<p>(Grejuni suggested a new thread :))</p>
<p>Right now, I have a few schools in mind. I'd like to have other options though, in case I end up disliking them or they don't work out. Are there any schools out there that actually have spaces left and have rolling admissions? </p>
<p>I like visual and fine arts and i'm very strong in reading and writing. The only class I struggle in really is math, and i'm done with that class in most schools this year. I'm open to anything right now, haha...</p>
<p>I live in Michigan, if that makes a difference.</p>
<p>Interlochen is an arts conservatory in Michigan.</p>
<p>I thought Interlochen was incredibly difficult to get into? I considered it when I was looking at boarding schools after my freshman year.</p>
<p>Cranbrook is a really good school and it's in Michigan. What part of Michigan do you live in?</p>
<p>Ha, I actually live incredibly close to Cranbrook. I would have to be a day student. I'm considering going there if they have a summer art program though.</p>
<p>I would like a boarding school though right now. It just needs rolling admissions and would actually want to take me...</p>
<p>Peddie in NJ has rolling admissions. There's also Lake Forest Academy near Chicago and Western Reserve outside of Cleveland if you want to stay close to home. There's a few boarding schools in the Toronto area (the majority are single sex, if not all) if you're interested in that, and it's only a three or four hour drive.</p>
<p>I'm looking at all of these, thanks. I really like Lake Forest right now too.</p>
<p>Conserve is located in Wisconsin and has rolling admissions, good matriculation to top schools and may still have FA available if you need it.</p>
<p>Thank you. :)</p>
<p>My big problem right now is that on paper, I look like an uninterested, unmotivated student. It's been really hard for me to pursue interests because my dad has been sick and I honestly am a bit behind right now. Would they take in consideration a call to the admissions office, discussing this? I have a ton of interests and i'm a good student...it's just not showing.</p>
<p>Bump for more ideas? Lake Forest seems to be pretty full right now, Western Reserve also has a waiting list (but I had a really great conversation with an admissions officer and i'm going to apply still), and Interlochen/Winchendon/Conserve need to be called another day.</p>
<p>Go to SSAT online and you can select to see schools that still have openings. Wait until a potential in-person interview to discuss your performance, energy, or motivation!</p>
<p>The SSAT list isn't up yet apparently. It says it will be available in May though, so i'll check back.</p>
<p>Would it be somewhat inappropriate to send in pictures of artwork or something with my teacher recommendation, if I wanted to show I have something extra? The schools I talked to for a while seemed impressed with all my extracurriculars, but I want to show that I have something i'm passionate about.</p>
<p>Christi
Did any of the schools suggest that you send extra materials on the application? Two schools my D applied to said that you could send extra stuff. One said NOT to send anything!</p>
<p>I imagine lots of schools would want to see your artwork. I know photographing it can be tricky, though.</p>
<p>Good luck, I admire your determination!</p>
<p>I was going to call back tomorrow, it was one question i completely forgot to ask though. :(</p>
<p>Yeah, it can be, depending on what it is. I've found that good lighting and no flash can help though.</p>
<p>Thanks! I know i'm asking a ton of questions, but my parents aren't helping at all and i'm a bit lost. It's really helpful.</p>
<p>Christi, are your parents supportive of you attending boarding school?</p>
<p>I don't know what my parents think anymore. They approached me about 3 months ago saying that homeschooling was no longer an option for me and I was being sent back to a school. I was okay with this...I had been looking into going back anyways. No one was doing anything, so I started researching. I called at least 15 schools, tried to set up tours and open house attendance...and still, nothing. I found out that they put me into a lottery for ONE school, with a 500 person waiting list/lottery and limited spaces in each grade level. Of course, I didn't get in. I have been fighting with them on and off for the past few weeks, and told them i'm going to start looking for a boarding school because I need a better environment. My dad told me fine...but he's not going to help me look. So here I am now.</p>
<p>Of course, there's a ton of backstory to all of this and I just wrote wayyy too much. It's something I considered a while ago, and something I know I need now. Maybe he'll help me look sometime, but in a day or two he'll be completely apathetic again.</p>