I came here not knowing anything about boarding school and not having a clue as to how to help my son through the process. I didn’t know how to help my son find the right schools. I was overwhelmed. I was clueless. I posted some. I lurked a lot more. There was so much great advice given here.
My son cast a wide net and applied to eight schools. We need at least 75% financial aid. He has okay, but not great, grades at a school for academically gifted kids. He had a 95% on his SSAT, but he was just diagnosed a few months ago with non-attentive ADHD. Since he was just diagnosed, he’s never had any accommodations for classes or standardized tests. He is still doing well in a difficult school. Would boarding schools see that? We were nervous.
The first rejection emails hurt, especially NMH, because he went to summer session there, and he loved it. However, the sadness was short lived. He got accepted to one school–Peddie. That’s all it took. He is so happy and excited. We both cried. Peddie is an awesome school and a great fit for my son.
Thank you all, especially those of you who are done with boarding school, but have stayed to help the rest of us. I can’t imagine having gone through this process without your help. GO FALCONS!!!