<p>Hi guys,</p>
<p>I am applying now to the US for boarding school and i know i am really late but can u guys pls recommend some decent good boarding schools that will accept late applicants. U could just drop down and list out some ideas for me. </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Have you made arrangements to take the SSAT? Most US boarding schools will also take the ISEE. If you are an older applicant and have taken the SAT or the PSAT, then most schools will accept these scores.</p>
<p>Do you plan to visit schools? This will strengthen your application. If you visit, you should know that most US boarding schools have a 3 week March vacation, and it is not always the same 3 weeks. </p>
<p>It is my understanding that most boarding schools will take a late application. At the most competitive schools, your application will most likely go to to a waitlist if they are interested in you. </p>
<p>If you go to [Boarding</a> School Review - College-Prep & Jr. Boarding Schools](<a href=“http://www.boardingschoolreview.com%5DBoarding”>http://www.boardingschoolreview.com), you will find schools that have rolling admissions after March 10th. You can contact the schools that interest you to find out if they will take a late application. Some schools have an application deadline of Feb. 1st. If any of those schools interest you and you have your testing and recommendations in line, you can ask if you can submit a late application into the regular admit pool. If the school has a high admit rate, then they might agree to this. </p>
<p>From following these boards, these are schools that I remember discussions about taking late applications: Loomis Chaffee, Blair Academy, the Hill School, Kent, Pomfret, Northfield Mt. Hermon, Mercersburg, and Berkshire. I think there are many more possibilities.</p>
<p>Because you need to move quickly into an unknown territory, you and your family might consider hiring an educational consultant who specializes in secondary school placement. These people usually know which schools have openings, and often are known by admissions people. You can find a list of consultants here [Find</a> Educational Consultants – Boarding School Review](<a href=“http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/consultantdirectory.php]Find”>Find Educational Consultants) It would be best to hire someone who specializes in academic boarding schools, not therapeutic schools and not colleges. </p>
<p>In addition to this discussion board, boardingschoolreview and boardingschools.com are the best resources I have found for researching boarding schools. Sometimes the number on boardingschoolreview have not been updated.</p>
<p>If you are an international applicant applying for financial aid, then I don’t know how much luck you will have. It is difficult for international applicants to get financial aid during the regular application cycle.</p>
<p>I agree with everything Burb Parent said. Also, if you are applying from China or Korea, many schools will not take a late application from those countries since they already have so many. Any other country than those, and it should be okay. Focus on the schools that are less selective and you can find a spot.</p>
<p>question: Are late applicants ever awarded financial aid?</p>
<p>in my experience most if not all are full pay</p>
<p>If you are a strong applicant applying to a relatively “weak” school, then you should have your pick of schools, even if you apply late. </p>
<p>I know several people accepted very last minute here at Stevenson in California, including applicants from competitive countries such as China and Korea (it sure sounds like ur an international student). No idea on the FA issue though.</p>
<p>i’m applying late too… you didn’t mention what grade your planning to be in next year, but kent will not be taking in ANY applicants for juniors (class of '12). i’m applying to loomis, and i know that they’re willing to “entertain” the idea of an application, again for the class of '12. of course, if you’re coming in as a freshmen or sophomore, it’ll be easier… since you’re applying late (and in general… i came into taft as a new sophomore) it’s probably best to repeat your freshmen year. honestly, i wish i did that. coming in as a freshmen is A LOT easier than coming in as a new sophomore.</p>