Prep: The Parent's Guide to Boarding Schools
By (Author) Kristin White
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
18th September 2025
United States
General
Non Fiction
Parenting, parenthood: advice, topics and issues
Paperback
248
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
The definitive guide to boarding schools in the United States.
For parents who are considering boarding school for their child, evaluating the many different schools to find the right fit can be an overwhelming experience. Navigating the application process can be even more complex and difficult.
Prep: The Parents Guide to BoardingSchools is filled with all the information, analysis, and advice parents need when researching boarding schools for their children. Written by a boarding school expert, it provides important details into boarding school life, types of boarding schools, and how to find the right school for your child. In addition, Prep offers an analysis of the role that attending boarding school plays in selective college admissions and ways that this type of education can help prepare students for their next steps in life. Parents concerned about the cost of boarding school will find information on financial aid, competitive full-ride merit scholarships, and free boarding schools.
Featuring insight from boarding school admissions directors on how they evaluate applicants and how to stand out in the admissions process, as well as stories from students and parents, Prep provides an invaluable inside look at boarding schools. Parents will come away feeling confident and prepared to help their child make an informed decision regarding their education, well-being, and future success.
Anyone considering sending their child to boarding school would do well to start here. * Publishers Weekly *
Kristin White is an educational consultant who helps students evaluate boarding schools, colleges, and other educational opportunities while also helping them navigate the admissions process. Her educational consulting firm, Brightbridge Advisors, works with students from all over the world. Kristin is also the director of high school counseling at a private school in Greenwich, Connecticut, and a member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association. She is the author of The Complete Guide to the Gap Year: The Best Things to Do Between High School and College and It's the Student, Not the College: The Secrets of Succeeding at Any College Without Going Broke or Crazy.