"educational consultant"
Our Boarding School Tour Takes Us to California
Both our educational consultant and the head of our daughter’s school encouraged us to visit a certain school in California. Initially it seemed crazy to us to consider a school so far away when we live surrounded by the country’s great preparatory schools. However there were some cultural sites we wished to visit, and a [...]
Read MoreonBoarding Schools Celebrates First Birthday & 150th Post
An epiphany struck us today; onBoarding Schools, our boarding school blog, launched one year ago today. Via serendipity, or just plain old “dumb luck,” this first birthday coincides with this 150th post. We’ve averaged almost 3 entries a week since starting with Brian doing lots of the heavy lifting. He has done a fantastic job [...]
Read MoreHolidays Are A Good Time to Work On Private School Applications
With the break from school and the slower routine, the end of year holidays provide a great time to make sure your ducks are in a row with respect to the private school application process. This is an overview of where you might expect to be if you’re on an ideal application calendar. If you’re [...]
Read MoreTouring a School We Know Well
Editor’s Note: “A Parent’s Boarding School Admission Journal” appears every Thursday throughout the admission season. Check-in each week to read the Boarding School Mom’s latest entry. A raw, rainy afternoon found us at our son’s school for our daughter’s interview. In some respects this was the most relaxing of the school visits as we are [...]
Read MoreThe Boarding School Mom’s Daughter Provides Admission Tips
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. Going through the admissions process is stressful, not only for the parent, but also for the child. Many parents add extra pressure and stress, but also you hear [...]
Read MoreOur Boarding School Tour Continues
Editor’s Note: “A Parent’s Boarding School Admission Journal” appears every Thursday throughout the admission season. Check-in each week to read the Boarding School Mom’s latest entry. A lovely fall day found us in a suburban part of New England visiting two very different schools, both of which are viewed as very desirable. The outcome has [...]
Read MoreA Consultant Tours Three Maryland Girls’ Boarding Schools
During the recent IECA conference I was able to find some time outside of the conference hotel to visit three Maryland girls’ boarding schools: St. Timothy’s School, Garrison Forest School and Oldfields School. Visiting schools is the bread and butter of the consultant trade. Visits allow me to check-in and see how my students are [...]
Read MoreAn Insiders View of Dublin School
As the past admission director at Dublin School, a co-ed small boarding school in Dublin, NH, I’m now forced to look differently at the school- with consultant’s eye. I now have to think about Dublin using a consultant’s critique: “Does the school do what it says it does; what kind of students will do well here; and [...]
Read MoreA Consultant’s Impressions of The Winchendon School
My notes from a recent visit to The Winchendon School… I didn’t expect to be so taken by the beautiful campus; beyond beauty, the campus boasts a golf course, new academic building and new ice hockey rink. The student body appears very diverse and multicultural. Winchendon is working to expand the strength of its boys [...]
Read MoreOur Son Finds a School to Call Home
Editor’s Note: “A Parent’s Boarding School Admission Journal” will move to a regular Thursday publication schedule. Check-in each week to read the Boarding School Mom’s latest entry. By this time we felt like professionals, our son was more confident; and we were more knowledgeable. We realized that the first impression gained in the admission office [...]
Read MoreAdmission Season Keeps on Rolling
Admission deadlines have largely passed and while a select number of boarding schools are done for the season, many are shifting to rolling admission to fill their remaining spaces for next year. Gaining acceptance during this second phase of the admission season is even more competitive since there are fewer spots available, but there are [...]
Read MoreEducational Consulting from the Perspective of an Industry Leader
In Part II of our conversation with Mark Sklarow (Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association), he talks about the history and current state of consulting- how it’s evolved and what consultants do today. Question (Q): Tell us a bit about the history of educational consulting- it’s beginnings, where it stands, and the future. Mark Sklarow [...]
Read More9 Reasons to Work with an Educational Consultant
Objective assessment of student and family.An educational consultant will assess both students and family to set clear, appropriate goals for the admission process. The perspective and judgment to say “we need to know more” and seek educational assessment and testing when needed. Recognizing and analysis of any learning differences or special needs. Educational Consultants know [...]
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