Participating Schools
A Better Chance works with educational institutions across the nation, all of which provide excellent opportunities for motivated students. We work with three types of member schools:
• Day – Independent School
• Boarding – Independent School
• Boarding – Community School Program
Boarding Independent Schools
Boarding – Independent Schools
A Boarding Scholar attending an independent school lives on a campus in a residence hall and attends classes held on campus. The residence hall is supervised by resident faculty and staff. Independent boarding schools charge tuition; these costs vary from school to school and may be offset by financial aid awards granted by the schools.
ALABAMA
Indian Springs School
Indian Springs
ARIZONA
The Orme School
Mayer
Southwestern Academy
Beaver Creek
Verde Valley School
Sedona
CALIFORNIA
Cate School
Carpinteria
Dunn School
Los Olivos
Midland School
Los Olivos
San Domenico School
San Anselmo
Santa Catalina School
Monterey
Southwestern Academy
San Marino
Stevenson School
Pebble Beach
The Thacher School
Ojai
The Webb Schools of California
Claremont
COLORADO
The Colorado Rocky Mountain School
Carbondale
Fountain Valley School of Colorado
Colorado Springs
CONNECTICUT
Avon Old Farms School
Avon
Canterbury School
New Milford
Cheshire Academy
Cheshire
Choate Rosemary Hall
Wallingford
The Ethel Walker School
Simsbury
The Gunnery
Washington
The Hotchkiss School
Lakeville
Kent School
Kent
The Loomis Chaffee School
Windsor
Miss Porter’s School
Farmington
Pomfret School
Pomfret
Salisbury School
Salisbury
Suffield Academy
Suffield
The Taft School
Watertown
Westminster School
Simsbury
Westover School
Middlebury
D.C.
St. Albans School
Washington
DELAWARE
St. Andrew’s School
Middletown
FLORIDA
Saint Andrew’s School
Boca Raton
GEORGIA
Darlington School
Rome
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
Rabun Gap
ILLONOIS
Lake Forest Academy
Lake Forest
INDIANA
Culver Academies
Culver
MAINE
Gould Academy
Bethel
Hebron Academy
Hebron
Kents Hill School
Kents Hill
MARYLAND
Garrison Forest School
Owing Mills
Oldfields School
Glencoe
St. Timothy’s School
Stevenson
The Sandy Springs Friends School
Sandy Spring
MASSACHUSETTS
Berkshire School
Sheffield
Brooks School
North Andover
Buxton School
Williamstown
The Cambridge School of Weston
Weston
Concord Academy
Concord
Cushing Academy
Ashburnham
Dana Hall School
Wellesley
Deerfield Academy
Deerfield
Fay School
Southborough
The Governor’s Academy
Byfield
Groton School
Groton
Hillside School
Marlborough
Lawrence Academy
Groton
Middlesex School
Concord
Milton Academy
Milton
Miss Hall’s School
Pittsfield
Northfield Mount Hermon School
Northfield
Phillips Academy
Andover
Saint Mark’s School
Southborough
Stoneleigh-Bumham School
Greenfield
Tabor Academy
Marion
Thayer Academy
Braintree
Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Wilbraham
The Williston Northampton School
Easthampton
MICHIGAN
Interlochen Arts Academy
Interlochen
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Cardigan Mountain School
Canaan
Dublin School
Dublin
Kimball Uniuon Academy
Meriden
Phillips Exeter Academy
Exeter
Proctor Academy
Andover
St. Paul’s School
Concord
Tilton School
Tilton
The White Mountain School
Bethlehem
NEW JERSEY
The Hun School
Princeton
The Lawrenceville School
Lawrenceville
The Peddie School
Highstown
NEW YORK
Emma Willard School
Troy
Hackley School
Tarrytown
Millbrook School
Millbrook
NORTH CAROLINA
The Asheville School
Asheville
Christ School
Arden
St. Mary’s School
Raleigh
Salem Academy
Winston-Salem
OHIO
Gilmour Academy
Gates Mills
Western Reserve Academy
Hudson
PENNSYLVANIA
CFS – The School at Church Farm
Paoli
Girard College
Philadelphia
The Hill School
Pottstown
The Mercersburg Academy
Mercersburg
Perkiomen School
Pennsburg
Westtown School
Westtown
Wyoming Seminary
