"educational consultant"
Perspectives on Private School Rejection
Washington Post, writer Jay Matthews has a timely piece addressing private school rejection (albeit a little bit ahead of the traditional boarding school acceptance date of March 10). “Private School Rejection? Don’t Panic Yet” covers some well travelled ground quoting a couple of consultants and touching lightly on the concept of ‘school fit’ and he’s [...]
Read MoreGetting to Know Bachman Academy
Let me introduce you to Becki Patterson from Bachman Academy (Mc Donald, TN). A small boarding school of 30, Bachman offers a hands-on learning environment for students with learning differences.
Read MoreHow is the Recession Affecting Family Decisions in Independent Schools?
From the perspective of educational advisors, the silver lining to this recession is that client families are making decisions regarding independent schools more thoughtfully than ever. Most parents who during prosperous times were committed to sending their children to independent schools remain convinced that the education offered by independent schools – day and boarding – [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant’s Impressions of St. Paul’s School
I arrived on St. Paul’s School campus to the buzz of “twin day.” Every student was having fun and I saw some very originally dressed twins. Waiting in the admission office several families had arrived at the same time including a family from Brazil who had a very heavy interview schedule while in the states. [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant’s Impressions of Mercersburg Academy!
Mercersburg Academy students were happy, down-to-earth and very comfortable in their rural, family-like setting. They have a very diverse campus where they emphasize the value of community and collaboration, while offering a very challenging academic curriculum and many extracurricular options both in visual and performing arts, music, athletics, robotics, clubs and they open doors beyond [...]
Read MoreConsultant Eyes and Ears: Renee Goldberg visits Blue Ridge School
Over at ‘Gabbin with the Goldbergs,’ one of our friends, Renee Goldberg has nice post shedding light on the kinds of programs and student interaction that an educational consultant looks for and thinks about when visiting a school. This installment, ‘Gabbin with the Goldbergs, Schools, Blue Ridge School,’ notes Renee’s observations as she met and [...]
Read MoreonBoarding Schools Just Got a Little Bit Bigger!
Last year our readership grew immeasurably through the contributions of the Boarding School Mom, Marylou Marcus, Tom O’Dell and Leo Marshall. This year we’re thrilled to announce that the lineup gets even bigger by expanding our coverage with the addition of voices and views from members of the boarding school community. A fantastic stable of [...]
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 MoreRoss School Offers Merit Scholarships
File this under the ‘fantastic opportunity’ category. Ross School in Bridgehampton, NY “is offering $20,000 annual Merit Scholarships for students in grades 5-11 who demonstrate academic achievement and exceptional promise” in a number of areas. Have a demonstrated talent for the Arts, Athletics, Community Service, Math, Media, Music (Jazz), Science, or Theater? This may be [...]
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 MoreKents Hill School Students Explain Why Kents Hill
Just before Christmas, I visited Kents Hill School to sit down with Pete Hodgin to talk about his use of social media in his economics and history courses for AQ’s Boarding School Podcast series. I encourage you to give the two part episode a listen if you haven’t had a chance- (Valuing Social Media in [...]
Read MoreInterim Grades & Your Boarding School Application
Your boarding school application file is complete. Everything is in- application, application fee, recommendations, and transcripts and, after the admission office has given your application the once through, you get the call or note asking for interim grades. In bluntest terms, the admission office/committee wants more information behind their decision and it means they have questions [...]
Read MoreHappenings at Asheville School
Part of my social media workshop with the Asheville School, a coed boarding school in Asheville, NC, will result in the production of an episode of AQ’s Boarding School Podcast. I’ll take the group through the basics of preparation and production, but before coming to campus I asked the school’s Director of Admission to send [...]
Read MoreOur Boarding Schools Application Are In!
My apologies for having dropped off the internet for a few weeks. We live in that part of New England that was left without power for almost two weeks in mid-December due to a particularly vengeful ice storm. The upside was that school vacation began seven days early. The downside was that we were distracted [...]
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