<p>hello, I am currently in the 9th grade at a public school in Canada. I am looking at applying for le rosey for 10th grade. last year my grades werent very good (70s) but this year i have pulled them up to a 85%-89%. I have many EC such as Tennis, Soccer, swimming and music in which i have won many awards. I also been studying french for 7 years and I am almost fluent.
I also will not be needing FA. I havent taken the ssat but my practice test have been within the 80's and the 90's.
What are my chances.</p>
<p>What is the acceptance rate at Le Rosey?</p>
<p>Doesn't it cost like 65k per year to go there?</p>
<p>Le Rosey does not use SSAT--they have their own written exam in English and Mathematics. </p>
<p>I don't know whether it would matter too much about ECs (at least not now) because on the application, it doesn't really ask for those things...it's more just general, but your nearly being fluent in french is diffently great! And I suppose your being in Canada is good too---aren't they closer to the European system? I bet so.</p>
<p>I believe it costs closer to 90-100K a year.</p>
<p>See if you can apply know, or at least apply super early, because they keep at only 350 students a year. I'd actually email and ask when is the earliest time you can apply.</p>
<p>It's like 80,000 us$.</p>
<p>100,000 swiss francs.</p>
<p>Why is everyone so obsessed with this school? And how many of you can actually afford it? It's ridiculous tuition-wise, and they have butlers and they call the campus housekeeping staff slaves, and boarding school is different once you leave America. Keep that in mind. People generally hate boarding school outside of the US. It's usually complete hell in other countries (certain schools in Canada punish the kids by keeping them on school grounds for months, same goes for English schools, underdeveloped countries have harsh rules, etc.)</p>
<p>And please don't appy there just because it's exclusive. There are so many things you can do that are exclusive that don't require you to spend so much money, and if you want exclusive, try Andover, or Groton or wtvr. Nobody likes snobs, anyway.</p>
<p>I actually like it because the academics are excellent, and I would much rather use the English system--the American education system is waaaay behind Europe's. Not everyone who goes their is snobby, that is just like saying all American sit around all day and go eat McDonald's.</p>
<p>PurpoisePal, that is not true. Saying that "people generally hate boarding school outside of the US" is not factual. Exactly what are you basing this on? The United States' schools are totally different from other countries', yes; they are behind! There are plenty of American snobs, by the way, and not all people who go to European schools are snobs. You need to research this topic a quite a bit more before you come to a conclusion.</p>
<p>Ooohkay. Deep breath.</p>
<p>Frenchsilkpie, you like le rosey because they use the english system? That's funny, because le rosey doesn't actually use the english system. They use IB, and there are plenty of schools with that system. If you do like the english system, then why aren't you looking at other english schools? Or schools that are actually in england? </p>
<p>It is true that not everyone who goes there is snobby, but then, I didn't say that everyone was snobby there. Look back at what I said. I'm sure that there are some snobs there, because... <em>sigh</em> read this: <a href="http://www.forbes.com/global/1999/0705/0213126a.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.forbes.com/global/1999/0705/0213126a.html</a> </p>
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The staff cleans up the children's rooms, serves them individually at table, even darns their socks. In 1984, when this reporter took a job teaching tennis at Le Rosey summer school, the kids, according to long-standing student tradition, referred to the cleaning staff as "les esclaves" (the slaves); the local townspeople were termed "les paysans" (the peasants).
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<p>It's not one of the best, it's just one of the most exclusive. Which probably means that unless you're royalty or the daughter of a billionaire, there's no point in arguing or defending le rosey because they're not going to take you. </p>
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<p>Prettyckitty, I'm not saying that the education systems outside of the united states are worse than ours. They're not. But the actual boarding experience at these schools is very different and not as enjoyable. Most of the british/international schools outside of america beat their students until a decade or so, I think. So now, even though they don't do that anymore, if you do anything wrong or wake up late, you don't just come back to the dorm earlier like you would at an american boarding school. They make you get up at 4am or clean toilets or chicken coops or stables or wtvr, and they can keep you on campus (=no trips to town, nothing) for as long as they want. So you can stay there for months with little contact with the outside world.</p>
<p>I don't need to research this topic. I have tons of people in my family who have gone to international boarding schools. My family's from south america, so most of the boys were sent to England to study. They learned a lot and ended up at really great colleges in America, but did they suffer? Sure they did. That's all I'm saying. You'll get an education, but you'll suffer along the way at international boarding schools.</p>
<p>One more thing-</p>
<p>There are plenty of American snobs, but if you look at the most exclusive schools in America, they're also pretty much always among the best. And they offer a substantial amount of financial aid. Look at Andover and Exeter (which are among the best american boarding schools). Tons of people there recieve aid. There are snobs there too, I'm sure, but the community of students is much more diverse and the school doesn't openly cater to only the rich or royal.</p>
<p>And you really need to start reading more carefully.
