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BOARDING SCHOOL ADMISSIONS

Beyond Boarding School Admissions:

Unlocking Authentic Potential for Lifelong Success

Our Philosophy

EduSmith is here to transform early ambition into life-changing growth through human-centric mentorship, long-standing boarding school partnerships, and authentic character development tailored for young scholars.

Top boarding schools don’t look for manufactured profiles; they look for authentic, resilient young leaders with a genuine sense of self.

Our team acts as a dedicated support system, creating a safe space for students to explore real-world interests and build confidence early on.

We guide both students and parents through an honest, evidence-based matching process—ensuring a smooth transition into safe, empowering environments where family bonds grow stronger and students flourish independently.

EduSmith's Success

Top US Boarding School Results

The EduSmith EDGE

From Start to Finish​

From test prep, roadmapping, and profile building to deep essay mentoring and interview prep, we provide end-to-end guidance that unlocks your child's potential for top boarding schools and long-term success.

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Human-Centric Mentorship

Acting as supportive mentors, our counselors create a safe space where young applicants feel truly understood, building the self-worth, confidence, and character maturity needed to navigate life at top global boarding schools.

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Direct US Boarding School Networks

Leverage our long-standing relationships with top US boarding school admissions teams and deep, first-hand knowledge of campus cultures to give your child an authentic advocacy edge.

Collaborative Guidance & Family Care

We combine team-based expertise with high-touch and availability. By prioritizing open communication and emotional support, we eliminate stress and transform a complex process into a confident family journey.

What We Offer

Test Prep

Group courses and private classes:

SSAT

Private classes:

TOEFL/IELTS

Coaching Program

Customized skill courses and profile development for G.7-10 students:

Skill Development Module

Strategy Coaching Module

Project Development Module

Counseling Program

US Boarding School Counseling Program

6-Schools Package
(With Options for Additional Programs)

G.6/Y.7

Boarding School Application
Test Prep
Skill Dev Module
Project Dev Module
Profile Coaching

G.7/Y.8

G.8/Y.9

Why EduSmith?
In Our Students’ Words

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Signature School Programs and Courses

  • Advanced Robotics Concentration
  • Arabic & Middle Eastern Studies
  • Arts Concentration
  • Capstone Program
  • Environmental Immersion Program
  • Global Engagement Program
  • John F. Kennedy ’35 Program in Government and Public Service
  • Science Research Program
  • Humanities (English/History)
  • Mathematics
  • Modern Languages
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • World History
  • Dance Choreography and Techniques
  • Advanced Theater
  • Chamber Choir: Contemporary A Cappella
  • Jazz Big Band
  • Rock Band
  • Ceramics
  • Digital Arts
  • Photography
  • Compulsory Seminars

Please note that this is a curated selection of courses. For the complete course catalog and detailed descriptions, please visit Cate School website.

Concord Academy offers more than 220 academic courses across multiple departments, along with self-designed senior projects and off-campus learning opportunities.

  • Creative Computing
  • Graphic Design
  • Robotics
  • +Digital Stories: Telling It Slant
  • +Artificial Intelligence and the Literary Imagination:
    Thinking Machines Then and Now
  • +The Inner Lives of Animals
  • +Screenwriting
  • Silk Road Odysseys:
    Central Eurasia Through Travel Literature
  • Capstone Research Project
  • Statistics and Probability
  • +Game Theory: A Mathematical Study of Politics
  • Orchestra
  • Vocal Jazz and Pop Ensemble
  • +Directors’ Workshop
  • Design & Production and Athletics
  • Earth Science: Evolution of a Habitable Planet
  • +Advanced Physics: Vibrations, Waves, and Optics
  • Topics in Engineering: Architectural Design Concepts,
    Processes, and Technolog
  • *Fiber Arts: Costume, Fashion, and Cosplay Construction
  • Golf
  • Yoga
  • Team Manager

Please note that this is a curated selection of courses. For the complete course catalog and detailed descriptions, please visit Concord Academy website.

  • Computer Science
  • Engineering
  • AS Aerospace Engineering
  • Film Analysis
  • Playwriting
  • Public Speaking
  • Sports Writing
  • Historical Thinking: An Exploration of Global Change
  • Fake News: Media & Politics in the Contemporary World
  • Broadway Musicals – Then and Now
  • Marine Biology
  • Meteorology

Please note that this is a curated selection of courses. For the complete course catalog and detailed descriptions, please visit Kent School website.

