<p>Hi, I'm having a difficult time deciding which boarding schools would be my best match/ I should check out. I was wondering if previous applicants could tell me their impression of certain schools and suggest other schools I should consider applying to.
I would be applying for 10th grade, recently took the ssats and scored 96 percentile overall, and attend the National Cathedral School ( an all-girls school in Washington D.C. that is well known for its academics and prestige.)
I have played travel soccer for 6 years, play the saxofone in the band, and write for the school newspaper.I am getting A's and B's at this school, but have realized that boarding school has always appealed to me. I am looking for a school thats pretty preppy, acacademically challenging, and slightly laid back. I would love an all girls boarding school because I like the environment of my school, but it does not seem as though there are as many rigorous girls schools. So far, I have been considering St. Andrews in Delaware, Miss Porters, and possibly Lawrenceville. Any others I should add to my list?</p>
<p>Add Westover (MIddlebury CT). </p>
<p>If I had a daughter, it would be high on our list. As it is, I only have sons -- Salisbury '06 and my younger son interviewed at Salisbury <em>today</em>.</p>
<p>Other all-girls boarding schools that are well thought of are Emma Willard and Miss Halls. I don't think Ethel Walker is a fluff school either.</p>
<p>What about Madeira outside of Washington DC?</p>
<p>I am also applying to Lawrenceville for my nineth grade year. If you don't know, L'ville is coed. Also, when I did go to a open house last year for a relative, I felt that it's a highly competitive school and doesn't really have a taste of laid back. Very serious school because most of the current students vie for that top spot (not like most boarding schools don't but you feel the competitive atmosphere) so if you want a very slight chance of laying back a bit, Lawrenceville will be fine for you. I just figured out also that my LAL writing lab teacher is a graduate of Miss Porters school so maybe I can talk to her about the school and get back to you asap.</p>
<p>How far are you willing to travel and what are your EC's?</p>
<p>cnp55 - Thanks, I'll look at the schools you suggested right away. I recently played against Madeira in soccer and talked to a few of the girls, my impression was that many of them were incredibly wealthy, but not particularly intelligent.
njdana- It would be great if you could talk to your teacher! I have nothing against a competitive environment, I just am worried about everyone being incredibly cut throat/trying to make others look bad to improve your image in class... My Ec's are:
school newspaper- 2 years
travel soccer- 6 years
peer tutoring in 8th grade- 1 year once a week, you had to be nominated by teachers.
Saxophone- 5 years in school band
squash- school team, first year
and I will be training to do Crew for the Spring
oh and 200 hours of Community Service</p>
<p>soccerpre92, Westover, emma willard, and MPS are all excellent schools. I'm sure the rigor of academics at these schools will not disappoint. I would also include Chatham Hall in this group.</p>
<p>Definitely look at Chatham Hall. I knew 2 NCS girls who really liked the feel of CH (they came from NCS their sophomore and junior years.) I'm a graduate, so feel free to PM me if you have questions.</p>
<p>I'm a recent graduate of MPS, so if you have any specific questions,let me know.</p>
<p>Boardingschoolreview.com will help you out a lot. You can request for girls' schools specifically.</p>
<p>St. Andrew's would be good for you. Are you smart and laidback or smart and driven? It depends a lot. Do you want a challenging environment or a not so challenging environment? St. Andrew's is pretty laidback compared to the Big Five, and it's in a bucolic atmosphere.</p>
<p>My daughter was accepted to both of these--- absolutely excellent schools</p>
<p>If you're applying for this year, hurry! :) I second/third/fourth all of the schools suggested.</p>
<p>Olivia- Im not sure, I am very driven and organized and everything. I mean I'm not one of those people that has to be bugged to finish homework or get started on a project, but I just don't want to be in an environment where everyone is secretly plotting ways to get ahead of their friends in classes. </p>
<p>I doubt I'll go to boarding school though because I just went through the whole private school application process last year and love my new school.</p>
<p>So you DO or you DON'T want to go to boarding school? At first you said you did.</p>
<p>I wouldn't recommend places like AESD then. Maybe Choate, Peddie, St. George's if you want a more relaxed environment.</p>
<p>I wrote the original post in October, so by now I do realize that its a bit too late. I love my new school, I just feel like boarding school would be an amazing experience. </p>
<p>By the way- how can I edit a post from a while ago?</p>
<p>You can only edit your posts if no one has responded to them; at least, that's been my experience.</p>