<p>My parents finally changed their minds and agreed to look into boarding schools for eleventh and twelvth grade instead of only day schools. Im looking for a coed school with under 1,000 students that has good matriculation, challenging academics, a good field hockey program and good financial aid. Anyone have any reccomendations? </p>
<p>Just a little about me...
i've been in all honors classes, maintaining an above nintey averages in all classes
i take italian and french
my regents scores so far have all been above a nintey five</p>
<p>extracurriculars include:
President of Class of 2011
Student Congress Representative
President of Math Research Club
Captain of JV Field Hockey
Model United Nations
Best Delegate award at SIDMUN
Vice President of SADD
Peer Leaders
Junior Honor Society
Talented and Gifted
JV Lacrosse
JV Cheerleading
People to People Student Ambassador Program (European Legacy)</p>
<p>Why not look in to St Andrew's in Delaware - they have one of the largest endowments per pupil of any institution, less than 400 students, and matriculations that are excellent.</p>
<p>The student/teacher ratio at SAS is 4:1, so every interest can be accommodated and every student gets all the attention they want.</p>
<p>I know they hold some spots open for new Juniors (Fifth Formers, as they are known). It is also 100% boarding and outside the New England bubble.</p>
<p>PM me if you have other questions.</p>
<p>There are many boarding schools that would be appropriate given what you have written. Do you plan to continue studying Italian? I imagine that only the large boarding schools offer Italian. I am not aware of any boarding school that offers Cheerleading. Many offer model UN, so you should be able to continue that. I think most offer field hockey. </p>
<p>Some schools have easy access to NYC if this is a factor for you. The schools I can think of are Choate, Lawrenceville, Blair, Masters, and I think Millbrook is close to a train station. </p>
<p>Review schools on Boarding</a> School Review - College-Prep & Jr. Boarding Schools<a href="some%20of%20the%20#s%20are%20not%20up-to-date">/url</a>, [url=<a href="http://www.schools.com%5DTABS:">http://www.schools.com]TABS:</a> Top College-Prep Independent Boarding Schools Directory and Search</a> for Colleges and Universities, Graduate Schools, Online Degree, Private Schools - Peterson's. As you develop your list, remember to include schools that interest you but are not among the most competitive. Even with your talents and hard work, it is best to include a variety of schools. </p>
<p>You might also look into the very small 5-day boarding program that Hackley School in Tarrytown, NY offers. It's not the same as going to a regular boarding school, but it might suit your needs.</p>
<p>thanks for the info! i'm not really looking to continue in cheerleading so thats not a big deal, but i would like to continue with italian and model un.</p>
<p>Italian may be hard....if you go to </p>
<p>TABS:</a> Top College-Prep Independent Boarding Schools Directory, </p>
<p>and do an advanced search, you can find all schools that offer Italian, which are not that many. However, it lists Choate, and in checking Choate's own web site, I didn't find any mention of Italian being offered.</p>
<p>Good Luck with your search.</p>
<p>I highly recommend Lawrenceville. I went there, but school pride is not the reason why I recommend Lawrenceville to you. Rather, Lawrenceville seems to fill your criteria perfectly:</p>
<p>Co-Ed: Yes
Under 1,000 students: Yes, roughly 800
Good Matriculation: "Good" is an understatement. Amazing college counselors and personal attention too.
Challenging Academics: Yes
Good Field Hockey Program: Fantastic; the team has won many M.A.P.L. and NJISAA Prep A championships and though I was not on the team, I know that they have great camaraderie and spirit.
Good Financial Aid: Lawrenceville currently dedicates $8 million to FA.</p>
<p>There you have it, Lawrenceville seems perfect for you! Your other accomplishments are very impressive as well, and you are clearly driven, independent, and enormously capable, all of which Lawrenceville (or any other school, for that matter) seeks in a prospective student. Also, you need not worry about "fitting in" or anything of that sort (if you are): Lawrenceville is the most welcoming community. If you do go for 11th grade, you will be placed in one of the four "Crescent Houses" (soph/junior houses) where I have no doubt that you will make some of the best friends and memories. The teachers are amazing as well. Many of the highly personable and knowledgeable teachers have become my friends whom I will continue to talk to through and beyond my college years.
I left Lawrenceville this Spring with only the best experiences. It was the best decision I have ever made, and while I do have certain qualms with it, as anyone would with any school, I cannot say I regret a thing about having spent the last four years there. (If you have questions about these "qualms" please don't hesitate to ask!)
That being said, please note that I only gush about Lawrenceville because I hope that you may have a similarly fantastic boarding school experience as I did!</p>