<p>Is it as strong, academically, as Exeter and Andover?</p>
<p>stronger.</p>
<p>it's only for english BOYS really.</p>
<p>most english boarding schools are completely different than american boaridng schools and have their own admissions tests (that you take on site in october) and really only admit english residents (there may be a token saudi arabian or indian or korean student, but thats it).</p>
<p>Blair, that's unfortunately not really true. </p>
<p>English boarding schools (boys, girls and coed) routinely admit students from all over the world! - the U.S., Germany, Russia, Africa, everywhere really, although like the American schools, there IS a very healthy contingent of Chinese, Taiwanese, Korean students. And the admissions tests may be taken either much earlier or much later than October, depending on the school and its admission policies. Some schools close their enrollment early on - even the year before...while others will admit even into the summer before enrollment in the fall. Schools like Eton are routinely full very early on but do "sometimes" hold open spots for international students.</p>
<p>yes, of course there are international students. but the schools are mainly for the male english aristocrats. always have been. they really have not changes much. i would say all admissions procedures are complete by now.. what i was saying was that it's really not an option for a middle class american (even if wealthy, americans aren't very favorably perceived abroad).. bluntly put, an american doesn't add much to a european community (maybe one or two for a little variety, but def not enough for a small community), unless they were exceptional in some way. english boarding schools are very different from american ones in terms of who can realisticly apply.</p>
<p>what about girls? don't we have anywhere to go?</p>
<p>no lol. all of the top english boarding schools are still for boys only. very traditional. except rugby. admissions decisions are complete for this year. and financial aid is a joke, if you needed that.</p>
<p>Once again, Blairt - I know that you mean well, but the information that you are imparting to others on this board just isn't true. I am a parent of a child who attended an English boarding school and who researched these schools in great depth. (1) admission decisions are not complete this early in the year for all English independent schools - some, of course, but even many of the "top" schools will still have places well after the first of the year; (2) the "top" English schools are NOT boys' schools at all, but in fact, tend more and more to be girls' schools (based on the UK independent league tables so prized by English parents and the English media); (3) these schools ARE full of very wealthy and privileged English students, but many, many middle class boys and girls also attend - many of them on scholarship, of course; (4) Just like American schools, the English boarding schools DO look for and accept bright, capable lower AND middle class students. </p>
<p>You are very right about one thing, though -- Americans are not highly popular right now, or more rightly, our government isn't. But, being English, manners will almost always mean that American students will be treated with respect and courtesy.</p>
<p>English schools ARE quite different from American schools, but many Americans DO attend them and thrive.</p>
<p>okay well then go at it.</p>
<p>i know i wouldn't want to attend because they have many archaic rules and crap. if i were a guy i would want to go to eton though.. ahh, the tradition.
but hell, i get self conscious when i go to mexico because i'm an american. it really sucks.</p>
<p>it seems quite expensive tho, >.< lol the exchange rate and everything doesnt look too favorable. i was looking into it too, but my parents were really hesitant about the whole 'official guardian' thing. (idont have any relatives in the uk)</p>
<p>This is sort of irrelevant to English schools, but I know that even top Canadian schools offer very little financial aid. </p>
<p>Only 6% of UCC students are on FA and most of them are there for the hockey team.</p>
<p>Are there any academically top boarding schools (not in the US) for girls or boys AND girls?</p>
<p>This girl I know that goes to a boarding school in England said that Sherborn Girls' School is a really good school for girls..</p>
<p>just switzerland.. not TOP schools, no. but prestigious. no financial aid. it's all about your parents social standing.</p>
<p>Le Rosey is one of the most prestigious boarding schools in the world. The academics seem great, and there's no more than 10% of one nationality, so it's pretty diverse geographically. However, it is known for its exclusiveness so it's full of children of billionaires, but not they are offering scholarships.</p>
<p>i cant find anything on the scholarships you seem to find. there is nothing on their site. maybe it's for athletic recruits?</p>
<p>French Silk Pie told me about them. PM her for more information.</p>
<p>She said that you must apply first and if you get in you have to fly out to Switzerland and take an exam to see if you qualify for a scholarship.</p>
<p>Well, that's ironic. You need money for a scholarship so they make you fly to Switzerland?? And who's gonna pay for that quick jaunt?</p>
<p>My best friend's brother is going to Eton and he has a private tutor at home who is preparing him for the exam, but yes, he does have to fly over there and take it.</p>
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<p>The family must pay. The few thousands dollars you would have to spend to fly out there is nothing compared to the $65,000 tuition, which I've heard adds up to about $100,000 per year when you take into account the extra fees that you have to pay.</p>
<p>I know this is from a little while ago, but about Eton . . . Many families do put their sons' names down when they are babies or even when pregnancy is confirmed. I think that Eton is an amazing school (though I think Winchester and Harrow are neater; I have a friend whose name is down for Winchester). The academics are strong, but Eton is about more than just academics; it is about tradition, about being one of the oldest schools still a school in the world. It is an entirely different experiance from an American school. It would be quite difficult to get in now, but I guess not impossible.
Just a note, a few girls have studied their since it was founded. Daughters of the staff have studied there. Very rare, though.</p>