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Boarding School 360

From exploration to enrollment—comprehensive guidance you can trust

Support for Every Step of the Journey

Our Boarding School 360 program offers families personalized, start-to-finish guidance through the entire boarding school admissions process. From building a thoughtful school list to managing applications, essays, interviews, and campus visits, we provide expert support tailored to your student’s strengths, goals, and needs. Whether you’re just starting to explore options or navigating final decisions, Boarding School 360 ensures your family moves through the process with clarity and confidence.

The Boarding School Process
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The Boarding School Process

PHASE I

  • Initial Consultation

  • School List

  • School Visits/Campus Tours

  • Interview with Applicant (Campus, In Town, Zoom/Phone)

  • Meeting with Parent(s)

PHASE II

  • Application

  • Essays

    • Student​

    • Parent

  • Testing

    • SSAT​

    • Psych Ed (If Applicable)

  • Teacher Recommendations

    • English​

    • Math

  • Current School Transcript

  • Supplemental Materials

  • Portfolios (if applicable)

  • Graded Writing Sample

  • Application Deadlines (Mid-January & Mid-February)

PHASE III

  • Waiting...

  • Decision Letters Releases (Mid-March)

  • Revisit Days

  • Considering Your Options

    • Merit Awards​

    • Financial Aid

  • Final Decision! Due by Mid- April

Welcome and Orientation

Once you are signed on, you will receive a welcome email with instructions on setting up access to your accounts and instructions on gathering and submitting all of the information needed for us to get started.

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​In our initial meeting we will go over all of the submitted materials, discuss SSAT testing, and talk through desired school qualities including: size, location, cost, curriculum, athletics, same sex vs co-ed, extracurriculars, religious affiliation, dress code and more.

School Lists & Visits

Once we have had our initial meetings, Garrett Educational Consulting will take all of the materials and interests and begin to compile a school list for the family's review.

 

Once the list is finalized with the schools of highest interest families will begin to make their travel plans to visit campus. Garrett Educational Consulting will contact the schools on your behalf to let them know that you are coming and that you are a GEC client once you set your travel dates and admissions appointments.

Interview Prep

As part of the application process students will visit and sit for an interview with admissions reps from each of the schools to which the student will apply. We will work with your student to prepare them for questions they may encounter and help them with crafting their answers. Additionally we will coach them on appropriate dress and presentation for when they are in the admissions office. We also go through appropriate behaviors on Zoom meetings should the admissions interview be scheduled in a virtual format.

Personal Statement & Supplemental Essays

We work with students using techniques we have developed in over 20 years of counseling to help a student identify topics for the essays. Students are given work time in our offices so that they have an environment that is conducive to getting these tasks done. Additionally, we will help guide parents with their statements for the applications, answering questions for parents who may be unsure what information to include or not include in their statements.

Engagement with Schools

Throughout the process, Garrett Educational Consulting will be in touch with the schools you are applying to to confirm that application status and next steps.

Packages

Boarding School 360
School List
SSAT Flex Test
Covered Services:
Initial Meeting
School List Development
School Visit Scheduling
School Visit Follow-up Meeting
Essay Development
Essay Work Sessions
Essay Editing
Application Review
School Outreach
1 School
Optional (with additional fee)
Boarding School 360
Premier
Only SAO Application Platform Schools
Optional (with additional fee)
Boarding School 360
Signature
SAO and Gateway* Application Schools
Included

* Gateway Application Schools Include: 

Choate Rosemary Hall, Deerfield Academy, Groton School, The Hill School, The Hotchkiss School, Phillips Academy Andover, Phillips Exeter Academy, St. Paul's School, The Thacher School

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