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I have read on this site about St. Anselm's reputation for a school for academically gifted boys. Just this week there was a full page ad in the NW Current congratulating the grads and listing where they were going to college.
Did anyone see this? I was really underwhelmed with where the class was going to college. |
Anonymous
| Well, a lot of their grads go to Catholic colleges and universities. |
Anonymous
| Bear in mind also that St. Anselm's has fewer parents able to pony up $45K per year for an Ivy. As a result there are more boys going to public colleges and/or schools that give out merit scholarships. |
Anonymous
OP, I missed the ad. Where are most of their graduates going for college?
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SAM2
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If you look at the data table linked from the Private School FAQ (http://fwd4.me/QeT), you can see some analysis of St Anselm's college exmission success. On a percentage basis, St Anselm's college exmission numbers are most comparable to Potomac and Landon. This is consistent with the numbers for St Anselm's on the Matriculation Stats website, which uses a slightly different analysis to track the same thing (http://fwd4.me/QeV).
I hope this helps. |
Anonymous
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I was actually fairly impressed. Of the 32 boys featured in the ad, they had someone to:
west point air force academy merchant marine academy uva (3) stanford georgetown (2) william and mary u of md (4) unc mcgill tufts northwestern univ of michigan wash univ - st louis kenyon not quite sure why you think those schools are not impressive. I would be happy to have my son go to any of them |
Anonymous
| And, in case you've caught the articles about it, the boy who's going to Stanford was the recipient of a Gates Millennium Scholarship. It's a full ride for up to 5 years of undergrad and 6 years of grad school. This includes food, room, books, everything. He turned down Harvard, Columbia, Princeton, Berkeley, and Cal Tech (among others) for Stanford. Not bad shakes. St. Anselm's doesn't push Ivies -- Ivies aren't for everyone, even the smartest kids, and the PP is correct in assessing that $ is an issue for many of the kids. A full ride at, say, Kenyon, works for a family better than paying for an Ivy. There are many schools out there that are excellent and not Ivy. |
Anonymous
| Totally agree. Why everyone thinks that an ivy is the only wothwhile choice coming from a private is beyond me and the only way to judge a schools success just seems stupid |
Anonymous
I am impressed too. College admissions has changed. If you see the entire list for St. Albans, say, it is mostly NOT Ivies, but the same good schools on St. inseam's list.
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Anonymous
| Darn auto correct! St. Anselm's of course. " St. Inseams" might be a good name for a fashion academy though. |
Anonymous
| How did St. Anselm's compare to Sidwell? |
Anonymous
| Since sidwell did not run an ad we do not know, who cares about sidwell? the queston presented was that the op was not impressed with the schools. |
Anonymous
| Also, BTW, others of the boys got into Ivies and turned them down. UVA instead of Brown, for ex. I guess I just don't understand the world's obsession with Ivies. |
Anonymous
| There is an article in the recent Catholic Standard about one of the recent graduates who chose Stanford over Harvard and Princeton. |
Anonymous
Why the shock? Stanford is completely comparable to both Harvard and Princeton. Now, someone choosing UMD or the like over Harvard, that would be newsworthy. |