Admissions Quest

Prep School News - December, 2003

In this issue:
• Time to Assess Where You Stand in the Admission Process
• The Benefits of a Small Private School
• Private School News

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Time to Assess where You Stand in the Admission Process
by Brian Fisher, AdmissionsQuest, Inc.

When we last looked at the admission process, we focused on the notion of long-term process and small steps. For this installment of our admission timeline, we assess where your student might stand and how to go forward.

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The Benefits of a Small Private School
by Peter Baron, AdmissionsQuest, Inc.
A conversation with Marylou Marcus, the former Director of Admission, Dublin School.

Below are Marylou Marcus' answers to selected questions submitted by students and parents.

Question (Q): Our daughter is underachieving in her local high school. We're considering boarding schools b/c of the small class size and structured environment. Since it’s so late in the summer, are there still schools that have spaces available for the fall?

Marylou Marcus (MM): Yes, you can still secure a position in a boarding school for the fall of 2003. Your daughter will be held more accountable in a small, more structured school.

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Private School News:
From Central Maine Daily Sentinel (12/16/03)
Board appoints Ohio woman to succeed Cummings at MCI

From The Sturgis Online (12/16/03)
Military school to accept day students

From the CITIZEN-TIMES.com (11/23/03)
Expansion goal of Christ School fund drive