@ghostotter I think applying for 10th grade is also a completely reasonable approach! Lots of folks give thought to the idea of boarding school and let it simmer for a year before diving in and applying.
To offer another perspective, I would say that if the reason behind waiting until next year is that you feel like it’s “too late” to apply for this year, I would offer that I personally do not think it is too late at all, unless YOU feel like it’s too late. I just say that because in the BS world, there are indeed families who have planned for this moment for years, and it’s easy to believe that the application process deserves a year of your life, and actually must require that of you. But my experience is that the BS application process is a little like a purse where if I have a big purse, I’ll find a way to fill it, but I can also totally make it work with a small purse. Apps can take a year and apps can take a month.
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