Keep in mind- no matter what decisions the schools make and no matter what decision you make- [...]
Read MorePlanning Your Private School Financial Aid Application: Hear from a Director!
We’ve written much about boarding school financial aid over the years. The crux of all our pieces being: financial aid is process, not a recipe. Hence we offer maps and suggestions about planning and working through a process. Here’s an example from our e-book “Mastering the Private School Admission Process:” Important notes about the FA [...]
Read MorePrivate Education: Can you afford not to?
Many people, with good reason, claim that a private/independent school education is too expensive. However, many more are realizing that they can’t afford to keep their children in their local public school. As sad as it sounds, children across North America are being let down by the public system and, without a quality high school [...]
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