Boarding/independent schools

soxmom
Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:04:00 +0000

To answer what I think was your original question, there is pretty much no aid you can apply for beyond what the schools themselves offer. There’s a merit-based scholarship program called the Caroline Bradley Scholarship that 7th graders can apply for, but it’s extremely competitive. I’m not sure that there any other merit-based scholarships available for boarding schools, other than through the schools themselves. The good news, though, is that many of these schools have very sizeable endowments. All the schools you named have students who get a significant amount of financial aid, including students who have full financial aid (which also includes books and the like). The key is to conduct an expansive search for schools that may be a good fit, and be sure to include an ample number of schools that are not a “reach” for your child academically (i.e., schools at which he or she would be on the higher end of the applicant pool).