HS/Mesivta help! | Imamother

amother

OP ↓

Mon, Aug 26 2024, 10:53 pm

We are in an out-of-town community. We have a rising 8th grader. When do people apply for high schools? Tell me about the process. Also looking for school ideas... Ideally looking for a place with good secular and Judaics with a dorm. My son should be prepared for college level work once he graduates. He wears a black hat but I'd describe us as JPF/OOT Yeshivish. Am I looking for a unicorn school? Any tips/school ideas?

amother

Cinnamon

Mon, Aug 26 2024, 11:11 pm

Ner Yisroel?
Yeshiva of Greater Washington?

amother

RosePink

Mon, Aug 26 2024, 11:33 pm

amother OP wrote:

Ner yisroel

Hashem_Yaazor

Tue, Aug 27 2024, 5:42 am

Your son's rebbe should be able to guide you.
Typically the process is after Sukkos, around November through February.

amother

Lotus ↓

Tue, Aug 27 2024, 9:37 am

After sukkos start applying. Fahers start chanukah time.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Aug 27 2024, 10:31 am

Bumping this- anything else besides YGW and Ner Yisroel....

can folks share info about Yeshiva of Minneapolis, Richmond, even in town places??

amother

Clear

Tue, Aug 27 2024, 11:35 am

Look into Mta. My son had a couple of roommates over the years who sound like your son.

melbee

Tue, Aug 27 2024, 12:20 pm

We didn't go to either but check out WITS in Milwaukee and MTI in St. Louis. I've heard great things about both. They also both do Shabbatons for 8th grade boys so they can visit, see the yeshiva, and do their farher while there. I've heard great things about Minneapolis as well.

The general rule I was told is apply after Sukkos, farhers after Chanukah, you hear back before Pesach.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Wed, Aug 28 2024, 1:15 pm

melbee wrote:

Bump- any other schools? Anything on the east coast besides YGW and Ner?

amother

DarkGray ↓

Wed, Aug 28 2024, 1:38 pm

What about darchei?
I don’t know too much about it but thought of it when saw your post.

mha3484 ↓

Wed, Aug 28 2024, 1:40 pm

In my OOT community parents who want what you describe either pick WITS or Ner Naftali.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Wed, Aug 28 2024, 1:41 pm

amother DarkGray wrote:

What about darchei?
I don’t know too much about it but thought of it when saw your post.

Can you post a link?

amother

↑ OP

Wed, Aug 28 2024, 1:46 pm

amother OP wrote:

Can you post a link?

How competitive is it to get into these places? My son is a bright, very hardworking student. He is advanced in chol- but Judaics is not as strong. No learning disabilities or anything like that- just not as strong, and I suspect would advance with the right curriculum/rebbe.

↑ mha3484

Wed, Aug 28 2024, 1:47 pm

I have also heard excellent things about Rochester.

amother

↑ DarkGray

Wed, Aug 28 2024, 1:50 pm

amother OP wrote:

Can you post a link?

https://www.darchei.org/

amother

↑ Lotus

Wed, Aug 28 2024, 6:07 pm

I would say Kesser Torah in baltimore, but there is no dorming for under 11th grade, so you'd need to find a boarding family and transportation arragements.

amother

Black

Wed, Aug 28 2024, 6:11 pm

amother DarkGray wrote:

What about darchei?
I don’t know too much about it but thought of it when saw your post.

Darchei does not take out of towners for high school. There is a dorm but it’s just for 11th grade and up.