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We help Asian American students stand out in The Ethel Walker School admissions process.
The Ethel Walker School is an all-girls boarding school with a meaningful, challenging, and inspiring curriculum that leaves time for students to explore and enjoy their interests. We provide services to help aid in the process, including interview preparation, academic coaching, tutoring, and coaching for GPA and test scores, as well as editing services for essays, parent statements, student statements, and recommendation letters. Our admissions consultants have extensive experience helping Asian American students get into some of the best boarding schools in the Bay Area, and we can help you, too. If you need assistance with your application, we can help you craft an outstanding application profile with all the necessary requirements:
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Stanford alumnus, Mr. Allen Koh, founded Cardinal Education to help as many students as possible reach their academic potential. Within the last two decades since establishing our consulting firm, we have expanded our reach from a local to an international scale. We have partnered with families from Ghana, Russia, Egypt, Indonesia, Singapore, China, UAE, India, Brazil, Oman, Nigeria, South Korea, the UK, and other countries. Each new experience we have is a new skill learned and more knowledge is gained to better help students in their admissions process. Some of the best boarding schools we have helped Asian American students apply to and get accepted into include Phillips Exeter Academy, Phillips Academy Andover, Woodside Priory, Milton Academy, Choate Rosemary Hall, Deerfield Academy, to name a few.
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As trusted admissions consultants, we offer the best boarding school admissions consulting and college counseling services that inspire students to reach their full potential.
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Address: 230 Bushy Hill Road, Simsbury, CT 06070 USA
The Ethel Walker School Admissions Website: https://www.ethelwalker.org/admission/admission-overview/
Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Open House and Event Dates: Visit Walker’s
January 7, 2025 through May 9, 2025
Admission on the Road
Washington Montessori School Fair · Washington, CT
April 7, 2025
Renbrook School Secondary School Fair · West Hartford, CT
April 29, 2025
Town School For Boys Boarding School Fair · San Francisco, CA
May 4, 2025
Palm Beach, FL
May 13, 2025
Application Deadline: 1/15/2025
Applications received after January 15 will be considered on a space-available basis.
Testing Policy: For students applying for grades 9-12 or PG, the SSAT, PSAT, or SAT is required.
For students applying for grades 6-8, the SSAT is preferred. However, we will also accept State Testing, the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, or the ERBs instead. If you have neuropsychological/educational testing that is less than two years old, we will accept that as well.
TOEFL: If English is not your first language, you will need to take a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), IELTS (International English Language Testing System), or Duolingo Test for English proficiency and send the score as part of your application. Walker’s TOEFL code is 3072.
Essay Questions: Parent & Student Questions available on Standard Application Online (SAO).
Interview Importance: High
The Ethel Walker School College Counseling Department: https://www.ethelwalker.org/academics/college-counseling/


