Public School vs Private School vs Boarding School?

Prep School Admissions
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<p>Hi everyone
not to sure where to start while explaining my situation but at my current public high-school i am extremely unhappy because of the lack of social change since 6th grade plus the obsession over drugs/alcohol abuse my peers have. (my school has had the same kids for 4 years already). Very frustrating and annoying and quite frankly i can’t take it anymore. The only thing any of my peers are worried about are parties and drinking. I am a decent student (As, A-s) with some unique quality’s and not worried about getting into a private/boarding school. The problem is my parents. They are having a hard time understand my situation and insist it will get better even though i know it will not. I am not trying to be negative, I am just being realistic. My family is upper middle class in income and we just made a big move so also they don’t really want to spend college dollars on high-school. So i guess my question really is how can i somehow cheat the zoning and attend a different public high-school or are there any cheaper private high-schools that i could attend in/near Westchester New york.

  • i don’t think i am eligible for financial aid.</p>
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<p>Well if your family makes under $200,000 a year they are eligible for financial aid. If your family makes under $75k a year you can get free tuition in some schools.</p>

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<p>^ yeah i am not eligible, which probably rules boarding school out. what are my options?</p>

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<p>Well if you really want to go to boarding school then you might take some money out of your college savings. I mean, you can work in college to help pay it off, but you can’t really do that now. However this might not be a good option because you could wind up in debt like everybody seems to be today. So another option is look for boarding schools with low tuition and high percentage of people on financial aid.[Boarding</a> Schools with the Highest Percentage of Students on Financial Aid - Boarding School Review](<a href=“http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/highest_percentage_students_financialaid/sort/1]Boarding”>Boarding Schools with the Highest Percentage of Students on Financial Aid (2023))
[Boarding</a> Schools with the Least Expensive Tuition - Boarding School Review](<a href=“http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/least_expensive_tuition/sort/1]Boarding”>Boarding Schools with the Least Expensive Tuition (2023))</p>

<p>And if that doesn’t work then you could go for charter schools. Idk about charter schools so good luck looking at those.</p>

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<p>Take your parents on a visit to one of the private schools [like Horace Mann] or boarding schools nearby, just for a look. Don’t apply yet. Maybe when they see the facilities, faculty, matriculation rates, etc., they might consider it.
However, we know many parents who attended public schools and became successful, and thus see absolutely no need for a private nor boarding school. Typically private/boarding school parents are the ones that look for more of the same for their own kids.</p>

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<p>Parents can rent an apartment in another community to skirt the zoning issue.</p>

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<p>There’s a Simpsons episode about that. It’s pretty funny…saw it on a plane.</p>

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<p>Have you explored other options within your public school district?
For example, our local public high district has two high schools. Students are slated to go to one, but can file an appeal and easily switch for almost any reason. It sounds like you are looking for a social change even if the academics aren’t that different.</p>

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<p>siliconvalleymom, unfortunately there is only one public high school in my district, I am actually considering private school again because my parents finally have realized that the highschool that I’m currently at is far from the experience they had</p>

<p>MaterS, can you really?!</p>