<p>It seems that the main focus for most students on CC, is Boarding School in New England i.e. HADES, and other great schools. But what ceases to amaze me is that so few have been applicants for schools around the world.</p>
<p>Just for pure interest in the subject, does anyone know of any great schools not in New England? </p>
<p>I think it'd be interesting to see all the great schools around the globe. If anyone knows of such schools please comment and share your thoughts.</p>
<p>I am living outside the U.S. and can attest that BS’s schools outside the U.S. get plenty of applicants. These schools don’t get discussed much on CC, because CC is an American website visited primarily by Americans. </p>
<p>BS’s generally do not give FA to international students, so unless the applicant is wealthy, schools outside the U.S. are not a viable option for most American applicants. Compounding the lack of FA is that visas are required and traveling overseas is very expensive. With so many great schools in the U.S., there’s no urgent reason for American applicants to look further afield.</p>
<p>I read on CC how a lot of parents are already conflicted about sending their sons & daughters to school just a few hours drive away. Putting their teenage kid alone on an airplane to travel to a school 20+ hours travel-time away, involving changes of planes in 2 countries, isn’t in the comfort zone of a lot of parents.</p>
<p>Le Rosey is one of the most presitgious and most expensive I know of. It’s reputation is stellar in Europe. The kids have an option to spend their winters in Gstaad at the school’s winter campus. The main campus is in Rolle, Switzerland.</p>
<p>[::</a> LE ROSEY :: A Prestigious International Boarding School in Switzerland](<a href=“Institut Le Rosey | World-renowned Swiss Boarding School”>http://www.rosey.ch/)</p>
<p><a href=“Institut Le Rosey - Wikipedia”>Institut Le Rosey - Wikipedia;
<p>Admission is open to European blue bloods and anyone of note or international repute. Its alumni list is a who’s who of internationl affairs -</p>
<p><a href=“https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_alumni_of_Institut_Le_Rosey[/url]”>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_alumni_of_Institut_Le_Rosey</a></p>
<p>Fluency in more than one language is basically assumed. I’m not sure if it is open to ‘normal folks’ (we didn’t apply). It’s also the most expensive prep school in the world running 130,000 CHF (~137,000 USD) per year plus fees and extras.</p>
<p>Westminster (grades 8-10 all boys, 11-12 mixed) and Wycombe Abbey (all girls 6-12) here in the UK are probably the most academic. I guess also Eton, Harrow (all boys) and Wellington (mixed) are also known internationally, but don’t get such high results.
They all only offer a few competitive bursaries anyway, generally people don’t consider BS unless they’re wealthy, even if they aren’t going international.</p>
<p>UKgirl, here in the U.S., within the relatively small universe of families considering boarding school as an educational option, it is not uncommon for families of modest means to apply to boarding school. Many schools offer need-based financial aid, and some offer merit-based scholarships that would be similar to your competitive bursaries"—but a quick look at any U.S. school’s website will indicate what percentage of students receive some form of financial aid, and in many cases, the percentage is quite high.</p>
<p>After quickly browsing Le Rosey website and its alumni list, I don’t think I want my child to study there and be associated the list of notable Roseans, even if I could afford. The list is full of those who were lucky to be born to certain parents and recognizable mainly by whom their parents were than what they have accomplished since graduation.</p>