Kingston
RHODE ISLAND
Portsmouth Abbey School
Portsmouth
St. George’s School
Newport
TENNESSEE
The McCallie School
Chattanooga
The Webb School
Bell Buckle
TEXAS
The Hockaday School
Dallas
St. Stephen’s Episcopal School
Austin
VIRGINIA
Chatham Hall
Chatham
Christchurch School
Christchurch
Episcopal High School
Alexandria
Foxcroft School
Middleburg
The Madeira School
McLean
St. Catherine’s School
Richmond
St. Margaret’s School
Tappahannock
Virginia Episcopal School
Lynchburg
Woodberry Forest School
Woodberry Forest
Boarding – Community Schools Program (CSP)
A boarding Scholar attending an A Better Chance Community School lives in a suburban community with an excellent school system. Four to twelve Scholars reside in a house, supervised by resident directors and tutors, and attend one of the most public high schools in the country. The program is run by a Board of Directors and supported financially by the community. Because CSPs are programs involving public high schools, they do not charge tuition. Some programs may request nominal contributions.
CONNECTICUT
Darien
Glastonbury
Guilford
Madison
New Canaan
Ridgefield
Simsbury
Westport
Wilton
MASSACHUSETTS
Amherst
Andover
Greylock
Williamstown
Longmeadow
Masconomet
Wellesley
Winchester
MINNESOTA
Eden Prairie
Edina
Rochester
NEW YORK
Clinton
Fayetteville-Manlius
PENNSYLVANIA
Lower Merion
Ardmore
Radnor
Strath Haven
WISCONSIN
Appleton
Independent Day Schools
A day Scholar lives at home and commutes to an independent school for classes and school activities. A day Scholar is expected to participate fully in the academic, athletic, and social life of the school. Students take responsibility for their actions and adhere to established rules. Independent schools charge tuition; these costs vary from school to school and may be offset by financial aid awards granted by the schools. below is a list of the independent day schools we work with by state.
CALIFORNIA
The Archer School for Girls
Pacific Palisades
The Athenian School
Danville
The Bay School of San Francisco
San Francisco
Bentley School
Lafayette
Berkeley Montessori School
Berkeley
Black Pine Circle School
Berkeley
The Branson School
Ross
Brentwood School
Los Angeles
The Buckley School
Sherman Oaks
Campbell Hall
North Hollywood
Castilleja School
Palo Alto
Chadwick School
Palos Verdes Peninsula
The College Preparatory School
Oakland
Crossroads School for Arts
and Sciences
Santa Monica
Crystal Springs Uplands School
Hillsborough
Drew College Preparatory School
San Francisco
East Bay Waldorf School
El Sobrante
Eastside College Preparatory School
East Palo Alto
Flintridge Preparatory School
La Cañada-Flintridge
Francis Parker School
San Diego
Harvard-Westlake School
Los Angeles
The Head Royce School
Oakland
International High School of FAIS
San Francisco
Julia Morgan School for Girls
Oakland
Lick-Wilmerding High School
San Francisco
Live Oak School
San Francisco
Marin Academy
San Rafael
Marin Country Day School
Corte Madera
The Marin School
Sausalito
Marlborough School
Los Angeles
Menlo School
Atherton
Northern Light School
Oakland
Oakwood School
North Hollywood
Orinda Academy
Orinda
Pacific Hills School
West Hollywood
Polytechnic School
Pasadena
Rolling Hills Preparatory School
Palos Verdes Estates
Sage Hill School
Newport Coast
St. Margaret’s Episcopal School
San Juan Capistrano
Saint Mark’s School
San Rafael
The San Francisco School
San Francisco
San Francisco University High School
San Francisco
Schools of the Sacred Heart
San Francisco
Stuart Hall
San Francisco
The Urban School of San Francisco
San Francisco
Viewpoint School
Calabasas
The Waverly School
Pasadena
Westridge School
Pasadena
Windrush School
El Cerrito
Windward School
Los Angeles
CONNECTICUT
Brunswick School
Greenwich
Convent of the Sacred Heart
Greenwich
Greenwich Academy
Greenwich
D.C.
