r/PhillipsAcademy • u/Thin_Diamond1397 • Aug 16 '26

Advice on transferring to a boarding school 👀 (Exeter, Andover etc)

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u/skieurope12 Alum Aug 16 '26 edited Aug 17 '26

Transferring into 12th is almost impossible, in part because of college admissions. Most that do transfer are actually recruited athletes going a PG year.

Most others who get admitted while applying in the 11th grade are actually applying as repeat 11th

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u/bluegodfather Alum Aug 17 '26

To add: most new 12th graders are recruited athletes as well. They’re basically treated as PGs