Helping Your Child Select a Private School

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Sending your child to a private school will give him or her amazing academic advantages that other children will not have. It is a fact that children who graduate from private schools will get into colleges that are very prestigious and highly ranked. They will then get higher paying jobs and live more successful lives. This is why choosing the right private school for your child is so vitally important. The tuition of a private school is a significant financial commitment. Therefore, you need to be certain that your money is being spent properly. This will require some research on your part. Not all private schools are the same. Some will offer your child a much higher quality of education than others. Here are a few tips that you can use to get your child accepted into a great private school.

1. Analyze all of the various programs that are available at the private schools you are considering.

You will discover that the programs offered by private schools have a tendency to vary greatly. This is why it is so important for you and your child to have a firm understanding of the different classes and programs that your child will be able to become involved in if he or she decides to attend a specific school. Your child might already have a very good idea about the career that he or she wants to pursue. If this is the case, you should limit your search to private schools that offer a curriculum that will prepare your child to pursue that particular major in college.

2. What is the overall ranking and reputation of the private school?

The ranking and reputation of a private school is just as important as it is for a college. Private schools do not receive high rankings by accident. They earn their ranking by providing their students with an outstanding education over the course of many years. Naturally, these schools are more expensive than the schools with lower rankings. However, you will get what you pay for. Your child’s education is not something that you should pinch pennies on. A great example of a private school with a stellar reputation and ranking is Landon School. Students who have graduated from Landon School have often been accepted into Ivy League universities.

3. Visit all of the private schools at the top of your list and take a tour.

You should narrow down your list of potential private schools that your child could attend. Begin contacting the various schools once your list has been reduced to eight. You can then begin to make plans to visit each of the schools and see for yourself what they will have to offer your child if he or she decide to go there. Obviously, your child will be a very important part of the selection process. You must never forget that this is your child’s education that you are determining. You need to send your child to a school where he or she feels comfortable and has the best chance of thriving. Taking a tour will allow you and your child to meet the faculty and discuss the curriculum at length. You can also check out the dorms to see if your child will be living in a clean environment.

Courtney P.

I’m a 20-something stay-at-home mother and wife. I have an amazing husband, a beautiful daughter, two loving dogs, and a lazy cat. I wouldn’t change my life for anything! I love to read, listen to music, cook and blog!

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