The Field School
Washington
Maret School
Washington
National Cathedral School for Girls
Washington
St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School
Washington
Sidwell Friends School
Washington
Washington International School
Washington
DELAWARE
Sanford School
Hockessin
The Tatnall School
Wilmington
Tower Hill School
Wilmington
Wilmington Friends School
Wilmington
GEORGIA
The Atlanta Girls School
Atlanta
Atlanta International School
Atlanta
The Galloway School
Atlanta
The Heiskell School
Atlanta
Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School
Atlanta
Holy Spirit Preparatory School
Atlanta
The Lovett School
Atlanta
Marist School
Atlanta
Mt. Bethel Christian Academy
Marietta
Our Lady of Mercy High School
Fairburn
Pace Academy
Atlanta
The Paideia School
Atlanta
St. Pius X Catholic High
School
Atlanta
The Waldorf School of Atlanta
Decatur
The Walker School
Marietta
Wesleyan School
Norcross
The Westminster Schools
Atlanta
Whitefield Academy
Atlanta
Woodward Academy
College Park
ILLINOIS
The Latin School of Chicago
Chicago
The North Shore Country
Day School
Winnetka
MARYLAND
The Bullis School
Potomac
The Holton-Arms School
Bethesda
The Landon School
Bethesda
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
Potomac
MASSACHUSETTS
Beaver Country Day School
Chestnut Hill
Belmont Hill School
Belmont
Boston University Academy
Boston
Buckingham, Browne and Nichols School
Cambridge
Commonwealth School
Boston
Lexington Christian Academy
Lexington
Noble and Greenough School
Dedham
The Roxbury Latin School
West Roxbury
Waring School
Beverly
The Winsor School
Boston
MICHIGAN
The Roeper School
Bloomfield Hills
NEW JERSEY
Dwight-Englewood School
Englewood
Hudson School
Hoboken
Kent Place School
Summit
Link Community School
Newark
Moorestown Friends School
Moorestown
The Pingry School
Martinsville
Princeton Day School
Princeton
Stuart Country Day School
Princeton
NEW YORK
The Brearley School
New York
Brooklyn Friends School
Brooklyn
The Chapin School
New York
City and Country School
New York
Collegiate School
New York
Convent of the Sacred Heart
New York
The Dalton School
New York
Friends Seminary
New York
Hewitt School
New York
The Kew-Forest School
Forest Hills
L.R.E.I.
New York
The Nightingale-Bamford School
New York
The Packer Collegiate Institute
Brooklyn
Poly Prep Country Day School
Brooklyn
St. Bernard’s School
New York
St. David’s School
New York
St. Luke’s School
New York
The Spence School
New York
Staten Island Academy
Staten Island
The Town School
New York
Trevor Day School
New York
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte Country Day School
Charlotte
Durham Academy
Durham
Providence Day School
Charlotte
OHIO
The Columbus Academy
Gahanna
Columbus School for Girls
Columbus
Hathaway Brown School
Shaker Heights
Hawken School
Gates Mills
Laurel School
Shaker Heights
The Miami Valley School
Dayton
The Seven Hills School
Cincinnati
PENNSYLVANIA
Abington Friends School
Jenkintown
The Agnes Irwin School
Rosemont
The Baldwin School
Bryn Mawr
Chestnut Hill Academy
Philadelphia
Country Day School of the Sacred Heart
Bryn Mawr
The Episcopal Academy
Merion
Friends Central School
Philadelphia
Friends Select School
Philadelphia
Germantown Friends School
Philadelphia
The Haverford School
Haverford
The Kiski School
Saltsburg
Lancaster Country Day
School
Lancaster
St. Joseph’s Preparatory School
Philadelphia
Sewickley Academy
Sewickley
Shady Side Academy
Pittsburg
The Shipley School
Bryn Mawr
Springside School
Philadelphia
William Penn Charter School
Philadelphia
TEXAS
Episcopal School of Dallas
Dallas
Greenhill School
Addison
Kinkaid School
Houston
St. John’s School
Houston
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas
VIRGINIA
The Potomac School
McLean
College Planning Workshops
Each spring, A Better Chance sponsors College Planning Workshops through its regional offices. These events provide a wealth of information to families of our current Scholars about things that they need to know about the college admissions process.
