Boarding School - should I consider it for my dd?

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<p>Welcome to the CC BS sub forum Bluegoldgirl.</p>

<p>I am burning the midnight oil on some client work, but needed a break and thought I’d comment on your post.</p>

<p>“if her end goal is to simply guarantee entry into a prestigious college, that in and of itself is not a good enough reason”</p>

<p>I agree 1000% with this statement. I feel that many people new to the BS scene think that going to one (or perhaps a specific one) is a guaranteed key to unlocking an Ivy/super selective college admit. You only need to look at the college matriculation info for even one of the most prestigious, most rigorous, most selective schools to see that while a much higher percentage of the senior class attends Ivies than your average LPS (local public school), the majority attend less prestigious (though sometimes just as selective), “normal” colleges.</p>

<p>I have always been of the opinion that a kid who is a good candidate for Ivies/HYP+M/S would be a good candidate regardless of the high school they attend. I just looked at the MIT site, and 69% of their frosh class are from PUBLIC high schools…and only 21% from independent or religious schools (the balance are internationals and home schoolers). So that stat alone should say to your daughter…look, the majority of kids going to these “dream” schools are from public school.</p>

<p>That said, as the parent of two kids at BS, I believe in the value of a BS education above and beyond college matric data. I also believe that securing an 11th grade slot is going to be tough at most of the BSs mentioned with any frequency on this site. If your daughter is an outstanding athlete (read “impact player”) with good grades, ECs, and test scores…then perhaps her odds are better than average if you can find a school that needs someone in the position she plays.</p>

<p>There are a few parents on the forum with kids who started as upper classmen, so I would wait to see if they chime in on the merits of going to BS for only 2 years.</p>

<p>Here is a link to the start to finish recap of the process we went through with my older girl, in case you are curious of the various options/steps:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-parents/1174214-one-family’s-bs-search-and-application-process-—-start-to-finish-p1.html”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-parents/1174214-one-family’s-bs-search-and-application-process-—-start-to-finish-p1.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Best of luck to you and your daughter.</p>