<p>I'm aiming for next year's admission (tenth grade) , and still hasn't found the 'perfect-fit' school. :( </p>
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<li>Rigorous academics</li>
<li>Large endowment (FA available for int'l applicants)</li>
<li>Would like to avoid the 'snobbishness' or rich-kid atmosphere as much as possible :[ </li>
<li>Freedom for students; better regulations</li>
<li>Great girls' basketball team =P </li>
<li>Would prefer something closer to a city, rather than total isolation</li>
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<p>I know many people would suggest boardingschoolreview.com but it's such a wide ground that I'm pretty much lost, as well as unsure to believe whether the stats aren't outdated, et cetera and more. </p>
<p>Any suggestions? I'm an Asian female currently going to another BS in a different country which I've been attending for about 5 years. Yes, the boarding expert. :P </p>
<p>I suggest you use boardingschoolreview.com as a starting point. When you compile a list of possible schools, then you need to go to each school’s website to confirm info. </p>
<p>Also, I haven’t done this myself, but the service you want is provided by admissions consultants for a fee. Perhaps you could contract with a consultant for limited services, i.e., providing a list of suitable schools, rather than their providing the comprehensive service from selection through application that is more common.</p>
<p>I disagree with the poster who thinks NMH does not have rigorous academics, but it most definitely is in a remote location.</p>
<p>financial aid for international students is generally extremely limited. If that is necessary, you may only have a few schools to apply to. I would screen by that fact on their websites.</p>
<p>lawrenceville student here, so i will try to sell you on l’ville! let’s go through your list. just some background info, i’m also an asian female and i’m a new sophomore here right now!</p>
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<li><p>Rigorous academics
there is no doubt that lawrenceville is one of the top schools for academics, we have advanced classes and tons of options for anything you want to take. :)</p></li>
<li><p>Large endowment (FA available for int’l applicants)
FA for int’l applicants will be difficult at any school but definitely a lot of people are on FA here, especially if you’re recruited for a sport.</p></li>
<li><p>Would like to avoid the ‘snobbishness’ or rich-kid atmosphere as much as possible :[
there is no such thing here, i can guarantee. yes people do tend to dress nicely, but no one judges you and almost no one is outright snobbish - of course there are those one or two people everyone just shakes their head at.</p></li>
<li><p>Freedom for students; better regulations
i don’t really get this one, but we have a lot of freedom here unless you’re a freshmen. you can go off campus as long as you ask your housemaster and sign out/sign in, you manage your own time, etc. lights out at 11:15 every night except saturday and check in (after this you have to stay at your house) at 8 every night except saturday :)</p></li>
<li><p>Great girls’ basketball team =P
i actually don’t know much about this, i’m not an athlete at all, sorry! but all the athletic teams here are amazing :)</p></li>
<li><p>Would prefer something closer to a city, rather than total isolation
we are about 10 minutes away from princeton, which isn’t really a city, but trenton is about half an hour away, philly is pretty close, and new york city is only 1.5 hours away! :)</p></li>
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<p>hope this helped, feel free to message me if you have any other questions!</p>
let’s go through your list. just some background info, i’m also an asian female and i’m a new sophomore here right now!</p>