Boarding School Suggestions for Average Student

[Anonymous]

Putney

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Anonymous wrote:Dana Hall in Wellesley Ma is a geat school for mid-level academics girls, but the boarding population is 90% Asian and its more than half day. Most boarding schools that the very top (i.e. ST Pauls, Deerfield, Anodver, Exeter, etc) or the next level down (ST Andrews, Loomis, Peddie, etc) have a wide range of students, and yes, they all have very hard-working international students that will take all AP classes and get 5s on every exam. Some traditional co-edschools you might consider that are driving distance (less than 4-5hours) from DC would be Hill school, Mercersberg, Blair Academy. The next level down but still drivable would be schools like Westtown, Solebury, Pomfret. Further into New England think about Tabor, Berkshire School (more competitive) or Cushing, Wilbraham Monson (not very competitive). If you are full pay, your middling academic student can get into all of the lower level schools with ease and then you can visit and decide on fit.

+1 for Dana Hall!

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Anonymous wrote:Madeira has boarding and is wonderful if it’s a good fit for your girl—the mod system is not for right for everyone.

Madeira had a record number of applications this admission cycle. This means they can choose top students for their new classes.

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Brewster Academy in NH. My friend sent her boys with ADHD/Dyslexia there and they are both in college now and doing great. They loved their time there.

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Why would you do this to your child?

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Moravian Academy in Bethlehem, PA, started as one of the first women's schools in the country.

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The reality is that the domestic market for boarding schools has shrunk. To schools can still fill their classes, but if you go a level down, some schools have a majority of students coming from overseas. They are looking to become more proficient in English and set themselves up for US college admission. It doesn't sound like a great experience for the few American boarding students (usually legacies following in Daddys footsteps) in a sea of foreign boarding student classmates. But that's how these schools are staying afloat.

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Loomis is for very high achieving students. It's high pressure.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid is at SSFS and many of his friends are boarding students. Many are international, but others board rather than commute from DC or Virginia, and I think there are some kids who live in the dorm and whose parents are faculty. So a mix of kids.

Didn’t SSFS announce they are closing their boarding program after this academic year?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is at SSFS and many of his friends are boarding students. Many are international, but others board rather than commute from DC or Virginia, and I think there are some kids who live in the dorm and whose parents are faculty. So a mix of kids.

Didn’t SSFS announce they are closing their boarding program after this academic year?

DP: Yes, that’s correct. They are phasing out the boarding program.

https://www.ssfs.org/school-life/our-boarding-program

[Anonymous]

How about St George’s in Newport?

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Williston-Northampton
Kimball Union
Tilton School

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Anonymous wrote:How about St George’s in Newport?

I wouldn't consider St. George's the place for an average student unless there are bags of money attached to the kid.

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Episcopal in Northern VA?

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George School in PA.