<p>Hi!</p>
<p>I'm currently a freshman (or the equivalent) in France. My mother got a fellowship from Harvard, so we're going to move there next year.
Considering the fellowships are accorded so late in the year, I didn't start looking into schools until now. I'm a fairly good student, and I'll most probably commute, so I'm looking for schools in and around Boston.</p>
<p>I know it's late, and applications are already closed, but we were thinking, maybe Harvard has some authority on this (I would hate to get in just because of Harvard, but I would hate it even more if I had to attend a schools where students are forced to go...) </p>
<p>I looked at a few schools, and the only ones I really liked were Andover and Concord academy... Would you mind suggesting a few ?</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>There are tons of good schools in Boston area. Groton, Milton, Middlesex, Roxbury Latin, Belmont Hill, etc . I doubt that Harward has any authority over any of them.</p>
<p>I believe Roxbury Latin is a Boys School.</p>
<p>I’m a girl</p>
<p>Belmont Hill is also a boys school.</p>
<p>Ok. Thank you.</p>
<p>When you said Harvard didn’t have any authority over them, does that mean there’s no way I could get in THAT late in the year ?</p>
<p>There are many, many great schools in the greater-Boston area. Not sure if you have figured out living arrangements yet, but where you end up settling may have an impact on which schools would be a “reasonable” commute depending on distance and traffic.</p>
<p>What are your interests? We toured Milton, and were extremely impressed - very strong humanities, fantastic writing program, and a really impressive science center. The arts there are also strong (we loved the orchestra director!), and the kids we met were super nice. It’s about 50% boarding / 50% day, so there is a nice mix of kids that you might not get in a private day school. (DS did not end up applying, but it was a strong contender.)</p>
<p>Not sure what “pull” Harvard would have (if any!) with late applications, but I expect there is an office there to help visiting fellows with all the logistics of being “abroad” for a year. I’m sure your parents are working through all the issues - but sit down and share your concerns with them, and see if you can come up with a plan or a timeline to figure out your school situation. (I know when I’m worried about something, I always feel better when I have a plan!)</p>
<p>This might be a situation where using an Educational Consultant would be well worth the expense. If you could find a consultant with in-depth knowledge of schools in the Boston area, they could be an enormous help to your family. Good consultants have personal relationships with people in the admissions offices, and could find out very quickly what schools might have space for you.</p>
<p>Have faith - you will find a wonderful school for next year!</p>
<p>My interest are pretty broad. I’m stronger in the humanities (I love History), and I’ve been told I’m a pretty good writer (I can’t write “nicely” in english though… know what I mean?) and it’s something I really enjoy doing. I love music too, I play a little of every instruments, badly though…
I’m fascinated by politics, too.
But I like sciences too, especially chemistry and biology. But my main interest is the humanities.</p>
<p>@Iknowwhocares - I think you write very “nicely” in English, especially if it is your second language!</p>
<p>You may contact Harvard to see whether they have any special relationship/arrangement with any of these schools. Milton is accessible via public transportation. All these schools are pretty competitive/selective. Good Luck!</p>
<p>Go to [Boarding</a> School Review](<a href=“http://www.boardingschoolreview.com%5DBoarding”>http://www.boardingschoolreview.com) and do a search for coed boarding schools in Massachusetts . . . and see what you find. You’ll also want to go to [Private</a> School Review](<a href=“http://www.privateschoolreview.com/state_private_schools/stateid/MA]Private”>Best Private Schools in Massachusetts (2023)) to find day schools in the Cambridge area.</p>
<p>Then wait until after April 10 (for the boarding schools anyway - not sure about the day schools), at which time you can start contacting schools to see who has space available. I know it’s difficult to wait . . . but spend your time in the meanwhile researching schools and taking whatever standardized tests you have to take in order to be considered for admission. (SSAT? TOEFL?)</p>
<p>If you contact the boarding schools prior to April 10, they’re just not going to be able to say anything other than “send in an application and we’ll see.” If you wait until after the 10th, they’ll know what their enrollment is and whether or not they might have space.</p>
<p>The April 10 date does not apply to schools that advertise themselves as having “rolling admissions” - but you’ll be able to see this for each school when you look at Boarding School Review. (You can even tailor your search to schools that do or do not have rolling admissions.) And it may well also not apply to the day schools, which are on a different admissions schedule. My guess is that you might be able to start contacting the day schools immediately.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>There is a good private, coed college prep school that is part of the Independent School League within walking distance of Harvard: Buckingham, Brown & Nichols School (BB&N). I suggest you check it out, it would certainly be convenient.</p>
<p>[Buckingham</a> Browne & Nichols - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckingham_Browne_%26_Nichols]Buckingham”>Buckingham Browne & Nichols School - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>Thanks to all of you. I’ll be taking both the TOEFL and the SSAT pretty soon, hope it’ll be ok!</p>
<p>@PelicanDad: I looked into BB&N, the school in itself seems amazing, and the location is perfect! thanks.</p>
<p>These are all good suggestions for private school. Do you know where you will live? There are many decent public schools in the Boston area and admission is automatic and the tuition is free if you live in the town. Newton, Winchester and Belmont are examples of towns with strong high schools and close enough to commute to Harvard. </p>
<p>[The</a> Best Public Schools in Boston 2011: In the Classroom](<a href=“http://www.bostonmagazine.com/best-schools-in-boston/index.html]The”>http://www.bostonmagazine.com/best-schools-in-boston/index.html)</p>
<p>I would definitely encourage you to apply to Concord Academy. I’m a current freshman, and though it’s far past the admissions deadline, I can honestly tell you that we definitely need a lot of new sophomores for next year. Personally, I adore CA, and I would recommend it to anyone, but in your situation especially, it seems like the perfect option. Good luck!</p>
<p>Their deadline seems to have passed, but this might be a good fit for you. </p>
<p>[International</a> School of Boston](<a href=“International School of Boston”>International School of Boston)</p>
<p>It’s an International School of Boston that appears to be bilingual, French and English. </p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>@butterfly404 I would really love it if I could PM you to talk about the school, maybe n a few weeks, when I’ll have given a little thought about the whole thing.
Anyways, thank you for the info. (and I hope I’ll end up seeing you next year)</p>
<p>International School of Boston is remarkable for it offers le bac S, ES et L as well as the International Baccalaureate programme. Students enrolling in their secondary school have the option of being instructed primarily in English and working toward an International Baccalaureate, or being instructed primarily in French and working toward le bac. For students who are fluent in both languages (the vast majority of the students), there are options to take classes in either language e.g. maths in French or sciences in English, things like that. But there are monolingual students too. </p>
<p>They’re quite keen on the international community in Boston and offer help with « bourses scolaires » as well.</p>