<p>I thought Id post this recent email from Ridley College. Ridley is not discussed much on this forum, but it is truly a hidden gem school. Its located about a 45-minute drive over the border from Buffalo, NY, and about 90 minutes from the Toronto airport.</p>
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A message from Dr. Andrew T. Weller, Dean of Admissions </p>
<p>It is a most exciting time at Ridley. As we go to press with this newsletter, Ridley is hosting the province-wide boys’ basketball championships. Two weeks ago we hosted a hockey tournament that saw 21 NHL scouts on campus and in our Tiger Rink. In the interim, our students staged “Little Shop of Horrors”. Meanwhile, academically we are focused on our Grade 12’s and their university application process. Good news has already been received with Ivy League early admissions and several NCAA scholarships in the United States.</p>
<p>In the Admissions Office, we are overwhelmed, but grateful for a 30%+ increase in applications, and enrollments for next year already up over 50%. Wait pools have begun for the 12th Grade as well as select primary grades. We still welcome your application and look forward to working with you and your family. If you have not already begun the application process, we encourage you to do so:http://www.ridleycollege.com/podium/default.aspx?t=137004]Ridley ”>http://www.ridleycollege.com/podium/default.aspx?t=137004 )</p>
<p>As we rapidly approach the March Break, please note the Admissions Office will be closed the week of March 12-16. We will re-open on Monday, March 19th and will respond as quickly as we can to voice, postal and e-mail messages. Students return on Monday, March 26th and we welcome admissions interviews, visits to campus, and tours by appointment beginning again on Tuesday, March 27th. For families who have not yet visited, or for students offered admission who want to re-visit, please call us as soon as possible to schedule those appointments, as the Trinity Term in Ridley Admissions always proves most busy.</p>
<p>All of us at Ridley wish you the best as we await the arrival of spring, and please know that, if we may be of any assistance in your school search process, it would be our pleasure.
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<p>This is great information for kids who may be applying after the usual deadlines. American families don’t always remember that great options like this are just over the border.</p>