Admissions is a process that begins with an extensive phone interview with the parent/guardian of the potential student. When the telephone interview with the parent/guardian is completed and the completed application, supplemental information and forms are received and reviewed, we can say if the student is appropriate for OBI. Supplemental information may consist of financial information, counseling records and/or psychiatric evaluations, court records, grades and school discipline records, which will be requested during the telephone interview.

When the application process is completed and approved, orientation is scheduled. This visit will be on a Sunday and will include an extensive orientation for student and family, a campus tour, and interviews with the student alone and with the family. Students must consent to be a student at OBI during a private interview without their family present in order to enroll. Often, the student will stay at OBI and immediately enroll. Sometimes there is a short period of further consideration before the student is invited to stay.

"The family has to know why they are choosing a boarding school; and the student needs to be committed to reachable, realistic goals that are worth the effort. Admissions is the process of bringing school, family and student together to agree on what we all want to achieve."

For more specifics, including cost of attending OBI, move on to Admissions Information.