Help! Idk where to apply!

reknihtrevo
Fri, 04 Dec 2020 06:26:58 +0000

I’m currently a freshman applying to boarding school for 10th grade. I know for sure that I’m applying to Andover, Exeter and St. Paul (side note: I’m fully aware that the odds of getting into these school are low, but my local school is also really good so if I don’t get into any of them that’s okay, which is why I’m not applying to any safety schools). Anyway, I’ve been reading a TON of stuff online about a bunch of different schools and I’m really conflicted. I am most interested in humanities, and I want to go to as rigorous of a school as I can, while still having some time for extracurriculars. Location isn’t a huge factor. My parents say I can apply to five schools, so I’m trying to figure out what other two I should apply for. I’ve looked into Lawrenceville, Deerfield, and Choate a little bit, but I am EXTREMELY open to suggestions.

I’ve been going mainly off the Business Insider list of top 50 US Boarding Schools (it won’t let me put the link).

Applying this year is pretty horrible because there is no option for visiting any campuses. I therefore don’t have ANY grasp on what the culture, campus and student life is like at these schools. Most of the things I’ve read online were written pre-pandemic and therefore strongly encourage campus visits, which is simply not an option. If anyone can speak from personal experience or knows people at a specific school, I would love to hear your perspective.

Please help me!!!