Private School Admissions Counseling

Your children’s education forms the very foundation of their lives. You should be proud of your efforts to provide them with the very best. Our private school admissions experts have guided countless parents like you through the treacherous shoals of private school admissions programs. We work with you one-on-one to develop an admission plan and strategy for each child’s journey. We will employ every tool in our considerable experience to help your child attain a position in one of the nation’s best private schools.

Led by private school admissions experts, you will have an admissions plan and strategies to help you get into the best private schools across the country.

Our admissions counseling is one-on-one and customized to help you get into top private schools.

If you’re applying to elite private schools, we can help you with:

* Private School Applications
* Admissions Essays
* Recommendations
* Personal Statements
* Choosing the Right Private School
* The All-Important Private School Interview
* Building Personal Brag Sheets
* Candid and Direct Advice Throughout the Application Process

Private School Application Tips

Your children will need to complete about 15 hours of homework per week in Private School, more than twice the homework of the average public school. Prove to them that your child is ready for the workload by emphasizing extra credit assignments, time spent on independent reading or their outside interests that required research like science or sports.

Hone in on leadership skills. Think of instances where your child made a hard decision or motivated a group of peers. It is not as important that they held leadership roles as it is what skills they demonstrated. What schools are looking for is evidence that they can develop into leaders.

Does your child excel in small groups? Beyond the academic requirements, private schools want to be sure that your child will benefit from smaller classes and individual attention, which some children perceive as closer observation. Include examples of modest social achievements alongside successes in school.

Keep it concise and focused. One thing private schools consistently say is that parents go overboard, so much so that the personality of the child is lost. Don’t make a simple list or a rambling tale of the many adventures you’ve shared. Choose a handful of characteristic that make your child unique and give concrete examples.

Manage your expectations to coincide with those of the school. You must have done your research on the school’s values. If not, start now. Choose your preferred school based on their values and what they are trying to achieve. It should be easy, starting from this end, to see where your expectations for your child’s education are in sync with the school you have chosen.

Ideas for Your Private School Admissions Essay

It can be called the Parent’s Assessment, Personal Statement, Child’s Voice or any of a number other titles, but the essay can be your best friend. Instead of the constrictions of answering complicated questions in the rest of the application, now you can select what makes your child great and tell a winning story.

Don’t repeat any of the details from the application, but do review the tips above for any outstanding aspects of your child that you haven’t already covered.

Here are three kernels of ideas to help you get started in growing your application essay:

Tell a story. Give your child a topic like “Robot” or “A dog park” and let them go wild. The purpose is to show how your child will fit in the private school community. Remember that the school is not judging your child but how they fit with the current students, so you can relax and let your child express himself.

Stretch your creativity. Will the school accept a poem or a song? An mp3 or YouTube? Of course, more traditional private schools won’t want to open the door to more complicated admissions evaluations. However, if the school is willing and your goals are based on achievement, start out by achieving something right here in the essay.

Let your child lead the way. The essay and admissions interview should be a one-two-knockout. They will work together to make your child’s acceptance an easy choice for the school. So make sure the child that appears in the essay is the same one that will show up for the interview. Start by identifying what topics gets them excited, what makes the smile, and what makes them squirm.

Obviously, different rules apply for different grade levels. Whatever age or stage your child is in right now, count on Top Test Prep to be there for you with personal attention whenever you need us.

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