<p>If your daughter is in a country that really wants the females inside the house, without a lot of activities for them to do, what kind of E.C's can you list? In our previous assignment, my daughter was very active in many sports. This time, however, she doesn't do many official activities. </p>
<p>She attends after school language school with other native speaking children in one language, her schooling is completely in French, she takes English lessons via John Hopkins CTY program and she has a tutor come to the house for her 4th language. However, that's it for formal activities. For sports, she has occasional horse back, swimming, and tennis lessons. But nothing formal. All the sports are different from the past three years.</p>
<p>Will this hurt us when we apply for admission?</p>
<p>I think she should write her essay on her experience of living in such a country. I would think your particular situation would be in her favor.</p>
<p>My daughter played no sports before being accepted into boarding school because our public school doesn’t have them until HS. I don’t think the situation is that unique. On the other hand, your daughter’s background DOES sound unique.</p>
<p>Sent you a PM; in a nut shell, US preps have been providing schooling for missionaries, diplomats and corporate expat families for a hundred years. Their admissions readers are quite used to and welcome the differences. Your daughter will do fine in admission and in finding students with similar circumstances. </p>
<p>Sometimes it is handy and comforting to have your child going to same school as other expats in your area. However, fit for the specific child trumps the logistics issue and really, all the top preps are used to dealing with the expat experience.</p>
<p>Thank you everyone. I’ve been reading the replies but did not post a thank you earlier.</p>
<p>I am glad that her experience abroad and lack of e.c. won’t be too harsh for her. I think my DD would benefit greatly from a boarding school. She’s been to so many schools, I feel one school for her high school experience without interruptions would be beneficial.</p>
<p>Our kids have been raised overseas (in multiple countries) as a result of my work. </p>
<p>We found nothing but great interest in their experiences from admissions officers; indeed, we were often surprised at the level of schools’ interest (but delighted, of course!).</p>
<p>As others have noted, you should view your children’s experiences overseas as nothing but a boon to their applications.</p>