The EDUFAX Educational FAQ

Question #7:

A psychologist has recommended that our teenage daughter enroll in an all-girls boarding school. She is almost fifteen years old. All the colorful brochures look fantastic. How do we narrow the list?

Answer #7:

You are so right! All the brochures look wonderful but I can assure you from having visited many schools that they all have different strengths and weaknesses. You should make a list of the major issues you want a school to address. Then speak with admissions officers to ask how they would deal with your daughter's specific needs. If you cannot get the information you would like, you should work with an educational consultant who is familiar with the developmental profiles of adolescents and with the different presentations of a number of single-sex boarding schools in the geographical areas which you are considering. You can find a listing of certified educational consultants in your area by searching the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) Internet site. You could also use the EDUFAX Services for the Independent School Applicant. If this information was helpful, please click on the smiley

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