Monday, January 3, 2011

I need a good new york boarding school?


I need a good new york boarding school?
im 15 and i am looking to go to a boarding school in new york. i hate my school now and i just want to leave my family and go to new york. i want to do it i just dont know how or where to look. i need a place really not tht expensive...affordable...pleasseee help
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Nightingale bamford


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Well, look at the source listed. I'll have to say: Out of those schools listed, I only recognized 1: The Emma Willard School. That's a really, really good school, but it's girls-only which some people don't like. Anyways, historically, the oldest(and most well-known) boarding schools have been in the north-east, & HADES (Hotchkiss, Andover, Deerfield, Exeter and St. Paul's) which are the 5 elite boarding schools (not that I'm saying there aren't others out there: There ARE!) are all in the North-east, I believe, & besides, you're boarding so that shouldn't be an issue.. The only problem is getting in. Bahaha. Anyways, good luck! By the way, Emma Willard really is a great school. Do some research on it, you can't really go wrong! If you're looking for affordable, boarding schools are in no way affordable unless you get financial aid. Also, boarding schools are not a retreat for students who "hate their families". There are a serious place to learn and play at the same time, so if you're looking to hide from your problems, BS is not the place to go! Also, to the poster who answered before me, Nightingdale Bamford is not a boarding school, it's an elite private day. Yeah.. anyways, if your parents are being abusive call child services instead of going to BS. It's not a haven for children that get sent away by their families, it's for motivated kids who are eager to learn.. Good luck!


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There are 16 boarding schools in New York state and many more in the Tri-State Region (NY, NJ, and Connecticut). For a complete list and information on everything about each school go to Boarding School Review: http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/state/statename/NewXYZYork/stateid/NY When looking for boarding schools start out with a general search and then move to the specific. You will find that many schools are either all-boys or all-girls, like Emma Willard. Some will be seminarian schools, military academies, some will concentrate on religion and others will be secular. It's better to start out with a general search than to read about a school and love it, and then find out that it's impossible for you to attend the school because its all-boys/all-girls. Affordability is always an issue when considering boarding schools. Most boarding schools in the U.S. are between $30,000 and $35,000 per year, while some will go upwards of $40,000/year. It's not an issue if you have a history of near-perfect grades and if you have the ability to keep those grades at a near-perfect level while at boarding school. Financial aid at most U.S. boarding schools is offered if your parents' annual income is below a certain level, for example, at Exeter you get a free ride if your parents make less than $75,000/year; obviously, schools will have different policies. On the flip side, if your grades are not that great, or not great at all, you are left with very few, if any, options. Student loans are rarely offered for boarding school and boarding schools that do offer student loans are usually concentrated on profit over quality of education. At risk of sounding impertinent, I would then advise you to contact a wealthy relative or family friend, otherwise, paying for boarding school would be next to impossible. "Affordable" and "boarding school" are words that you will rarely, if ever, find in the same sentence, unfortunately. It's much better to apply for full financial aid at whichever boarding school you wish to go to and make clear to them (if your grades are not near-perfect) that you will work your very hardest while there. I went to boarding school and I look back on it as one of the best experiences of my life. Best of luck.

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