应该申请多少所私立学校?


我们觉得六所比较合适,儿子面试了八所(六所寄宿,两所走读),参观校园后去掉了两所寄宿高中, 剩下六所准备申请。 大多数私立高中你可以先参观与面试,然后决定是否申请。

我们听到的建议都是申请六所。我们去年参观了13所,最后申请了7所。

We visited 8 and applied to 7. There was one that neither parent thought would be a good fit but DD loved, and we did let her apply, but that was a mistake. They wait-listed her but if she had gotten in it could have been a big battle! Do not apply somewhere just to make someone else happy, that you wouldnt want to actually have your kid attend. In fact, saying no to a couple of schools we loved was a very hard part of the process! A good problem to have, but still hard! The AOs were so nice and all 3 of us really felt a connection with them.

与申请大学不同,你不用一定上美国私立高中。除非你没有别的选择,一定的被一所录取,否则没有理由申请那些你不想去的学校。 因此对大多数人来说,6所学校足够了:两所保底,两所有可能,两所撞运气。

谢谢大家,我们决定最后就申请六所。