<p>Hi basedgod,
I hope you’re talking about Le Rosey! Haha, I realize it’s for important students, but I still want to apply. Plus, it’s one of the few schools that doesn’t charge you to apply, so I might as well. As for HADES, what do you think my chances are? And also, if I apply as a repeat sophomore then will my old grades show up on my transcript? Meaning, my grades from my first year as a sophomore, not my repeat grades. Please let me know!
Thanks!</p>
<p>Circuit,
You have to pay unless you are a legacy applicant @Rosey. If you need any FA, do not apply there. It looks like you are only interested in schools with big names. If I learned anything on cc it`s that you should not limit yourself to just one tier schools. Otherwise you will be disappointed in March.</p>
<p>I’m also looking at Le Rosey mainly because no one from my country is there so that would help my chances. But I’m not decided on it yet and I saw on their webpage no specific application date just sometime between December and April, so you aren’t late with your application according to that. </p>
<p>But they do have an application fee of 2000$! That’s like 20 times as much as any American boarding school!</p>
<p>Yes, thats correct. And if you send your app and recs after mid Dec. send it to the winter campus. :D</p>
<p>My daughter having graduated from Rosey in '10, I can pass along to you some observations about getting in.</p>
<p>1) Your parents need be prepared for the cost, which in dollars will run at least around $135,000 per year, or a bit more. The extras on your bill pile up quickly and then there are the various trips. Your parents will want to fly over and see you. I calculate my daughter’s 4 years cost around $500,000. All costs are in Swiss francs so if the dollar continues to crater, the costs will rise proportionally.</p>
<p>2) Both of your parents need go to the interview. You can expect to be interviewed by both the headmaster (Rob Gray) and the owner (Philippe Gudin).</p>
<p>They will interview your parents about as much as they will you. They are looking for parents and kids who 'fit" into the Rosey family, so to speak.</p>
<p>3) Being an American is a plus, as I don’t think they ever seem to fill their 10% quota of Americans. The quote is based on your passport.</p>
<p>4) Average grades seem OK. They ignore the SSAT, preferring their own test. The written essay is important. Teacher recommendations are very important. Again, they are looking for their kind of kid, one that fits in with the style of the school. </p>
<p>NOTE: Remember, they teach the IB, which begins in the third year. They want a high pass rate. So, they make a cut at the end of the 2nd year. If they don’t think you will shine on the IB exams, you won’t be invited back for the 3rd & 4th years.</p>
<p>Le Rosey has a summer academic/sports program also, so you could have the experience of studying at their campus without the tuition (but it is still about $15000 CHF plus airfare). FYI.</p>
<p>Le Rosey, is a school for princes, princesses, royalty basically and the extremely intelligent. The two campuses are gorgeous, and since its in Switzerland its obviously quite expensive. If you get in somehow and your parents are prepared to spend half a million dollars on high school, go ahead :).</p>
<p>@Circuit10,</p>
<p>on the issue of how “international” students are classified, some schools base it on citizenship and other schools base it on country of residency. You need to check with each school on this issue-- for that matter, you need to check w each school on ALL issues and not accept the comments of the CC community as being applicable to all BS’s.</p>