What other schools?

Periwinkle
Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:02:52 +0000

I would not worry about the question. The school cares about the answers to that question, in the aggregate, because it can track its standing relative to its peers.

If you are serious about attending boarding school, your school list will reflect your commitment to attending a BS. As they’ve worked for a long time in the private school world, I’d venture to say that many of them could predict the schools which should be on your list. (A local day school, a school with a great team in your sport, the school your father/mother attended, their nearest rivals.)

Having said that, I do have the impression that some schools care much more about their yield than other schools. In my opinion, peer schools can have very different attitudes about their yields. Don’t panic, but do try to make clear on each application what draws you to the school you’re applying to. (This would be a good thing for parents to emphasize on their parent essays.)