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19 Mar 2013

“Hottest” American Boarding Schools with Chinese Families

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Just as admissions aren’t based solely on a student’s test scores, schools are equally difficult to give overall ratings to. Rankings is one of those things nobody claims to like, but everyone gets a secret thrill from finding out where you fall on the totem poll. (more…)

23 Aug 2012

What China Means to American Boarding Schools

Tags: admissions, China admissions, China factoids, China's New Love Affair, Chinese culture, Chinese families, Chinese students, private schools, US schools
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We really enjoyed a recent article from AdmissionsQuest by Trip Darrin, Assistant Headmaster for Enrollment & Marketing at Blue Ridge School in St. George, Virginia. Darrin gives a frank and pragmatic assessment of why China’s economic growth (and thirst for American education) is significant for American (more…)

07 Aug 2012

4 Tips for IECs Working with Chinese Families

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The following article is written by Christine Chapman. Christine is the author of “The International Student’s Guide to Applying to Private Schools,” an e-book published by AdmissionsQuest.com. After 18 years of experience with international student placement as an educational consultant, Christine is working as Director of International (more…)

10 Apr 2012

China’s New Love Affair

Tags: agents, China admissions, China's New Love Affair, Chinese education, education consultants, international admissions, private schools, US education, US schools
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Last week The Atlantic published How China’s New Love Affair with U.S. Private Schools Is Changing Them Both. The author, Helen Gao, is a Deerfield graduate who started her studies….