Unrivaled expertise in admission best practices, child and adolescent development, and our deep relationships with schools sets us apart from the rest of the field.
Our unique privilege of working closely with admission offices that trust our knowledge of students generally, as well as those we represent in the admissions process, optimizes our student-centered results. You’ll be guided by our W.I.S.E. Method of Educational Planning®, which unfolds in the context of the student-consultant relationship, ushering you through each phase of the school planning process on our interactive, custom-designed portal to cultivate meaningful connections to school options and admission strategies, produce the highest quality application, complete tasks efficiently and effectively, and promote critical self-discovery.
A sampling of where our school aged students have pursued their studies:
For seven decades, McMillan Education has helped students and families navigate the benefits of both boarding and day schools. Boarding schools’ transformational power comprises excellent academics, small class sizes, and personalized guidance, all fostering unique growth opportunities for the student. For day school families, from pre-kindergarten through elementary, middle, and high school, McMillan provides expert guidance in this highly competitive and stressful landscape ensuring students end up at the school that most guarantees success for their present and future.
Whether you are an American or international student choosing to get a head start on preparing for higher education in the U.S., UK, EU, and Canada, an international boarding school experience is arguably the most effective way to hone your academic skills, discover your intellectual strengths and passions, and make life-long friends. We love our rich history of serving students and families from over 65 countries. With two of our consultants located in Europe, our regular travel to visit families, school campuses and admissions contacts, and the experience of our entire international team living, studying and working internationally, our knowledge of the diverse intricacies of international boarding schools is unrivaled.
Rooms rearranged, desks cleared off, pencils sharpened…we were ready for the first day of school. And then, Isabelle’s bridge broke and her tooth fell out. Second from the right. The floodgates opened. Now, her classmates would see her jack-o-lantern grin on Zoom! Not an auspicious start for all, but the Beckwith girls dove right into […]
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 Project Trust that sent three volunteers from the UK to Ethiopia. The primary purpose for these post-World War II teenagers was to promote […]
Nearly twenty years ago, in my role as the first-ever Director of College Counseling at an independent San Francisco startup school, I was guiding the first graduating class through their college process. Our office hosted parents and the class for a February case study event during their junior year, where we had a panel of […]
Dear Friends of McMillan Education, Happy Summer! As our students shift to some well-deserved downtime, Sarah and I are taking the opportunity to let you know the incredibly wide choices of schools and colleges they have chosen for the fall, and to provide you with insights into this upcoming year’s admissions landscape. We’re also excited […]
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