Getting into St. Albans

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are not scouted. Give me a break. If there is an exceptional kid for basketball or some other sport, they are made aware of it. But this isn't like college coaches watching HS AAU players. You have no idea what you're talking about.

Yes, and there are actually regulations for colleges stating at what point in HS an athlete can be contacted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are not scouted. Give me a break. If there is an exceptional kid for basketball or some other sport, they are made aware of it. But this isn't like college coaches watching HS AAU players. You have no idea what you're talking about.

Yes, and there are actually regulations for colleges stating at what point in HS an athlete can be contacted.

How did we get on the topic of college recruitment? We were talking about secondary schools' scouting for athletic talent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are not scouted. Give me a break. If there is an exceptional kid for basketball or some other sport, they are made aware of it. But this isn't like college coaches watching HS AAU players. You have no idea what you're talking about.

Yes, and there are actually regulations for colleges stating at what point in HS an athlete can be contacted.

How did we get on the topic of college recruitment? We were talking about secondary schools' scouting for athletic talent.

On a thread about St. Albans admissions . . .

[Anonymous]

Any feedback on admissions process this year?

[Anonymous]

Beauvoir family here. Parent - student visit coming up very soon. What should I expect?

[Anonymous]

Crab football.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Crab football. ;-)

Come on. The AD even said that the boys are not being evaluated at play, they just don't want to send them back to Beauvoir after a 90 min test session without letting them run around and let off some steam. I tend to believe that for two reasons. First, it goes along with the philosophy of the school and , secondly, it seems more like something anxious parents would over analyze and worry about . As in, wait they'll had the boys play, let me see how can I prep my kid for that. ugh.

[Anonymous]

Relax, Frances. It was a joke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Crab football. ;-)

Come on. The AD even said that the boys are not being evaluated at play, they just don't want to send them back to Beauvoir after a 90 min test session without letting them run around and let off some steam. I tend to believe that for two reasons. First, it goes along with the philosophy of the school and , secondly, it seems more like something anxious parents would over analyze and worry about . As in, wait they'll had the boys play, let me see how can I prep my kid for that. ugh.

So true. The year my son applied, one boy became hysterical and started crying in the middle of the game. He was still admitted.

Beauvoir applicants: Really it's nothing but a play date after the test. I can't remember whether or not they got a snack afterwards.

[Anonymous]

Applying for lower school, I remember very relaxed group tours for the boys, in groups of maybe six, and relaxed group tours for the parents of each group of six. My DS, who did get admitted later, said right afterwards that he didn't say anything. I don't know whether he really did not say a word, but his recollection right after the tour was that there were discussions and that he was not asked, much less pressed, to say anything. I remember thinking it couldn't be good that he said nothing. LOL. The parents' tour was similarly low-key. We toured the facilities, ended up sitting at the tables in the refectory, and were asked whether we had any questions. I remember that on DS's visits to the school, e.g. shadowing day, he seemed always to play some game or sport outside.

[Anonymous]

It's low key, it's a boys' school, kinda nice actually.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Crab football. ;-)

Come on. The AD even said that the boys are not being evaluated at play, they just don't want to send them back to Beauvoir after a 90 min test session without letting them run around and let off some steam. I tend to believe that for two reasons. First, it goes along with the philosophy of the school and , secondly, it seems more like something anxious parents would over analyze and worry about . As in, wait they'll had the boys play, let me see how can I prep my kid for that. ugh.

We did our parent-child visit today. There was no crab football. No ball games. What gives? DH made our DS practice his crab walk all summer!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Crab football. ;-)

Come on. The AD even said that the boys are not being evaluated at play, they just don't want to send them back to Beauvoir after a 90 min test session without letting them run around and let off some steam. I tend to believe that for two reasons. First, it goes along with the philosophy of the school and , secondly, it seems more like something anxious parents would over analyze and worry about . As in, wait they'll had the boys play, let me see how can I prep my kid for that. ugh.

We did our parent-child visit today. There was no crab football. No ball games. What gives? DH made our DS practice his crab walk all summer!

The ball game happens after the testing visit.

[Anonymous]

With the estimated 30 million or so dollars needed to repair the Cathedral, one wonders whether the deep pocketed families, with the not so deep thinking sons, will become more and more common over the next few years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:With the estimated 30 million or so dollars needed to repair the Cathedral, one wonders whether the deep pocketed families, with the not so deep thinking sons, will become more and more common over the next few years.

Facile and shallow.