Getting into St. Albans
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Anonymous
| Combination of both. OLSAT is a group IQ. you can also submit private testing if you have it. |
Anonymous
| My husband attended St. Alban's and we donate money every year. Will that give my son a significant edge in getting in? Is legacy a strong component in admissions? |
Anonymous
Troll. Real legacy don't ask. |
Anonymous
Agree that real legacy don't ask. But I suspect that rather than a troll, it's a non-legacy trying to game out her son's real-life chances. The answer, of course, is that if you are truly a legacy and truly give every year, that will be noted by the admissions committee. How much of an edge will be determined by how far one's DH has taken that STA education (money, power, fame, or not) and by how much is actually donated every year (if one is of means, and they're just throwing in nominal sums as a place holder, that of course doesn't quite count in the same way that throwing in enough funds that the new athletic field will be adorned with your last name). |
Anonymous
What's your basis for these statements? Do you have any particular insider knowledge about StA or any other school, or is this just your more generalized understanding of how admissions often works? (Note that I'm not saying you're wrong or mistaken; in fact, I suspect you're right. But I'm just curious about what support you may have for these statements.) |
Anonymous
Your DS probably has a significant edge due to your husband's alumni status. Are you applying to 9th grade and DS has a low gpa or weak test scores? |
Anonymous
This may just be common sense. All Big 3 and other applications specifically ask you whether you, or anyone in your family, has gone to the school in question. They must do this because they are interested in giving a legacy, or something close, a bit of a boost. On the other hand, if you, or anyone else in your family, did not do well at the school, or just as important, isn't doing particularly well now (meausred by, yes, money, power, fame), common sense suggests that the admissions committee would not want to make the same mistake twice. As for money donated, all the Big 3 schools have fundraising professionals on staff. It would defy common sense not to cross-reference applicants with donors. |
Anonymous
| So it's just speculation? Informed and well-reasoned, but nonetheless speculation. |
Anonymous
I'm the "common sense" poster. Can't speak to the other post. |
Anonymous
| It probably helps if you have a "named" donation (scholarship fund, etc.) but these days they expect all of us to give every year. |
Anonymous
| Did the Beauvoir boys hear about admissions decisions yet? |
Anonymous
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[quote=Anonymous]Did the Beauvoir boys hear about admissions decisions yet?[/quote]
yes |
Anonymous
| How many beauvoir boys typically go? |
Anonymous
| I think typically 75% of Beauvoir boys go to STA, though several years ago I heard grumblings that STA was trying to whittle that percentage down. |
Anonymous
| It's about 2/3 that end up going on to STA. The % has remained fairly consistent over the past few years. Not all the boys apply and of those that apply, not all are accepted. |