Importance of visiting schools?

friendlymom
Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:57:02 +0000

I would guess that visiting isn’t going to make or break anyone when it comes to acceptance, but visiting is incredibly useful for understanding if boarding school is something you really want, and seeing which schools feel like the best environment for you.

One thing that schools are very attuned to is the whole family’s attitude towards boarding school. If your parents are not on board then you have much more of an uphill battle with the whole process. There’s also a substantial parent-prepared section of each application so your parents need to be willing to put some effort into it.