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Private Schools: How to Narrow your List (thoughtfully!)
It’s time to start thinking about starting on your school applications! To make sure your student stays ahead of the application cycle, we’ve put together a guide that will help you narrow down the very best schools for your students to apply to.
Steps For Letters of Recommendations That Shine
Did you know that private schools often require letters of recommendations outside of your student’s math and english teachers?
Don’t worry! We have a list of ways your student can receive recommendations that shine on the admissions desk.
Use these tips to get your student’s letters of recommendations complete before the holiday season.
Open Houses: Which Lenses are you Going to Use?
There’s no doubt that visiting schools can be taxing! It takes time, patience, and attention. But when you do, you’ll be in a better position to understand the nuances between the schools to find a community where your students can do their best.
Determining where your student will find their best fit at school is a big commitment! As you and your student enter this stage of the admissions process, this is your chance to get the best vantage point of what each school can offer.
Students: Here’s What Admission Teams Want to Know
If your student is interested in a school, there’s no escaping an interview!
To help your student get over the anxious pre-interview jitters, we’ve laid out some of the questions students can expect to be asked during their session with the school admission team.
Admissions Decisions: Practicing Patience & Positivity
As private school admission decisions begin to roll out, we want to stress the importance of hope. It’s so important to appreciate, celebrate and acknowledge your child’s individual strengths, especially at this time of year.
In this article we’ve put together the mindset we hope you’ll consider as you begin to receive admissions decisions from your student’s applications.
Our ACE Model:School Interview Preparation for Students
On the surface, school interviews can be intimidating for students. But in reality, they are a great opportunity for them to learn as much about a school as possible.
For some students, it’s still terribly anxiety-provoking, and we strive to minimize the anxiety! We’ve found that acronyms are a terrific way to help students feel comfortable. We like to frame their conversation using our ACE acronym: Academics, Community and Extracurriculars (ACE). Encourage your student to ACE their interview by sharing about themselves AND asking questions about the school in each of these ACE areas!
Is Your Student Nervous About a School Interview? Try These Tips.
It’s likely that school interviews are the first time your student has had a formal interview!
After working with hundreds of students over the years, we’ve put together a few tips that will help your student shine! What’s an interview tip you’d add to this list?
Parent Prep: Private School Admissions Interviews
School interviews can be intimidating for students, but what about the parents? Many parents feel equally nervous for their portion of the interview but alas, there’s no need for it to feel especially challenging for parents (or students!). Look at this as another opportunity for a conversation to see if everyone’s values are aligned and if the school is truly a good fit!
Here’s how parents can prepare to remain supportive during their students' campus tour and interview process, while getting the answers they need.
How to Help Your Student Successfully Transition to Boarding School Life
If boarding school is a new experience for your student and your family, you might be wondering how you can offer the best support as they make the transition. After years of watching families prepare their students to attend boarding school, we've learned that one of the most important factors for helping them transition is family support.
How to Tame the Testing Tiger
Test-taking anxiety happens to every student, no matter the subject or level. As a parent, it can be difficult to watch your student struggle through anxiety provoking study sessions.
Here are a few tips parents can use to help their students thrive when preparing for any test, big or small.
Personalized Learning: What’s Your Approach?
Implementing personalized learning in schools is on the rise, and for good reason. When schools take personalized approaches to their teaching, they are able to help students reach their optimal potential beyond the classroom.
Here are some of our best tips on how to ensure a school is able to understand your child’s learning profile and work to implement a personalized learning approach for your student.
The No-Fluff Approach to Private School Websites
First impressions are everything! Especially when there are so many independent schools and academies that could work for your student.
The benefits of finding a school where your student will thrive are endless, but it does require time and research upfront and throughout your admissions process.
Here are a few tips to help you find meaningful content once you land on a school’s website, rather than settling for the fluff, with your student’s success in mind.