Are there any easier schools to get into?

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Some threads worth reading:

Hidden Gem Reminder now that J15 is over!

I’ll add that my daughter researched, visited, and in the end wasn’t interested in any of the “usual suspects” schools so she applied to what many would call a list of all hidden gems: Emma Willard Miss Porter’s Proctor Pomfret Millbrook Suffield She was accepted to all and had a very hard time choosing between a few in the end. She decided to attend Proctor due to the incredibly friendly students and faculty plus not only the campus (2500 acres with ponds and trails and mountains - they have their own ski hill and ski jump!), but also the breadth/variety of courses available (over 30 different types of art courses alone plus courses like ornithology and forest ecology), and their very unique off-campus programs (she is particularly excited about European Art Classroom). So far it has been an overwhelmingly positive experience. A couple of bumps here and there, but nothing serious and nothing I wouldn’t expect any kid to go through learning to live away from home the first time…

Hidden Gems: Lesser-known Prep Schools

My son is at a hidden gem of a boarding school! The Winchendon School in MA. I had never heard of it! We were looking for a co-ed, smaller, no suit/tie school with great sports and academic support and Winchendon was the perfect fit! There is literally every kind of kid at Winch… sporty, artsy, fratty, high academic, entrepreneurial, average academic, quirky. And it’s small…285 kids. 25% international and they come from all over Asia, Africa, Europe and the Caribbean. Many D-1 commits in hockey (women’s and men), basketball and baseball. If you’re not sporty, there are great arts opportunities or ways to support sports by managing social media, photography etc. Winch offers a 2 week Collab (experiential project learning) with off campus opportunities including service in the Dominican Republic or language immersion in Quebec. And lots of on-campus or local projects including things like the physics of rollercoasters. There is a year long leadership course, many APs and opportunities …