Anonymous
Post 07/22/2024 10:54     Subject: is boarding school HS a hook for college?
Anonymous wrote:Yes of course, it signals full pay.


Why would it need to "signal" anything?

Need aware schools get all the finance info and the small number of need blind/meet full need schools don't consider.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2024 10:52     Subject: is boarding school HS a hook for college?
I just bumped up a post (3.8uw private) where an AO talks abt private HS.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2024 08:35     Subject: is boarding school HS a hook for college?
Our child's boarding school loves to talk about the advantage of maturity and readiness for living independently, time management etc. in college admissions.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2024 07:35     Subject: Re:is boarding school HS a hook for college?
Anonymous wrote:Tufts:
Georgetown and Bucknell were the big winners.


Bucknell after Tufts seems like a major disappointment
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2024 07:13     Subject: Re:is boarding school HS a hook for college?
International kids who do a year or two at a US boarding school are much more likely to be admitted to a US college than international kids applying from overseas. In addition to the obvious wealth, it signals a commitment to the American college experience and an ability to function far from home, in English, in an American cultural environment.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2024 06:43     Subject: Re:is boarding school HS a hook for college?
Anonymous wrote:Taft:
Georgetown and Bucknell were the big winners.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2024 06:43     Subject: Re:is boarding school HS a hook for college?
Tufts:
Georgetown and Bucknell were the big winners.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2024 06:38     Subject: is boarding school HS a hook for college?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not always, my kids go to one of the schools you named and last cycle proved that BS kids need ED/EA as much as others do.


Still a hook in EA/ED then?


I imagine so. I just know there were many prestigious schools (Brown and Duke off the top of my head) that admitted zero kids from our school in RD.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2024 00:06     Subject: is boarding school HS a hook for college?
Admissions staff see $$$.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2024 00:03     Subject: is boarding school HS a hook for college?
Yes definitely. Full pay, well educated, high caliber kids, some are near famous or associated with great wealth.
Anonymous
Post 07/21/2024 23:17     Subject: is boarding school HS a hook for college?
Yes of course, it signals full pay.
Anonymous
Post 07/21/2024 23:14     Subject: is boarding school HS a hook for college?
Anonymous wrote:Not always, my kids go to one of the schools you named and last cycle proved that BS kids need ED/EA as much as others do.


Still a hook in EA/ED then?
Anonymous
Post 07/21/2024 23:12     Subject: is boarding school HS a hook for college?
Not always, my kids go to one of the schools you named and last cycle proved that BS kids need ED/EA as much as others do.
Anonymous
Post 07/21/2024 22:49     Subject: is boarding school HS a hook for college?
Yes. Admissions assumes you've worked harder and puts a premium on your GPA. Also assumes you're mature and your parents will be active donors.
Anonymous
Post 07/21/2024 22:48     Subject: is boarding school HS a hook for college?
Tops like Choate, PEA, etc.