您好，孩子的英文如果不是非常流利的話（托福也不是非常理想），最好申請(qǐng)有ESL的學(xué)校，要不然錄取機(jī)會(huì)非常低。高中的學(xué)生數(shù)量少并不代表學(xué)校不好，反而有些非常優(yōu)秀的學(xué)校是300人以內(nèi)（例：Foxcroft, Thatchers, etc）。根據(jù)孩子的年齡以及能力，可以考慮純高中或8-12年級(jí)。當(dāng)然，也有學(xué)校包括不同的學(xué)區(qū)（小學(xué)部、初中部、高中部. Lower school and upper school etc.），這個(gè)不說(shuō)明學(xué)校的質(zhì)量。國(guó)際學(xué)生最好不要太多（特別是中國(guó)學(xué)生）。寄宿家庭可以換掉，但是談合約時(shí)請(qǐng)注意對(duì)契約的限制，避免出現(xiàn)額外補(bǔ)償費(fèi)用。
1) Yes you should apply to a school with ESL since the top schools without ESL want your child to have TOEFL of around 90-100.
2) It depends on what your child likes. For a smaller school, he may get more personal attention. For a big school like PA or PEA, they already expect you to be independent and can manage things on his own.
3) Not necessarily. Milton, for example, goes from K-12.
4) None of the better schools are taking a lot of Chinese students now. You should have your son go to a school with diversity, meaning international students.
5) Personally, I advise my students to apply to boarding schools, not day schools, because of friends, activities in the evenings and weekends, etc. I think if you want someone to look for a host family, you should look at the contract carefully. Every company is different.