Sections of the workshop are led by college admissions professionals, who will share information about their own institutions, but will also speak about the college application process in general. Other highlights of the program include:
MOCK ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE – where parents and Scholars go through a series of fake applications and see how it is possible to make your Scholar stand out in the admissions process.
SAT PREPARATION – like it or not, the SAT is a major gatekeeper in the college admissions process for many elite schools. Scholars will be offered some pointers for improving their scores on the SAT and will learn about resources for self-study to continue to prepare for the test
FINANCIAL AID – The DOs and DON’Ts – we will make sure that our families are aware of the importance of financial aid deadlines for college and how to ensure that Scholars have the best chance to get scholarships and financial aid for school.
Regardless of how far away it may appear that your child is from applying to college, you don’t want to miss this annual event. Stay tuned to the A Better Chance calendar for more information about when the College Planning Workshop will take place in your region. Please plan to attend!
College Tours
Once families have made one great decision in preparing their child for college by sending them to a great college-preparatory school, it just seems logical that the next step is to start thinking about how to successfully matriculate into a great college. Every other summer, A Better Chance, working in conjunction with CECAAL, provides college tours so that Scholars can begin to explore their options for after they graduate from their member schools. Most colleges that are visited are Affiliated Colleges, meaning that they are among the schools that accept most of our Scholars after graduation from their respective schools.
Students that are going to be in grades 9-12 the following year are eligible to register for the college tours. Our rising juniors and seniors learn about what they need to do to apply right now and our rising freshmen and sophomores learn what they can do to have the best college applications possible in a few years. During the summer of 2008, A Better Chance will launch three tours, departing from New York City, Philadelphia and Oakland.
The total cost for this trip is $650. The fees cover the costs of chartered bus transportation, two meals a day, hotel accommodations, an amusement park trip at the end of the week, tour materials and a few surprises along the way. Parents can enroll in January by completing the registration forms for the trip and paying a $200 non-refundable deposit.
More information, including the list of schools that will be visited on each tour, will be available in December 2007.
Affiliated Colleges
An additional component of our program is our Affiliated College network. These colleges and universities, have partnered with A Better Chance to demonstrate of their commitment to diversity. Admissions officers and other institutional staff members at these colleges and universities work with A Better Chance to facilitate school visits, disseminate information, and assist our Scholars throughout the college application process. Affiliated Colleges actively recruit our students to not only apply for admisison but also to participate in academic enrichment opportunities on their campuses. If your college or university is interested in partnering with A Better Chance as an Affiliated College, please download and complete the Affiliated Colleges application.
Regional Program Coordinators regularly communicate with Scholars via e-mail to make sure that they have the most current information about these types of opportunities. As high school seniors, A Better Chance Scholars receive a recommendation letter from our national office, explaining the program to admissions offices at colleges and universities. In addition to the letter, A Better Chance drafts a request for application fees to be waived by the schools where our students are applying. Colleges affiliated with A Better Chance give further consideration to A Better Chance applicants throughout their admissions process and provide essential resources to assist our Scholars throughout the application process.
B
Bates College
Boston University
C
Claremont McKenna College
The College of William and Mary
Colgate University
College of the Holy Cross
D
Davidson College
Denison University
Duke University
E
Emory University
H
Hope College
L
Lafayette College
Loyola College
R
Rice University
Rutgers University
S
Scripps College
Smith College
St. Lawrence University
Swarthmore College
T
Tufts University
U
The University of Tampa
The University of Virginia
V
Vassar College
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