<p>my son was recently rejected from the schools he applied to. we were wondering if there are any schools who will still accept applications this late in the process. we belived he did not get in because of his low ssat scores (42% overall) so once again any schools still accepting students for the 2010-2011 year?</p>
<p>Here are a few suggestions - Avon Old Farms, Cranbrook, Culver Academies, Salisbury, Western Reserve Academy and Woodbury Forest.</p>
<p>There are schools with rolling admissions. Check boarding school review for a list. (you can search by schools with rolling admissions). I know Christchurch has rolling admissions, a smaller school but they seemed very caring. I am not sure but McCallie I think would also take late applicants. (I think).</p>
<p>Ya know, there are also 2 boarding/day schools that are considered public/private. One is St. Johnsbury and the other is Fryeburg academy. These schools can take and board your child (programs look good) for the traditional fee, HOWEVER, if you live in one of the local towns your kids can go to the school for free because the podunk town has no public school. (Not widely advertised). But since you have to live there it generally would only work if you only have one child to uproot and you have a flexible job (work from home or nursing or something) that would make moving viable. We considered this since we were in need of hefty FA. The schools web sites look really good.</p>
<p>FYI St. Johnsbury is in Vermont, Fryeburg is in Maine.</p>
<p>Look for schools on Boarding School Review which don’t list their average SSAT score. If they don’t list the SSAT, or don’t require it, it shouldn’t be a significant factor in the admissions decision.</p>
<p>You can also look at the projected SAT score that should be on your SSAT score report. Then, you can search for schools in his projected SAT range. Most schools list SAT scores on boardingschoolreview but might not list SSAT scores. </p>
<p>It is still possible to retake the SSAT if you think he can do better. This would make him a stronger candidate, especially if he did not do well on one section. There can be great variability from one test to another. </p>
<p>Did you consider the all-boys schools? Sports are strong in the the all-boys schools I know of. If you are full-pay and can bring up the SSAT by 10 points or more, then I think there are many schools that would be interested in your son.</p>
<p>I don’t think he was denied at New Hampton because of his SSAT scores. Denials happen for all kinds of reasons.</p>
<p>If you can afford to hire an educational consultant, then that person can help you find good schools for your son with openings. My suggestion is to find someone who specializes in secondary schools, but not therapeutic schools. There are many consultants who specialize in college, but will tell you that they can help with prep schools. It is hard enough to stay on top of colleges, so I suspect that these people would not be helpful with prep school. There is a list of consultants on boardingschoolreview [Find</a> Educational Consultants – Boarding School Review](<a href=“http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/consultantdirectory.php]Find”>Find Educational Consultants)</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>After D was waitlisted at all schools last year, I emailed the admissions director at about 10 other potential schools to see if they’d take a late application. I sent a summary document–listing GPA, test scores, ECs, etc. to give them an idea of her as a candidate. All responded very honestly, and most encouraged her to apply, even if they said the best should might see is a W/L until they say their numbers shake out by April. She ended up getting in off the W/L at one original school and got 4-4 yesses from the schools that encouraged her to submit after March 10. There are options after March 10–you just have to reach out more broadly. We also talked to a ed. consultant after the W/Ls and learned that applying to 3 top schools was probably not the best strategy–needed more applications to increase odds of getting acceptances.</p>
<p>Many schools will consider a late application. My son was in the same situation last year. We called several schools at the end of April and by May had choices. We weren’t quite as formal as Erlanger with a summary statement (though I like that idea); we just got on the phone. We were very upfront about test scores, grades, etc… and, like Erlanger, they were very honest about about his chances. There are many wonderful schools out there. What part of the country are you interested in? We wanted the CT area and considered Kent, Millbrook, Salisbury & Berkshire the 2nd time around. Loomis, Pomfret, The Gunnery, Avon and Suffield are also places to look. If you want the northern New England/Boston area, maybe KUA, Proctor, Cushing or Vermont Academy. Since we didn’t look that far north I am not sure what else is up that way. An educational consultant at this point in time is also a great idea. Good luck!</p>
<p>Peddie has a rolling admission… but it is a competitve school to get into</p>
<p>All the top 15-20 BS schools are good schools and with the economic in a recession, funding getting scare, more people applied to top BS. If you got accepted to any one of the top school, you are blessed. </p>
<p>All school have 20%-35% of the seats reserved for international and about 40% reserved for rich kids who are willing to pay full tuition. Rest 20-25% is reserved for diversity type of students. 2010 applications were at a record level. Only Andover and Exeter have more then 100 kids being admitted in 9th grade during 2010. Most schools have only 65 to 40 kids being admitted for 9th grade. Some schools like Thatcher only have 21 kids admitted for 9th grade. During 2009, Deerfield was over subscribed, and most students accepted offer. So they had to covert staff housing into dorms and TV room into 2-4 beds units. Typically BS oversubscribe about 10-15% of the actual seats. Wait list only opens up after the oversubscription. (It is like hoping a seat in a plane, opens up after tickets have been oversold).</p>
<p>Top 15 schools received 1500-900 application each.</p>
<p>Advice is, if you got accepted to one of the top BS or a decent BS, accept it, before you loose it by April 10 2010. No point waiting for wait list to open up.</p>
<p>If you have no acceptance and all wait listed, start calling Tier-2 and tier 3 schools immediately and get new applications in before they get filled too. If wait list opens up you got lucky. Don’t just sit and wait. Either apply to a backup school (if you can afford $50-$75 application fee), or just hope luck is with you. Reality of wait-list opening up, is very very slim this year.</p>
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<p>Best of Luck</p>
<p>newebs: I’m sure you are trying to be helpful but you are stating all these stats as if they are facts, when that simply is not the case. Your post is full of generalizations that could be misleading.</p>
<p>Here are some fo the facts for 2010 Applications:</p>
<p>Groton: 1000 (applications), for only 82 Seats (for 9, 10, 11 grade)
Taft: 1500 (applications), for only 160 Seats (for 9, 10, 11 grade)
Milton: 1000 (applications), for only 150 Seats (for 9, 10, 11 grade)
St Paul: 1300 (applications), for only 185 Seats (for 9, 10, 11 grade)
Hotchkiss:1600 (applications), for only 210 Seats (for 9, 10, 11 grade)</p>
<p>The fact of the matter is schools received more application during 2010 than any other year. Therefore the admit percent rate dropped at every school. FA has become a more scarce resource. </p>
<p>Reality sometimes hurts.</p>
<p>newebs: you state that “all school have 20%-35% of the seats reserved for international students” and on and on with your “facts”</p>
<p>Cite your source please.</p>
<p>“40% reserved for rich kids who are willing to pay full tuition”? Many people aren’t rich, but also don’t qualify for any financial aid. Due to the especially awful economy these past couple of years, more middle class families have to scrape by with student loans and tuition payment plans, to say nothing of college loans etc. Again, please cite your sources.</p>