10 Schools Meeting

twinsmama
Fri, 20 Sep 2013 10:51:15 +0000

The Ten Schools meeting was last night, and I found it very much worth the trip. Because of train schedules, we got there early and left before the end; however, I think this was to our advantage, as we got to speak to some admissions officers before the rest of the crowd descended on them. The schools were represented by their admissions directors. I don’t know whether that is true of all the meetings, but in this case they were all attending the SSATB annual conference in Philadelphia.

We had a couple of really enjoyable and informative conversations with admissions directors of schools my son is applying to, and added one school to our list that I had discounted for what turned out to be spurious reasons. I must say that it helps a great deal (for someone new to the boarding school world, as I am) to link friendly human faces with these institutions that can - on paper or on screen - seem a little intimidating. It was also helpful to get a sense that I am reading the “personalities” of the various schools fairly well.

After a brief presentation and Q-and-A session, all the parents descended on the AOs (mostly, it seemed, to the Lawrenceville table, because it isn’t far away, and to the Andover table, because it’s one that a lot of people in this area have heard of), and we went off to catch our train, so my tale ends here. :-)

So, if there is anyone reading this who is in our situation, I do suggest that you try to go to one of these meetings if they have one in your area.