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Dear Families and Friends of McMillan Education, As the admissions landscapes have continued to shift dramatically in these uncertain times, we are writing as is our custom to summarize the trends and...
Amherst College- Squash, Football, W Lacrosse. Babson College- M Tennis, W Soccer, M Soccer, Baseball Bates College- Field hockey, Skiing, W Squash, Football Birmingham Southern- M Lacrosse Boston College- W Rowing Boston...
For the record, I grew up a free-lunch kid from a public school in NJ. I had no idea about boarding schools other than to suspect that if someone was “sent” there,...
Influx of Second Season Applicants: Last year, after the January 15 application deadline, demand for effective and caring learning environments was still incredibly high. We were fortunate to find best fit schools...
Academic & Developmental Crisis Planning: 2021 Recap and Looking Ahead to 2022 With the ongoing proliferation of mental health issues among adolescents and young adults combined with the impact of remote learning...
We are delighted to welcome three highly experienced college and school planning admission experts to our already amazing team of educational counselors. Heather Deardorff, Tony Lambert, and Deren Finks bring decades of...
Congrats to our 150 seniors who are off to these 99 universities this fall – from Maine to Florida, over to Texas and California, up to the state of Washington – and...
March 19th Update: 5 “New Normal” Best Practices for our Juniors in the College Planning Process due to the Coronavirus March 27 Vlog: Extracurriculars During COVID-19: From Crisis to Opportunity March 29th...
Many high school students look forward to spending part of their summer vacation engaged in academic study on a college campus. These enrichment programs have allowed students to dive deeply into an...
Evidence of biotechnology is everywhere. You can find it in the vitamins you take each morning, the flu and COVID-19 vaccines you get each year (wishful thinking), and in the production of...
The history of the gap year, typically the year between high school and college, is long and varied. It was first ‘named’ in the ‘60s in the UK when Nicholas Maclean-Bristol created...
Learn more on how McMillan Education helps families find their best fit school Avon Old Farms School Patrick Miller – [email protected] Address: 500 Old Farms Road, Avon, CT 06001 Web: www.avonoldfarms.com Inquiry...
Learn more on how McMillan Education helps families find their best fit school THE BEMENT SCHOOL Contact: David “Doc” Potter [email protected] 94 Old Main Street, P.O. Box 8, Deerfield, MA 01432 Web:...
Brewster Academy Nick Wilbur – [email protected] Address: 80 Academy Drive, Wolfeboro, NH 03894 Web: www.brewsteracademy.org Inquiry Link: Inquiry Link – Brewster Academy Description:Brewster is an elite boarding school without the elitism: an...
Learn more on how McMillan Education helps families find their best fit school Blair Academy Timothy Goggins: [email protected] PO Box 600 Blairstown, NJ 07825 Phone: 908-362-2007 Web: www.blair.edu Inquiry: Blair Inquiry Form...
Learn more on how McMillan Education helps families find their best fit school Berkshire School Dana Anselmi: [email protected] 245 North Undermountain Road, Sheffield, MA 01257 Web: www.berkshireschool.org Inquiry Link: Berkshire School Founded in 1907, Berkshire...
Learn more on how McMillan Education helps families find their best fit school BROOKS SCHOOL Contact: Janelle Ries [email protected] Address: 1160 Great Pond Rd., North Andover, MA 01845 Phone: (978) 725-6300  Website: www.brooksschool.org Inquiry...
Learn more on how McMillan Education helps families find their best fit school Besant Hill School Contact: Alex Spence, Director of Admissions and Financial Aid [email protected] Address: 8585 Ojai Santa Paula Rd.,...
See below for the list of schools our students have been accepted to from 2018-2023. Bolded text indicates the schools our students have matriculated to. Acera SchoolAdvent SchoolAiglon (Switzerland)Atrium SchoolAustin Preparatory School‎Avon...
We’re so proud of our 125 soon-to-be freshmen heading to this incredibly diverse set of 75+ best fit colleges this fall. Our students came from over 20 states and 15 different countries...
What we saw in 2020: As former independent school educators ourselves, we owe a big shout out to our friends in the boarding school world for not only instantly pivoting to a...
What we saw in 2020: Despite the online pandemic pivot, and the drop in international candidates, selective colleges reported a record volume of early applications, largely since the rise in test optional...
What we saw in 2020: We saw in 2020 COVID-19’s impact on student’s emotional wellbeing and related academic success, simply put, falling into two buckets. For many, especially for those most vulnerable...
We are delighted to introduce our new custom-designed interactive online platform called the OWL’s Nest, where our signature W.I.S.E. Method™ of Educational Planning services unfolds. The OWL’s Nest accomplishes two objectives for...