  • Writing for Stage & Screen
  • Advanced Acting
  • Directing
  • 3D Design
  • Jewelry & Small Objects
  • Advanced Studio Art
  • Music Production
  • Choir
  • Ochestra
  • Computer Programming: Dart & Flutter
  • Cybersecurity
  • Journalism
  • Debate
  • Global Citizenship Education: Internship
  • Data Science
  • Astronomy
  • Experimental Psychology: Research & Design

Please note that this is a curated selection of courses. For the complete course catalog and detailed descriptions, please visit Lake Forest Academy website.

  • Doing Philosophy with the Movies: Other Minds, Acting, Being and Perception
  • Inventing Truth: The Art of Memoir
  • Jane Austen: Then and Now
  • Language of Leadership
  • Design For Social Change
  • Algebraic Modeling and Trigonometry
  • Financial Markets and Modeling
  • Python Programming
  • Theatrical Design: Costume Design
  • Modern Music Production
  • Stagecraft & Scenic Art
  • Human Anatomy and Physiology
  • Forensic Science: Crime Scene Investigation & Evidence Analysis
  • Nutrition: Biochemistry of Food and Relationship to Diet
  • Filmmaking: The Art of Visual Storytelling

Please note that this is a curated selection of courses. For the complete course catalog and detailed descriptions, please visit Lawranceville School website.

Loomis Chaffee School offers 266 courses, including 84 advanced or college-level options, across nine main academic departments for grades 9 through 12 and postgraduates.

  • Global & Environmental Studies Certificate Program
  • Computer Science: AI and Digital Literacy
  • Writing Workshop
  • Philosophy of Nonviolence
  • Topics in Discrete Mathematics
  • Acting: Stage Combat
  • Making Dance: Choreography and Composition
  • AI and Climate: Promise and Price
  • CL Guided Research Projects in Molecular Biology
  • Neuropsychology
  • Contemporary Economic Perspectives
  • Game Design: Where Art Meets Code
  • 3D Fabrication and Craft
  • Sculpture

Please note that this is a curated selection of courses. For the complete course catalog and detailed descriptions, please visit Loomis Chaffee School website.

Mercersburg Academy is a coeducational boarding and day high school offering about 145 academic courses across eight departments.

  • Ballet Technique
  • Commercial Dance
  • Acting for Film
  • Advanced Performance with Band
  • Digital Video Art
  • Graphic Novels
  • Literature and Language of Sports
  • Human Geography
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Research Science Capstone
  • Personal Finance
  • Robotics
  • Stream and Estuarine Ecology
  • Weather and Climate Change

Please note that this is a curated selection of courses. For the complete course catalog and detailed descriptions, please visit Mercersburg Academy website.

  • Elements of Style in Visual Studies
  • Middlesex Jazz Ensemble
  • Approaches to Acting
  • Technical Theater
  • Architecture
  • Graphic Design
  • Printmaking and Design Thinking
  • Conceptual Sculpture in the Modern Era
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Applied Science: Marine Biology and Conservation Policy
  • Applied Science: Advanced Astronomy
  • Applied Science: Climate Change: Science, Solutions and Stories
  • Applied Science: Robotics
  • The Development of Mathematical Knowledge – Asia and the Arab World
  • Website Development Tools
  • Mobile App Development

Please note that this is a curated selection of courses. For the complete course catalog and detailed descriptions, please visit Middlesex School website.

  • Foundations of Programming
  • Engineering & Design Thinking
  • Animal Behavior
  • Biotechnology
  • The Science of Flight
  • Darkroom Photography
  • Ceramics Sculpture
  • Songwriting
  • Instrumental Ensemble
  • Millbrook Singers
  • Introduction to Finance
  • Architecture

Please note that this is a curated selection of courses. For the complete course catalog and detailed descriptions, please visit Millbrook School website.

Peddie School offers 150 courses across 34 subject areas, including Honors and 22 Advanced Placement (AP) courses, structured around a three-term academic calendar.

  • Musicianship
  • Orchestra
  • Speech & Debate
  • Stage Production
  • Mixed Media
  • Painting
  • AP Art & Design – 2D or AP Art & Design – 3D
  • Problem Solving: Algebra & Geometry
  • College Prep Mathematics
  • Microeconomics
  • Research in Computer Science
  • AP Environmental Science
  • AP Physics C – Mechanics and Electricity & Magnetism
  • Engineering Design
  • Psychology

Please note that this is a curated selection of courses. For the complete course catalog and detailed descriptions, please visit Peddie School website.

