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<p>bunny, it would be funny if the letter you received started out "We are sorry to inform you that...you have been accepted!"</p>

<p>and nelly, I can't believe that they didn't list Hogwarts!
I was so going to apply, but I couldn't figure out where to send my apps! ;)</p>

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<p>That would be so funny! I would be crying and then I'd be jumping up and down with joy!</p>

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<p>yeah, i know, abolutely pathetic of me...but i just couldn't help myself. if Hogwarts was really a school i would do like ANYTHING to go there!!!!!!! <em>sigh</em> but andover or whatever would be almsot as good! lol</p>

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<p>Well -- it might not exactly be Hogwarts, but my son attends a boarding school in Wales. They sort the kids into houses (I can't even pronounce the name of his house) and his school is a 12th century castle. Unfortunately, no magic and no quiddich. </p>

<p><a href="http://www.atlanticcollege.org/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.atlanticcollege.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p><a href="http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/enjoying/visit_the_vale/attractions/historic/castles/st_donats.aspx%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/enjoying/visit_the_vale/attractions/historic/castles/st_donats.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>wow, that's amazing! but it says it's a college?</p>

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<p>Wow, and I thought the dining hall at Avon Old Farms was Hogwarts like...that is very cool!</p>

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<p>they call them colleges in the UK -- kind of confusing. It is just for 11th and 12th grade and all the kids do the IB program. It is one of the United World Colleges -- you apply either in 10th or 11th grade (many kids repeat their junior year), tuition/room and board are all paid for. </p>

<p><a href="http://www.uwc-usa.org/about/index.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.uwc-usa.org/about/index.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>you apply to the USA committee (if you are a US citizen) and if accepted, you rank which one you want to attend -- they have UWC's in New Mexico, Italy, Wales, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong and more. The schools send lots to the ivies (all the ivies visit and recruit there).</p>

<p>also -- all graduates of the UWC's get a scholarship for college that covers work-study and loans and unmet need up to $10,000 a year. </p>

<p>It is a pretty unique experience.</p>

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<p>out of curiosity, what's the acceptance rate?</p>

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<p>I am not sure about the acceptance rate -- the admissions is a little different than most boarding schools. You submit your application (I think last year about 400 kids applied for 50 spots). They look at all the applications and invite about 100 kids to interview -- the interview is in person, for the whole family and it is mandatory (I think they use it to weed out the kids/parents who aren't serious about attending). They hold the interviews in about 5-6 locations and you are responsible for getting there. We had to drive about 5 hours and spend the night in a hotel -- but it was worth it when he got accepted.</p>

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<p>wow, that's so cool!!!! how does your son like it?</p>

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<p>he is really enjoying himself -- the classes are tough, but he is learning a ton. The kids are very interesting (they come from over 100 different countries) and he has found some great friends. The first semester was a little rough -- but that was to be expected, it was quite a transition. First -- he was in a new country, the IB program was new to him -- so the curriculum especially math, is taught a little differently -- the social aspect is different (the kids are old enough to drink and they have their own pub at school), and sharing a room with three other guys took some adjusting. He loves it now.</p>

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<p>that sounds awesome!</p>

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<p>That school looks pretty sick.</p>

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<p>I'm not sure of the FA, but Fountain Valley school is excellent.
Great students, teachers, academics, college placement, and seventy something acceptance rate.
It's in colorado.
You should DEFINATELY check it out.
I did, but they didn't offer FA to international students, so I gave the school up.</p>

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<p>hsmomstef</p>

<p>I realize that that school is not at all, but I find it pretty funny that it came up in this thread</p>

<p>I have a friend who was thinking of applying. As far as I know he's a pretty good canidate, traveled to over 70 countries & is fluent in 5 languages</p>

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<p>Cricket, UWC is called college because the first one was created in UK and they call it college as it is sometimes do in UK. It has nothing to do with the name"college" in the US. UWCs are not sick. They are fantastic. By the way, we also have college in the French system and they are not sick. LOL :D</p>