This valuable resource allows students and parents to compare and select from more than 1,500 schools in the U.S., Canada, and around the world. Schools featured include independent day schools, special needs schools, and boarding schools (including junior boarding schools for middle-school students). Helpful information listed for each of these schools include: school’s area of specialization, setting, affiliation, accreditation, tuition, financial aid, student body, faculty, academic programs, social life, admission information, contacts, and more.
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Features and Benefits:
-The 2005 edition marks the 25th anniversary of this book!
-Informative data profiles for more than 1,500 private schools—listed alphabetically.
-More than 350 in-depth descriptions written by private schools’ administrators exclusively for Peterson’s.
-Helpful articles on the merits of a private education, planning a successful school search, searching for private schools online, finding the perfect match, paying for a private education, and tips for taking the necessary standardized tests.
-A handy planning calendar.
-A reference chart making it easy to quickly compare various schools for type of program, grades, faculty, student/faculty ratio, AP subject areas, and sports offered.
-Specialized search directories allowing students and parents to obtain a list of schools that meets their specific criteria.
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I was able to findl the perfect school for my troubled teenager because of the amount of information and the way it is organized in this tome. A LOT of information!
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Why do families choose independent schools for their children? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
day student tuition, tuition installment plan, school average class size, arranged payment plans, special instructional classes, paying campus jobs, coed intramural, other specific plans, office computer access, merit scholarship grants, online commercial services, computer instruction programs, rigorous outdoor training, entrance grade, boarding grades, honors world history, remedial study skills, tuition payment plan, general academic school, academic accommodation, semester payment plan, school rades, honors section, religious studies school, student service for financial aid Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Faculty School, Student Life Upper, Aid Day, Computers Computers, Admissions Traditional, Upper School Student Profile Grade, Special Academic Programs Advanced Placement, New York, Subjects Offered Algebra, New England, Summer Programs Remediation, Peterson's Private Secondary Schools, New Jersey, Middle States Association, United States, University of California, Republic of Korea, North Carolina, Key Tuition Payment Plan, Summer Programs Enrichment, Boston University, Los Angeles, New Hampshire, University of Pennsylvania, Sacred Heart New!
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Why do families choose independent schools for their children? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
day student tuition, tuition installment plan, school average class size, arranged payment plans, special instructional classes, paying campus jobs, coed intramural, other specific plans, office computer access, merit scholarship grants, online commercial services, computer instruction programs, rigorous outdoor training, entrance grade, boarding grades, honors world history, remedial study skills, tuition payment plan, general academic school, academic accommodation, semester payment plan, school rades, honors section, religious studies school, student service for financial aid Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Faculty School, Student Life Upper, Aid Day, Computers Computers, Admissions Traditional, Upper School Student Profile Grade, Special Academic Programs Advanced Placement, New York, Subjects Offered Algebra, New England, Summer Programs Remediation, Peterson's Private Secondary Schools, New Jersey, Middle States Association, United States, University of California, Republic of Korea, North Carolina, Key Tuition Payment Plan, Summer Programs Enrichment, Boston University, Los Angeles, New Hampshire, University of Pennsylvania, Sacred Heart New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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