Our boarding and day school admissions consultants, educators and former school leaders trained in child and adolescent development, guide students at every K–12 stage and pathway with structured, expert planning grounded in decades of admissions expertise.
Expert guidance through key admissions entry points across independent day and boarding schools, aligned with each child’s developmental stage.
Admissions planning for families relocating to or from the U.S., ensuring clarity around curricula, school expectations, and placement timelines.
Strategic planning for competitive 9–12 and PG admissions, integrating academic goals, extracurricular depth, and future readiness.
Admissions planning that evaluates athletic programs, coaching structures, and school requirements to position students appropriately within competitive boarding school athletics.
Evaluation of boarding and day schools offering structured academic, co-curricular, and residential programs.
Rapid, expert placement for students requiring immediate school change, backed by experienced, developmentally trained consultants.
We pair expert athletic recruiting with a targeted university strategy across the U.S. and internationally to maximize placement opportunities for student-athletes.
Boarding school admissions consultants at McMillan Education draw on decades of educator experience and established professional relationships with admission offices. Using a structured, research-driven process, we manage each phase of the K–12 admissions journey with clarity. This disciplined approach yields consistently strong admissions outcomes.
Families choose McMillan Education for an educator-led admissions approach defined by structured planning, institutional insight, and decades of experience working with independent schools in the U.S. and abroad.
McMillan Education’s consultants are former school leaders, admissions officers, and trained educators with extensive experience evaluating student readiness and school expectations. Their professional background informs each assessment, recommendation, and admissions strategy.
Admissions consultants at McMillan Education work with U.S. and international families navigating domestic placements, relocations, and cross-border moves. Their knowledge of U.S. boarding and day schools, combined with experience assessing international school pathways, strengthens planning for families considering multiple academic systems.
Decades of direct engagement with independent schools give our boarding school admissions consultants a nuanced understanding of program structures, admissions priorities, and evaluation practices, the expertise that reinforces strategic planning and application execution.
McMillan Education provides full-spectrum K–12 admissions planning, including Pre-K–12 applications, post-graduate year admissions, boarding and day schools, learning differences, athletics, and crisis placement. This breadth of specialization is uncommon among educational consultancies and enables precise planning across varied school pathways.
This is what families receive through our admission consulting services at every stage of the K–12 school admissions process.
Scheduled parent meetings and student check-ins
Initial meeting to understand goals and outline the process
Comprehensive Educational Plan detailing admissions strategy
Ongoing progress assessment and regular written updates
Personalized calendar for list building, testing, open houses, interviews, visits, demonstrated interest, applications, and decisions
Curated school lists developed for the admissions process
Referrals to test prep, educational testing, and tutoring professionals
Essay planning and review
Interview and school visit preparation
Structured communication planning and testing strategy
McMillan Education’s advocacy and communication with targeted schools
Guidance evaluating admissions offers
Access to the Owl’s Nest™ platform for deadlines, task management, communications, progress updates, and admissions resources
Digital school visit and evaluation tools
Unlimited access to your boarding school admissions consultant
Expertise in learning differences, athletics, and international boarding school placement
