A couple of readers have weighed in with comments about the private schools which they attended. For example:

I went to Miss Porter's School

My experience at Miss Porter's School was fantastic. I felt very well prepared for college. The faculty was excellent and gave us the freedom to truly discover ourselves. The atmosphere was very tolerant. It is a wonderful school.

How about you? We all want to know the good, the bad and the ugly. You can read more comments and add yours.

What was the worst thing that happened to you on your admissions interview? Did you have an embarrassing moment? Did the admissions staffer ask you a question which caught you completely off guard? Thousands of you will be visiting schools over the next few months. Admissions interviews are an important part of those visits as the school really does want to get to know you.

5 Things To Avoid At Your Admissions Interview offers some practical advice for parents. I wrote How To Survive Your Interview to help students get through their interviews.

Like many of you, I tweet. And I follow schools which tweet too. So I was fascinated to see a tweet from Proctor Academy appear on TweetDeck announcing their iPhone App. It's called Proctor and was devised by WhippleHill Communications. The link will take you to the Apple Store. What a super way for students and parents to stay connected! BTW about 10 schools use Whipple's app. I imagine a lot more will be clamoring for their own app before long. Kudos, WhippleHill.

I know there are other schools which tweet. Tweet me so I can follow you, ok? And if you have an iPhone app similar to Proctor's, do let me know.

Did I tell you that my alma mater, Westmount High School in Montreal used to play a football game with Proctor once a year when I was in high school? I think we even made them play real football, you know, Canadian football which has 3 downs. Ah, another trip down memory lane....

Does your school use First Class? The reason I ask is that a group of technology coordinators on the Independent School Educators Network are trying to get Apple to approve an iPhone app for First Class. For whatever reason Apple's approval process is moving at a snail's pace.

What can you do? If you use First Class or you know that your child's school does, please have somebody at the school email Apple and ask them fast-track the First Class app. Thousands of schools use First Class and they also love their iPhones. But the thinking is that if Apple drags its feet much longer, it will lose an advantage as folks drift to other devices like the Palm Pre and Blackberry. Thanks for your help.

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