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not all people who go to European schools are snobs.
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<em>rolls eyes</em> Did I say that? No. I said that nobody likes snobs. That's it. And I'm saying now that there happen to be a fair amount of them at le rosey. Not at all european schools. Not even at most european schools. Just le rosey. </p>
<p>Do you know anyone who goes there? Do you know anyone who knows anything about the school from personal experience? If you don't, then I suggest that you do your homework on Le Rosey (or boarding schools outside of the US in general) before you jump to conclusions.</p>
<p>le rosey isn't hard to get into. it's all about social standing. theres no financial aid een offered at the school. if you're parents have a lot of old money, you belong to an exclusive country club, you've traveled the world, maybe done a bit of community service, are at least bilingual and have a b, a, b, c, d average then you're in.</p>
<p>Academically it isn't hard to get into, but they probably don't take normal people. It's supposed to be exclusive.That's sort of what I was saying above. You're right, blairt.</p>
<p>It says on wikipedia that Le Rosey offers scholarships. However, I couldn't find anything on their website about it.</p>
<p>All right PurpoisePal, I'm sorry I misinterpreted you. I tend to get overly-arguementative about schools. :) Still, remember that in boarding schools in Europe, it is illegal to use corporal punishment on children, whereas in approximately half of states in the United States, corporal punishment is still legal, and in some states schools are actually allowed to leave a mark, which is considered child abuse if done by parents (I still don't really understand how that law ever came about). The United States is the only country in the UN, besides Somailia, that hasn't signed the Rights of the Child, which specifies certain unalienable rights of children, including not being hit in school. So, though schools in the Northeast have outlawed corporal punishment in schools, the US as a whole has not stopped that practice as Europe has.
What I really meant was, you can't make a blanket statement that says most people in all other countries despise boarding school. I think that, from the evidence (no scholarships for those under fourteen, the cost being so high), Le Rosey probably is kind of snobby. Some schools are.</p>
<p>Thanks for that interesting input.</p>
<p>The reason I am not applying to an English school is because they do not offer scholarships at my age.</p>
<p>I'd have to wait until I am sixteen. And isn't it a bit too late for me to apply to Andover, Exeter, etc.</p>
<p>And Le Rosey, does have an English system--isn't IGCSE based on English schooling? </p>
<p>Sorry if I misunderstood you--but I really, really want to go to an international school. Overseas, not here in America.</p>
<p>Haha Frenchsilkpie, you're like the opposite of me. I want to go to boarding school in america, and my parents want me to go overseas! :) </p>
<p>Le Rosey doesn't really offer scholarships (or big ones or a lot of them, and judging by your grades, you wouldn't get one even if they did offer them, no offense), it's not too late to apply to andover/exeter, and no, Le Rosey is IB. And Le Rosey isn't academically as rigorous as the good english schools or the good american schools. It's for the rich; not the bright (as in, I'm sure there are smart kids there, but you won't find smart kids with no money).</p>
<p>Oh- you said you were from canada. Why don't you look at canadian boarding schools? Last year, I was looking at Bishop Strachan School, and it seemed like a great school! Also, I know that there are a lot of schools in canada that are cheaper than american ones, so maybe you can afford those... At worst, you could always do like a school in south africa or somewhere like that...</p>
<p>that funny you mention bishop strachan(sp?) because that one of my options and I can go there as a day student.</p>
<p>I'm not from Canada and I have a 4.0 GPA..I'm actually in the USA, lol.
There was only one school in Canada I considered applying to, but they don't cover most of the school fees.</p>
<p>Do you think i will get in to le rosey :</p>
<p>i attend Stewart Mellville Academy for half the year a fly over to australia an attend Scots College International School ( Both very exclusive private schools)</p>
<p>My father in a Major-Genral in the British Army and my Mother doesnt work.</p>
<p>My Grades are B,B,A,C,C,A</p>
<p>My dad went to Eton and my mother went to Chalpmen Ladies </p>
<p>We have a estimated ( dad would never tell me )wealth of $18,000,000</p>
<p>Will i get in?</p>
<p>I smell a really bad troll. LOL
Next time lie better and do it after a minimum of one month elapsed time since the most recent troll posting.</p>
<p>Thanks and happy trolling!</p>
<p>Lewisha, </p>
<p>I can tell you this much, on your grades alone, there is no way in hell you could get into an American boarding school, absolutely none.</p>
<p>I don't know about Le Rosey, I really know nothing about it?</p>
<p>Just out of curiousness, are your boarding school very academically challenging? Like, lots of homework?</p>