A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school (usually abbreviated to preparatory school, college prep school, or prep school) is a private secondary school designed to prepare a student for higher education. Some schools will also include a junior, or elementary, school.

North America

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There are three types of preparatory schools in the United States and Canada. Some have facilities in which students reside (known as boarding schools); most are day schools, and some boarding schools also admit students who reside locally, but who seek the benefits of prep schools. Some admit students of only one gender; others are co-educational. Prep schools are highly selective, academically challenging, and largely independent of state and local controls. The existence of such controls, which are a primary defining characteristic of public, government-operated, elementary and secondary schools, have contributed to the support and growth of prep schools, because these controls are widely viewed by preparatory school proponents as an unacceptable burden on the educational process, and on student outcomes such as university matriculation. Where public elementary and secondary schools, by design, teacher and administrator apathy, or simple neglect, are failing many students who wish to matriculate to university, prep schools ensure such progression. Preparatory schools are usually deemed expensive when casually compared with the indirect and somewhat hidden taxpayer financing of public elementary and secondary schools. At preparatory schools, tuition is used to pay excellent teachers and provide enriched learning environments. Preparatory schools offer teachers with graduate degrees and long tenures. These schools often have significant endowments which finance scholarships that allow demographic heterogeneity. Financial aid is also possible.

Preparatory schools place a strong emphasis on sports (see the Independent School Leagues or Southwest Preparatory Conference). University-preparatory education is also often associated with the preppy subculture.

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@jonasjoelv hahaha.. we get kicked out if we miss too many days. sometimes, going to a college prep school sucks. but i love it. (:
mads_x3 (Maddie :]) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:44:42 -0000
@jonasjoelv hahaha.. we get kicked out if we miss too many days. sometimes, going to a college prep school sucks. but i love it. (:
RT @Intellexual: If you have.. let me know. (YES MA'AM WE HAVE A COLLEGE & Careers ministry at my church...SAT PREP on Sat. Tutoring on Wed.
Teebiscuit99 (Tierra Mckinney) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:11:50 -0000
RT @Intellexual: If you have.. let me know. (YES MA'AM WE HAVE A COLLEGE & Careers ministry at my church...SAT PREP on Sat. Tutoring on Wed.
I got mail from. UC San Diego and Washington university at St Louis asking me to apply to a summer college prep program. I might apply.
TanselEqualsX (Tansel Alta Pope ) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:00:07 -0000
I got mail from. UC San Diego and Washington university at St Louis asking me to apply to a summer college prep program. I might apply.
College basketball in-season - NC prep basketball scorer excelling at the Division I level in the North - http://tinyurl.com/ybnnvaf
pksport (Peter Koutroumpis) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:40:07 -0000
College basketball in-season - NC prep basketball scorer excelling at the Division I level in the North - http://tinyurl.com/ybnnvaf
Friday night activity: analyzing different GRE prep books. Still glad to be done with college
deciembre1987 (Adrienne Fortress) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:49:13 -0000
Friday night activity: analyzing different GRE prep books. Still glad to be done with college
just got home. i don't wanna go take my test for college prep classes today. i thought we were gonna go fix my phone today?!?! DDD:
jujuhasboobs (Julie ) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:12:15 -0000
just got home. i don't wanna go take my test for college prep classes today. i thought we were gonna go fix my phone today?!?! DDD:

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