<p>What is the max number you should visit and apply to?
Does a school not like that you are applying to others?</p>
<p>I only applied to one, and got waitlisted. I guess if you really want to go to BS/Prep School, you should apply to several different schools, but if you’re like passionately in love with one school, like me lol, I guess just applying to that one is ok? I’m not sure, though haha</p>
<p>I applied to 4. I could’ve just applied to the one I wanted from the start but I didn’t know that it was my definite pick till I revisited in December and then it was a bit late. So visit early.</p>
<p>Does a school not like that you are applying to others? –> They don’t know where you apply unless you tell them. So don’t be concerned.</p>
<p>I applied to over 10, and I’m glad I did. I was waitlisted/rejected by most, but got in some of my dream schools. Oh, and I didn’t visit any school, I did all my interviews on phone.
People complain about the amount of essays, but the truth is, I only wrote 2 essays and bent them a lil bit to meet the topic of each school lol</p>
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<p>It’s the first question they ask at every interview. So I’d avoid applying to many, it makes schools concerned that you won’t take their offer of admission screwing up their yield. Personally I wouldn’t rec applying more than 5 or 6 schools.</p>
<p>Some schools ask it on the application (M’burg did, as well as NMH). It didn’t stop M’burg from offering him admission. Also, I believe that they can see where your PFS goes.</p>
<p>They know how difficult admission is with FA and I was very upfront about it at the interview. Some AOs even told me that what we were doing was a good idea (applying to a range of schools). The one condition (and I told them all this) was that he not apply to any school that he would not love to attend, and that’s exactly what he did. I didn’t argue about any of his choices or pressure him to apply to any of the schools that he toured. If it didn’t “feel right” to him, that was enough for me. </p>
<p>The result for him was that on March 10th, he had 4 schools (out of ten) extend offers with FA that he really could see himself being a big part of, socially and academically. It was a happy day. </p>
<p>My advice is to apply to schools where you can really “see yourself.” Every student is different. You know how there are some people who can comfortably wear many different styles of clothing? There are students like that as well; they can be comfortable and happy in many environments. I guess they are what you call easy-going well rounded types. Other students have very specific personalities and interests that might only fit well in a few schools. </p>
<p>So I guess families should “try on” as many schools as they like with visits and see which styles they think are most flattering. It could be 2 or 3; it could be 8 or 10.</p>
<p>Yeah they did ask me in interviews “which schools are you applying?”, and I either gave them a few names or said I was still pondering on that. My interviewers said it was just for statistical purpose, and the fact that I got accepted shows that it doesn’t matter.
I got waitlisted at 8 schools, it was scary. Then 1 of the HADES schools just accepted me at last minute, and so did a couple others (also very good ones). Now I look back and I’m very glad I did apply to more than 10.</p>
<p>My interviews were late so I only got to go to the schools I was applying. It’s a regret I have, I guess but it worked out anyway.</p>
<p>I visited 11 and applied to 7. I wish that I had applied and visited more, but everything worked out in the end for me. I think that at least visiting 10-12 schools is definitely worth it to make sure you are making the right choice in the end.</p>
<p>I agree with neatoburrito- don’t apply to a school that you would not want to attend. You’ll be really disappointed if you’re accepted to school you don’t want to go to and rejected by your dream school.</p>
<p>Visited seven schools, applied to four. I think it would’ve been better to apply to more, I was just too lazy. :P</p>
<p>I visited 10 and applied to 9. I really had a terrible experience at Choate, so I didn’t want to apply later.</p>
<p>Alelu…what happened at Choate?</p>
<p>is there any way to know if its the right school by looking at its website?
did it not cost a lot of money to visit around 10 schools?
Can you visit the school before you send in your application and what is the best time of year to visit the schools(can you visit in Summer)?</p>
<p>Like neato’s son, my son applied to 10 BS’s and was accepted by 4 (including one HADES school), although we looked closely at aboout 15 schools. We visited all schools to which he applied, and he would have been excited about attending every school to which he applied.</p>
<p>Do the math, it is simple: the more schools to which you apply, the greater the chances of getting into a BS.</p>
<p>Alexz,
I thought that the environment at Choate was too artsy for me personally and a lot bigger than I wanted.<br>
dhurley,
You can look at a school’s size to see if its right for you, dress code, dorm life (how big, how many dorm parents), to narrow it down at the beginning, but I think it’s really important to visit the school and see how classes work. I live in New England and my school is super super nice to us, so we got 3 days off in October that connected to a long weekend that not many bs had to do visits and interviews, it was basically 2 a day and not that bad at all. You should schedule interviews as soon as you know where you want to go: by September and October a lot of “good” visit days like Saturdays and long weekends have been filled, and you really should try to get interviews done in the fall, especially at schools that won’t send you an application until you interview.</p>
<p>re: money for visits.</p>
<p>Yes, it did cost a bit; but I scheduled interviews early to make the most of being in areas where there was more than one school. I used priceline for hotels and that saved a lot of money. Even though we live in the northeast, I still spent over a thousand dollars just traveling to and from the 12 schools. It was money well spent. I think you can get an idea from viewbooks, but it’s really hard to tell what the ethos of a school is without being on campus with students. Even then, who your tour guide and interviewer is will color your experience. The thing is, if you don’t feel “right” about a school after the tour/interview, chances are the admissions people picked up on it as well. It saves everyone time in the long run. Also, I really enjoyed all the alone time with my son. We had some great conversations on those road trips and it was a lot of fun.</p>
<p>alelu, how did you determine it was a too “artsy” environment from a school visit?</p>
<p>@dhurley-I think at most schools day students are encouraged to visit in the summer. I would visit when they are students there, but anytime of the year is fine.</p>
<p>thanks for all the great info
The schools I am thinking about are:
Upper Canada College(UCC)
Milton Academy
Phillips Academy
Phillips Exeter Academy
Peddie School</p>
<p>I will tell you a little about myself:
I hope to play football and basketball in the school
Also rugby if a school has it in spring(like UCC)
I want to get involved in journalism(newspaper,yearbook,radio,tv)
I would also consider doing photography or videography/cinematography
Are there any other schools i should consider?
Is there any school on my list that wouldn’t suit me</p>