Resources
• A good starting point for those considering hiring an
educational consultant is the Independent Educational Consultants Association
The Web site includes articles on what to expect from an educational consultant,
as well as a search function to locate one in our area (www.educationalconsulting.org).
• The National Association of Independent Schools allows us to search
for schools by crucial factors such as area and size (www.nais.org).
• The National Coalition of Girls' Schools summarizes research on girls’
schools and has a directory (www.ncgs.org).
• The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) provides background about
boarding schools in general as well as information about specific schools,
sorted by criteria such as single-sex, coed, junior boarding and senior boarding
(www.Schools.com).
• BoardingSchoolReview.com features a directory of schools as well as
several Top 20 lists that examine schools by student/
teacher ratio, class
size, percentage of boarders and other factors. It includes reviews of schools
by recent graduates (www.boardingschoolreview.com).
• Information on the two main admission tests is available at:
Independent School Entrance Exam (www.erbtest.org) and Secondary School
Admission Test Board (www.ssat.org) Additional Information
 Scrutinizing the Schools
 Chasing the Ivy League
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