Phillips Andover Academy offers over 300 interactive courses across 10 academic departments, featuring an average class size of 13 students and discussion-based learning around the Harkness table.

  • Visual Studies
  • Foundations: The End Depends Upon the Beginning
  • Physical Education
  • Endeavors of the Head, Heart and Hands
  • Third-Level German
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology: Laboratory Research
  • Honors Computer Science Seminar

Please note that this is a curated selection of courses. For the complete course catalog and detailed descriptions, please visit Phillips Andover Academy website.

Phillips Exeter Academy provides an advanced curriculum featuring over 450 proprietary, college-level courses and specialized electives.

  • 21st Century Challenges Opportunity
  • 3D Design: Tech + Form + Fashion
  • A Study of Sport in Society
  • Advanced Astronomy Methods
  • Algorithms and Software Creation
  • Biochemistry & Human Nutrition
  • Chamber Orchestra
  • Homer’s Odyssey
  • Outdoor Fitness
  • Principles of Economics & Business
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Robotics
  • Theater Performance

Please note that this is a curated selection of courses. For the complete course catalog and detailed descriptions, please visit Phillips Exeter Academy website.

Taft School is a coeducational college-preparatory boarding and day school offering over 200 courses across a standard semester system.

  • Exchange Student Program
  • DP Creativity, Activity, and Service (CAS) Program
  • College/Career Planning Program
  • Global Systems
  • Art and Music Explorations
  • Chorus
  • Band
  • American Literature
  • Visual Arts
  • Health and Exercise Science
  • Geometry or Algebra
  • The Power of Voice
  • Fitness
  • Business Management
  • Global Politics
  • DP Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches SL
  • DP Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation SL
  • Exploring Computer Science
  • DP Environmental Systems and
    Societies SL
  • Accounting
  • Leadership in Sports

Please note that this is a curated selection of courses. For the complete course catalog and detailed descriptions, please visit Taft School website.

  • Short-term academic and cultural exchanges with class visits, homestays, and local excursions:

– China: RDFZ Xishan School (Beijing)

– Denmark: Rysensteen Gymnasium (Copenhagen)

– France: Saint-Denis International School, Loches, France

– Spain: Gredos San Diego International School, Buitrago, Spain

  • Drama Exchange with Ellesmere College, UK: sharing a dramatic performance and attend classes while living in the dorms for one week.
  • School Year Abroad: an independent organization which welcomes Tabor students to spend a semester or year at one of their campuses in China, Italy, France, or Spain.
  • RDFZ Xishan School trimester exchange: offered to one junior each fall to study for a trimester at Tabor’s partner school in Beijing through their English-based AP curriculum.
  • The Island School: a marine science program for one semester in the Bahamas.
  • The Alzar School: a semester-long outdoor academic and cultural immersion program in Cascade, Idaho and Patagonia, Chile.
  • Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki: a semester-long, experiential education program with a focus on sustainability and the outdoors.
  • Community Partnership Travel Programs
  • Tabor’s Research Environmental Education Focus (R.E.E.F.) program
  • Journalism
  • Comedy in Drama
  • Boarding School Life: A Novel Approach
  • Sports Beyond the Field
  • Multivariable Calculus
  • Global & U.S. Citizenship
  • AP Psychology
  • Life Skills
  • Anatomy & Physiology
  • Marine Science
  • Neuroscience
  • Science, Ethics, and Society
  • Chorus: The Academy Singers
  • Lights, Camera, Analysis
  • Advanced Film and Animation
  • Watercolor
  • Carpentry for Theatre
  • AP 3-D & Clay

Please note that this is a curated selection of courses. For the complete course catalog and detailed descriptions, please visit The Governor’s Academy website.

Webb School’s freshman and sophomore years focus on foundational, cross-disciplinary, skills-based classes, while juniors and seniors have a transition to personalized pathways, advanced placement, and college-level courses that go beyond standard AP curricula (Advanced Studies / AdvSt).

  • Freshman Seminar
  • Foundations of Civilization (Grade 9)
  • Fundamentals of Composition (Grade 9)
  • Evolutionary Biology (Grade 9)
  • The American Idea (Grade 10)
  • American Society, Past & Present (Grade 10)
  • Media Arts
  • Advanced Studies Gothic & Horror Literature & Culture
  • Advanced Studies Spanish Language & Culture
  • Biotechnology
  • Filmmaking Studio
  • Honors Paleontology

Last updated: October 2026