<p>I want to apply for boarding school for this upcoming September.
And preferably a school in the New England area.</p>
<p>However, all the application deadlines have passed. Which schools accept late applications, and where people actually get accepted when applying late?</p>
<p>I don't have the most great grades, my GPA is 3.2, so not that good.
But I REALLY want to go.</p>
<p>Any advice?</p>
<p>Do you need financial aid?</p>
<p>Have you taken the SSAT? If not, go to SSAT</a> Student Guide Online 2007-2008 to get more information. Also, in May, that organization will publish a list of schools that have openings and are considering applications. However, it will be much harder. Not impossible, though. Also, it would be hard to get financial aid as a late applicant.</p>
<p>What grade are you in?</p>
<p>I'm going to be in the 10th grade, I'm in 9th now.
And yeah, I might need financial aid.</p>
<p>If I were you I'd take your time to find schools that you REALLY want to go to instead of rushing at the last minute to find a so-so school that you want to go to for the sake of it.
I would wait until next season and then apply as a repeat sophomore.</p>
<p>What do you mean apply as a repeat sophmore?</p>
<p>Apply for 10th grade as a 10th grader, so you would have an extra year of high school.</p>
<p>I'm already a year older then everyone in my grade (not because I failed, but because my birthday was one day late to start kindergarten), so I wouldn't want to be 2 years older then everyone.</p>
<p>I know many international students and PGs are 2 years older than normal kids. Which month is your birthday on?</p>
<p>My birthday is in September. I will be 16 this September.</p>
<p>You could apply as an eleventh grader, or you could wait for the middle of the semester, where you can apply for a spot--but those are super limited</p>
<p>My son is a repeat freshman; he just turned 16 today. It is absolutely no problem, lots of kids are repeats. I asked him about it and he says its no big deal at all....no one really pays attention to age. He lives in the freshman dorm, but they are all friends with kids of all ages.</p>
<p>I'm just wondering ... but what is the normal age for a 9th grader anyway? 15? Aren't there 14 year olds in 9th grade?</p>
<p>I am a 14 year old freshman, my birthday is July 7th.</p>
<p>I'm a 14 yr old freshman and my birthday is in August</p>
<p>Especially in boarding and prep schools the ages of kids varies greatly. In my son's class in 9th grade now (jr prep school), he's the "average" age - 14 and will be 15 in May. However, there are several kids who are 15/16 and some that are 13/14. </p>
<p>Back to your original question. Many schools will still have openings but won't know until April. You should try to develop a list of where you might be interested in and then in a few weeks, give them a call (probably in April). Look at your interests, where in New England you are most interested in attending school, size of school, etc and that will help you narrow down the list.<br>
Financial Aid is much more limited after the deadlines, but not impossible.
As long as you don't limit yourself to the "big names" you will likely have several options. </p>
<p>We actually just got a letter from our secondary school counselor that said, don't despair if you get all no's on March 10. We can start again. You may be surprised to find a school that is the perfect fit that you didn't consider the first time around and many do have openings.</p>
<p>Well, I don't think I want an extra year of high school. If I apply for not this upcoming year, but the year after, then I might as well sign up as a 11th grader.</p>
<p>But I really wanted to go this September as 10th grader.</p>
<p>My child turned 14 the week before starting 9th grade. I think there are a few kids in her form younger than her as well. On the other hand, there are many kids who are more than a year older too.</p>
<p>If I apply late for this year, should I call the schools I am considering going to on March 10th when the other people should know if their accepted, to see if they have spaces available or no?</p>
<p>It doesn't hurt to ask now. Here are some recent discussions on this topic <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/468555-rolling-late-applications.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/468555-rolling-late-applications.html</a>
Because you need financial aid, I would not wait until mid-April (after contract signing) to initiate your discussion with the schools. It would be good to start tomorrow. I wish I could point to some schools that would have financial aid available after the regular admissions cycle, but I just don't know. Perhaps others on this board might have some ideas.</p>