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The Insider Guide to Boarding School Life

Written by students who've lived it — not the admissions office. Plus data-driven rankings by endowment, international %, and boarding %.

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Real Stories from Real Students

Written by graduates of Deerfield, Loomis, Hotchkiss — not consultants or AI. Everything the brochure won't tell you.

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11Phillips Exeter Academy
12St. Paul's School
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Sort by endowment, international %, and boarding %. See which schools have the resources, diversity, and residential commitment that matter most.

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Endowment
Financial aid capacity & faculty quality
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International %
How globally diverse your peer group will be
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Boarding %
Commitment to residential life
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Founded
Historical depth & institutional tradition
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Insider Guide

US Boarding Schools Insider Guide

Each guide is written by a graduate of that school — not a consultant, not an AI.

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Phillips Academy Andover

Andover, MA

An insider guide by a graduate

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The Hotchkiss School

Lakeville, CT

An insider guide by a graduate

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Culver Academies

Culver, IN

An insider guide by a graduate

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04

Deerfield Academy

Deerfield, MA

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05

Groton School

Groton, MA

An insider guide by a graduate

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06

The Lawrenceville School

Lawrenceville, NJ

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The Loomis Chaffee School

Windsor, CT

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St. Mark's School

Southborough, MA

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Northfield Mount Hermon School

Mount Hermon, MA

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Choate Rosemary Hall

Wallingford, CT

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Phillips Exeter Academy

Exeter, NH

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St. Paul's School

Concord, NH

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