prep schools

Private college feeders

Prep schools are private secondary schools that prepare students for college, especially elite universities.

The term is short for preparatory schools.

In American usage, prep schools carry connotations of wealth, privilege, and social status: He went to prep school in New England.

The culture associated with these institutions gave rise to "preppy" as a style and social type.

academics

curriculum

Educational program's content plan

examinationsFormal tests of knowledge
matriculationFormal university admission process
Advanced PlacementPre-college honors curriculum

honours · tutorial · headmaster · pedagogy · Latin · classics · rigorous · A-levels · GCSEs · valedictorian

elite

Ivy League

Elite university athletic conference

privilegedHaving special advantages
affluentHaving abundant financial resources
exclusiveLimited to one group

old money · upper class · legacy admissions · blue blood · Oxbridge · high society · country club · WASP · old boy network · aristocracy

boarding

dormitory

Student living building

housemasterBoarding school dormitory head
prefectStudent given official authority
chapelSmall worship room

dorm life · roommate · common room · house system · lights out · tuck shop · roll call · matron · homesickness · curfew

campus

quad

Enclosed campus lawn

chapelSmall worship room
playing fieldsGrounds for organized games
lacrosseField sport with netted sticks

rowing · squash courts · library · dining hall · assembly hall · cricket pitch · boathouse · gymnasium · theatre · dormitories

tuition

scholarship

Educational funding or erudition

financial aidFunding for education expenses
tuition feesCharges for instruction
bursaryEducational financial award

endowment · merit scholarship · need-blind · aid package · annual fund · capital campaign · payment plan · tuition assistance · full ride · day rate

Categories

high societygossip, socialites, socialite, aristocrats, aristocrat
New EnglandMaine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut
Private Schoolsboarding schools, private academies, independent schools, day schools, elite schools
British educationgrammar schools, comprehensive schools, state schools, primary education, secondary education
African schoolsprimary schools, secondary schools, high schools, government schools, boarding schools
elite educationboarding schools, private schools, international schools, elite schools, Eton

Opposites

educational access and funding model

prep schoolspublic schools

Government-funded educational institutions

state schools · public education · free schools · community schools · government schools

social class and prestige

prep schoolsdropout factories

Schools with high attrition

alternative schools · reform schools

educational philosophy and mission

prep schoolsvocational schools

Institutions teaching practical job skills

trade schools · technical schools · vo-tech · apprenticeship programs · job training programs

Family

school, prepare, prepared, unprepared, preparation, prep, preparedness, preparatory, prepped

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Profile: Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G