I just got kicked out from my HADES school for alleged academic dishonesty. I fought the case the best I could, but unfortunately it wasn’t enough. This now leaves me as a junior with nowhere to go basically. I could go back home to my private day school, but it would be really hard and just not ideal. I’m a rower, about 6:30 2k if that helps. B average student at my old school. I’ll have some really good letters of rec from teachers at my school who thought my case was unfair. Which other prep schools will take me? What should i do at this point? Really just in shock that my whole world, the past 2.5 years, was flipped and at a loss for what to do. Can i get in somewhere rolling admission?
Can you expand on why you feel that going back to your private day school would be really hard and not ideal?
What about your local public? That might be a good opportunity to get your grades up from your past B average.
have you filled out the athletic questionnaires and/or reached out to coaches at the likes of top academic d3 schools?
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Your local public school is always an option.
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Agree that @Hanna could give you the best advice and help position you for a successful transfer. A good consultant will be beyond helpful.
There are other BS that would probably take you, even now, but they will care a lot about what happened, that you own it, and that you are genuinely sorry.
If you didn’t do it, you need to articulate - and address - why they would believe you did. What in your attitude and behavior might have led to them to doubt you, and are you ready to do things differently? This is key.
In short, the world is not over even though it seems like it is. Move swiftly, with contrition and hopefully expert guidance, to what comes next.
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You might want to consider going to your local public, and then reclassing and repeating junior year so you get two full years at another boarding school if that’s the route you want to go.
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There’s lots of local privates - as you came from. But maybe another.
Crazy thought - you said others at the school support you. People genuinely care but policies are policies. Would a counselor at the school or a teacher have any ideas / contacts on who might take a chance on someone like you?
They may not be allowed to educate you, but if they care about you, they may have some thoughts.
Public school is obviously the default.
Good luck.
Thanks for the bat signal, folks. OP, I can help you with disclosing this to other private schools and to colleges. I have helped many students in similar situations. I can also put you in touch with an excellent boarding school consultant if you want to explore going somewhere new. DM me.
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Can you? Have you confirmed that?
There is nothing ideal about your situation. No matter how one looks at things, there is going to be a gap and odd transition on your transcript. It is something that you are going to have to explain around.
Breath.
I know it’s a shock, and that you are reeling. It may feel like your world is crashing in on you. But hang in there. Yes, public school is always an option. They kind of have to take you unless you pose a danger to others. Which you don’t.
You’ve got a lot going for you, and you can turn this around. Suppose you go the public school route. You could rank higher at a public school than at your old HADES. There has been speculation that going to a HADES school could actually lower ones chances at highly selective colleges.
You can plod your way through this, and maybe even come out a stronger person for it.
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Keep in mind that your biggest card in the college admissions game is going to be becoming a recruited athlete for rowing, assuming that’s the route you want to go. You need to make options that allow you to continue training and allow you to get noticed by coaches. You are just about good enough right now to get into US Rowing U19 camp. Yes, of course you need to be in high school, and get decent grades, but if you’re planning on going the recruited athlete route, you need a great coach and training program, and to be applying for the right summer camps for next summer. It will help you greatly if you were to reclassify as a sophomore for this year - that way, you will have two years at the HADES school and two (and a half) years at the new high school when you go to apply, and you’ll have time to get the rowing transition settled before college recruiting begins.
It’s an unfortunate thing to go through, but realize that you can get past this, successfully. You still have a bright future, everything can still work out just fine for you. If you had to have something like this happen, better in high school than in college.
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First, don’t panic and assume your options are gone. You’re a junior, so timing matters, but some schools do consider mid-year transfers or applications on a rolling basis. I’d have your parents contact admissions offices directly rather than relying only on online applications. Be upfront about what happened, explain your side calmly, and have those teacher recommendations ready. Your rowing background could also help open conversations with coaches.
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