<p>actually i have given it a lot of thought and i would like to know the names of 5-10 boarding schools which are not as selective as exeter,andover,lawrenceville etc..type of schools , but are still quite good and offer full financial aid.</p>
<p>I would say Cranbrook, Peddie, Stevenson, Berkshire, Loomis, Mercesburg,… These are good schools. Although I don’t know if they would offer full f.a or not</p>
<p>The BS’s with the largest endowments, that can best afford giving out generous FA, are also the most selective ones. You are probably chasing a pipe dream in seeking an American BS that will give FULL financial aid to an int’l student if you don’t have some truly extraordinary circumstance-- being smart, enthusiastic and nice is probably not enough. You might, however, get partial FA. </p>
<p>See my post #4 in this other thread:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-chances/1449634-institut-auf-dem-rosenberg-reviews.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-chances/1449634-institut-auf-dem-rosenberg-reviews.html</a></p>
<p>Another vote for Peddie. They have the resources to offer full aid to anybody. Though I am not sure what their policy is for aid to international students, I bet that they would like to boost matriculation of qualified applicants from India. Check out their web site for details.<br>
I second GMT’s point. Full aid for an international student is rare; either the school has a history of this, like an endowed scholarship, or there are special aspect’s to the applicant’s background. I vaguely remember that St. Paul’s might have a more liberal policy or a program for some international students, but as you understand, the competition gets fierce among those “name” schools. Sorry I don’t have more specifics. Another poster may, or you can do the homework yourself.</p>
<p>Kent, Westy, NMH, Williston, Taft</p>
<p>a very big thanks to all those who replied , especially 2 gmtplus7</p>
<p>Look to hidden gems thread and my personal list:</p>
<p>Concord: one of my favorite schools that I visited, not mentioned often
Peddie: dont know much about it but heard it is a really good school
Loomis Chaffee: might not be good as other TSAOs but they have a beautiful campus. Heck, I could tell even when they had a very rainy day.
Hill: I don’t know much but have heard great things
Kent: ^
St. Georges: Right Near the ocean and is part of isl, very competative sports league</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/1130908-hidden-gems-lesser-known-prep-schools.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/1130908-hidden-gems-lesser-known-prep-schools.html</a></p>
<p>I was about to go say Cate/Thacher, but it loos like it’s going to be about 18%/13% respectively. They’re not HADES, so perhaps, despite the low rates, they will have slightly less competitive applicant pools? Possibly?</p>
<p>Admission to Thacher is 13%. I believe that only Deerfield is as difficult. The fact that Thacher and Cate are not HADES (thankfully) doesn’t make them somehow less selective.</p>