Other Admission Resources

Boarding Schools

The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
2141 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite H
Washington, DC 20007
Tel: (202) 965-8982
Fax: (202) 965-8988
www.schools.com
Offers a free directory of schools for prospective families.

Counseling Services

Independent Educational Consultants Association
3251 Old Lee Highway
Fairfax, VA 33030
(703) 591-4850
www.educationalconsulting.org
Offers a free consultants directory to families seeking professional advice in school selection.

Exceptional and Gifted Children

American Association for Gifted Children
     at Duke University
PO Box 90270
Durham, NC 27708
(919) 783-6152
www.aagc.org
Services include an introductory letter, articles, and a complimentary newsletter.

National School Groups

Boys' Schools

International Coalition of Boys' Schools
c/o Ann Frieberhauser
2785 S.O.M. Center Road
Hunting Valley, OH 44022
(216) 831-2200
Offers a free brochure and case-by-case help.

Girls' Schools

National Coalition of Girls' Schools
228 Main Street
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 287-4485
www.ncgs.org
Offers a free directory and a list of publications.

Junior Boarding Schools (for the middle school child)

Junior Boarding Schools Association
142 The Valley Road
Concord, MA 01742
(413) 774-7411
www.jbsa.org
Offers free pamphlets including: questions and answers, member profiles, and a directory.

Families and Students of Color

A Better Chance, Inc.
419 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 421-0950
www.abetterchance.org

ACT (Adults and Children in Trust) Programs for Families
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10025
(212) 316-7530
www.stjohndivine.org/act

AISES (American Indian Science and Engineering Society)
2305 Renard SE, Suite 200
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 765-1052
www.aises.org
Offers informational packet on AISES and its promotion of American Indians in the sciences.

ASPIRA of America, Inc.
1112 16th Street, NW
Suite 340
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 835-3600
Offers educational and leadership programs, including a summer internship program for Latino youths.

Baltimore Education Scholarship Trust (B.E.S.T.)
808 North Charles Street, Suite 200 C
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 752-2225
www.besttrust.org

Early Steps
540 East 76th Street
New York, NY 10021
(212) 288-9684

Independent School Alliance for Minority Affairs
1545 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 711
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 484-2411

Summerbridge
3101 Washington Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 749-2037
Offers an informational package, including program descriptions, a student and staff profile, and an application.

Directories of Private, Independent Schools

These publications are often available in school counseling offices or public libraries.

The Educational Register
Vincent-Curtis
224 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 536-0100

Handbook of Private Schools
Porter Sargent Publishers
11 Beacon Street
Suite 1400
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 523-1670

Peterson's Annual Guide to Independent Secondary Schools
PO Box 2123
Princeton, NJ 08543-2123
(609) 243-9111

Private Independent Schools
Bunting and Lyon
238 North Main Street
Wallingford, CT 06492
(203) 269-3333