Placement Office List of Schools

mamakiwi
Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:14:11 +0000

Good questions 2kids -

The reason it was not on the list from placement is twofold -

1. it was not on our list or our son’s list

2. it was over 500 students and we ruled out all schools that large

Just because he might be a good fit at a large school, in our JBS case, if a student and family says ‘we want a small boarding school’ - then they are going to steer us in that route.

Another factor that can come up is when schools make presentations on campus. My son had a few that he got interested in that way. Most were futher explored and ruled out, but one he did submit an application. I doubt that is where he will end up - but he liked it enough to ask me to make arrangements for the tour/interview over the Thanksgiving break and that visit was good enough to cause him to apply.

So you just never know… I personally believe that (for most students) there are many ‘matches’ per kid because there are a lot of really great schools out there offering a wonderful community and a great education.