Anonymous wrote:Who do folks think is the donor??

Who cares? She wants to be anonymous, let her be anonymous.

Who do folks think is the donor??

Harder as a day student. No secret who the donor is either - few alum in that strastosphere.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it more competitive to be admitted as a Day or Boarding student?

It appears that the school has received increased attention in the last few years.

You make it sound like Madeira is a new thing. My grandmother from the Midwest went to Madeira after high school when it was a finishing school. Not new, and not newly getting "attention."

It is not a new thing but was never a finishing school. The aim was always to prepare women to go to college, even in a time when that was more unusual. Legend has it that Brooke Astor had to leave the school because her mother did not want her to go to college.

It is still easier to get in as a boarder. However there has been an increase in boarding applications along with a rise in day applications. A number of students board locally.

The gift Madeira just got is even larger than the one Foxcroft received a couple of years ago.

Much harder to get in as a day student.

They just received a $60M donation to the endowment.

@ 13:21 - No offense intended! More attention in comparison to schools that are more usually discussed on this forum such as GDS, Sidwell, NCS etc.

@14:40 - Thank you

Anonymous wrote:Is it more competitive to be admitted as a Day or Boarding student?

It appears that the school has received increased attention in the last few years.

Yes, easier as a boarder purely through numbers. They aim for 50/50 day/boarding students, but have fewer boarding applicants, so the percent of applicants who get in is higher.

If the format is a good fit, it’s a great school. The mod system doesn’t work for every student, though.

Interestingly, this unprecedented gift comes from an alumna who wants to remain anonymous.

They will soon be getting “attention”. They just received the largest gift ever to a girls school from a generous alumna. B.I.G.

Anonymous wrote:Is it more competitive to be admitted as a Day or Boarding student?

It appears that the school has received increased attention in the last few years.

You make it sound like Madeira is a new thing. My grandmother from the Midwest went to Madeira after high school when it was a finishing school. Not new, and not newly getting "attention."

Slightly more than half board. Historically, easier admit as a boarder.

Traditionally about 50/50

What percent of students board?

Is it more competitive to be admitted as a Day or Boarding student?

It appears that the school has received increased attention in the last few years.