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Interlochen Arts Academy Earns a Brief Mention in New York Times “The Choice” Blog
In their post “The College Decision From The Professors’ Perspective,” Lynn Jacobs and Jeremy Hyman mention Interlochen Arts Academy as an example of a strong program and how to temper and weigh collegiate expectations. “Don’t make a hobby into a deal-breaker. Whether — and how well — a college can accommodate your extracurricular interests is [...]
Read MoreThe Boarding School Decision: Some Thoughts From a Reluctant Mother
This timely post comes from our friends at St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School. We share an open letter from EA Raines-Whorton (SA-S mother) written to fellow parents as they grapple with their school boarding decision and, perhaps, more fundamentally, the whole notion of boarding school. In her “A Message for Reluctant Boarding Parents,” Raines-Whorton gives voice to [...]
Read MoreOur Boarding School Decision
The deposit check has been mailed and the thank you notes sent. Our daughter is delighted with the outcome, and we are so grateful to our consultant who directed us to the school which has been our daughter’s first choice all along and which we would never have found on our own. The last step [...]
Read MoreThe Public Versus Private Equation: Families Work to Reach Decisions
I read a couple of articles over the past few days that, combined, provide a good pictures of the thinking, priorities and sacrifices that families are grappling with in their ‘public or private’ school decisions. With a generally more conservative outlook about future earnings and home equity gone as a banking option families are struggling [...]
Read MoreOur Boarding School Wait is Over
Although the official notification date is today, March 10, two acceptance letters arrived on the 9th to our great relief. The Director of Admissions for our son’s school called to let us know that our daughter is on the waiting list, which was such a gracious thing to do. At 12:05 this morning we received [...]
Read MoreBoarding School Mom’s Daughter Talks About the Wait
Editor’s Note: We’re excited to feature a post by the Boarding School Mom’s daughter. She offers her on the ground take on the boarding school admission process. The applications are in, and there is little you can do but bite your nails and wait. However, the endless flow of questions is not over. This time [...]
Read MoreWaiting for Boarding School Our Admission Decision
Well, we are counting the hours and wondering how soon letters mailed from various parts of the country on March 10th will arrive in our corner of New England. Our consultant has shared that she is hearing positive comments from her contacts at the schools at which we’ve applied. However our daughter is getting a [...]
Read MoreIt’s March 10th! Time for Decision Day Insights and Resources
Today’s a big day. It’s when boarding school decision & financial aid letters go out and/or arrive. You’ll learn which schools you’ve been invited to attend; which schools where the fit wasn’t quite right; and, perhaps most importantly, the size of the financial aid package. Weighing the options, you might feel that you now have [...]
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