PA to Host Open House for Prospective Day Students on November

Of the approximately 1,100 students enrolled at Phillips Academy, slightly more than a quarter are day students.

October 18, 2008 —Area eighth graders and high school students interested in attending Phillips Academy beginning in fall 2009 are invited to spend the afternoon on the Andover campus on November 2 beginning at noon. Their parents are invited to accompany them for an informational session from 1-2 p.m. at Cochran Chapel that will include discussions of the application process, financial aid, and life as a day student and parents of day students at Phillips Academy.

Optional breakout sessions will follow offering discussions of the following topics: the parent’s role in the application process, writing the application essay, athletics at Andover, transferring to Andover, financial aid opportunities, and a Spanish language question and answer session. Group campus tours led by students will be offered twice—at noon and again at 3:15 p.m. from the meeting point at the steps to Cochran Chapel.

Prospective day students include all applicants residing in the towns of Andover and North Andover, and may also include those residing in nearby towns in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Massachusetts towns include Boxford, Bradford, Dracut, Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynnfield, Methuen, Middleton, North Reading, Reading, Tewksbury and Wilmington. New Hampshire towns include Atkinson, Pelham, Plaistow and Salem. Students from surrounding towns have the option of applying as day or as boarding students. Of the approximately 1,100 students enrolled at Phillips Academy, slightly more than a quarter are day students.

The open house is sponsored by the Phillips Academy Office of Admission. Questions may be addressed to Vivien Mallick, associate dean of admission, at 978-749-4062 or vmallick@andover.edu. If prospective students plan to attend, please RSVP by Monday, October 27 to 978-749-4452.