What Do You Know about High School?

Most boarding schools cost more than $50,000 per year

In high school, you will have exams that cover everything learned in a subject for the ENTIRE YEAR

I make the final decision about which high school I go to

Once you get accepted into a high school, you can stop trying

In high school, you can choose some classes you take

All students at boarding schools live on-campus

Private high schools provide free lunch to students

All private high schools are Catholic

My grades from middle school impact which high schools accept me

Who is your favorite 8th grader?

I must be Catholic in order to go to a Catholic high school

There are some high schools that are single-sex schools

All private schools have uniforms

Teacher recommendations are required for most high school applications

The average high school class size is 200 students

A scholarship is a NEEDS-BASED financial aid award

Scranton Prep and Holy Cross provide bus transportation for students living in Scranton

Some high schools have essay questions on their applications

I can earn college credits while in high school

Scranton Prep does NOT require interviews as part of their admissions process

If a high school's tuition is $15,000, there is NO way to make that tuition lower

Colleges look at every grade from freshman year of high school all the way to senior year of high school

Each high school has a different application process

High schools only receive my report card grades from 8th grade

Most high schools have an entrance exam that applicants must take as part of the application process