Georgetown Prep decisions posted (huge wow factors!)

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Anonymous wrote:First off, congratulations to the Prep recruits. Anyone who has a child athlete competing at that level knows how hard they have to train to get recruited.

I think the concern with most in this thread is that if your son is not an elite athlete , or an international student , and if he decides to attend Prep, then the chances of him getting into a good college are slim. That’s not necessarily the case with other schools. For example, Gonazaga (@gonzagaseniors23) has several kids who aren’t athlete recruits and got into top 20 schools including Ivies .

Are you saying with a straight face Gonzaga is a better school educationally than Prep??? Seriously??

PP here.I am just stating a fact. I was surprised as well . I’m mentioning Gonzaga as a comparison. Just look at their college matriculations this year. Several non athlete recruits going to Ivies and top 20 schools this year vs. barely any at Prep ( International students aside).

Why would you think that was the case?

Well those Gonzaga Ivy admits are all legacy kids. (the Harvard, Cornell x 2, Princeton),
Maybe the Prep parents did not attend the Ivies.

Even if true, there are plenty of other very impressive admits that are neither legacy nor athletic. Gonzaga seems to have more room for the ordinary smart nerd. Love that my smart theater kid got into his first choice top 20 with no hooks.

Give me a break.
Even if true?
It's true. Why are people so nuts with defending schools' college admits. These kids are legacy. Period.
I'm sure they're still brilliant and great. But they got into Harvard and Princeton from Gonzaga because their parents went there.

How do you even know this?

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Very few Prep parents went to Ivies. Parents are most rich small business owners and lawyers who are successful but not worldly. They expect their sons to follow in their parochial footsteps.

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Anonymous wrote:Love that my smart theater kid got into his first choice top 20 with no hooks.

Theater was a hook. If his grades and test scores were great, those were hooks too.

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Anonymous wrote:First off, congratulations to the Prep recruits. Anyone who has a child athlete competing at that level knows how hard they have to train to get recruited.

I think the concern with most in this thread is that if your son is not an elite athlete , or an international student , and if he decides to attend Prep, then the chances of him getting into a good college are slim. That’s not necessarily the case with other schools. For example, Gonazaga (@gonzagaseniors23) has several kids who aren’t athlete recruits and got into top 20 schools including Ivies .

What is this based on? Hopefully your kids are smarter than you guys are.

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Anonymous wrote:I've noticed Ole Miss is wildly popular in this area (not just at Prep but other schools, too). What is so appealing about that particular school? Why the bump in popularity?

I assumed it is sports related

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:First off, congratulations to the Prep recruits. Anyone who has a child athlete competing at that level knows how hard they have to train to get recruited.

I think the concern with most in this thread is that if your son is not an elite athlete , or an international student , and if he decides to attend Prep, then the chances of him getting into a good college are slim. That’s not necessarily the case with other schools. For example, Gonazaga (@gonzagaseniors23) has several kids who aren’t athlete recruits and got into top 20 schools including Ivies .

Are you saying with a straight face Gonzaga is a better school educationally than Prep??? Seriously??

PP here.I am just stating a fact. I was surprised as well . I’m mentioning Gonzaga as a comparison. Just look at their college matriculations this year. Several non athlete recruits going to Ivies and top 20 schools this year vs. barely any at Prep ( International students aside).

Why would you think that was the case?

How do you know which are recruits? Do you have some list you are maniaclly checking?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First off, congratulations to the Prep recruits. Anyone who has a child athlete competing at that level knows how hard they have to train to get recruited.

I think the concern with most in this thread is that if your son is not an elite athlete , or an international student , and if he decides to attend Prep, then the chances of him getting into a good college are slim. That’s not necessarily the case with other schools. For example, Gonazaga (@gonzagaseniors23) has several kids who aren’t athlete recruits and got into top 20 schools including Ivies .

Are you saying with a straight face Gonzaga is a better school educationally than Prep??? Seriously??

Yes. It is factually better.

It isn't better and it is almost comical to say so.

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Yet ANOTHER Georgetown, multiple Boston Colleges, U of Michigan; all fantastic schools.

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Franklin and Marshall is also an excellent school. Very competitive to get into also.

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Anonymous wrote:First off, congratulations to the Prep recruits. Anyone who has a child athlete competing at that level knows how hard they have to train to get recruited.

I think the concern with most in this thread is that if your son is not an elite athlete , or an international student , and if he decides to attend Prep, then the chances of him getting into a good college are slim. That’s not necessarily the case with other schools. For example, Gonazaga (@gonzagaseniors23) has several kids who aren’t athlete recruits and got into top 20 schools including Ivies .

Are you saying with a straight face Gonzaga is a better school educationally than Prep??? Seriously??

PP here.I am just stating a fact. I was surprised as well . I’m mentioning Gonzaga as a comparison. Just look at their college matriculations this year. Several non athlete recruits going to Ivies and top 20 schools this year vs. barely any at Prep ( International students aside).

Why would you think that was the case?

Well those Gonzaga Ivy admits are all legacy kids. (the Harvard, Cornell x 2, Princeton),
Maybe the Prep parents did not attend the Ivies.

Even if true, there are plenty of other very impressive admits that are neither legacy nor athletic. Gonzaga seems to have more room for the ordinary smart nerd. Love that my smart theater kid got into his first choice top 20 with no hooks.

Give me a break.
Even if true?
It's true. Why are people so nuts with defending schools' college admits. These kids are legacy. Period.
I'm sure they're still brilliant and great. But they got into Harvard and Princeton from Gonzaga because their parents went there.

This legacy crap is such a weak cop out. My parents didn’t go to college and neither did my husband’s and we both went to Princeton and then to Yale Law. Totally unhooked. But guess what, our kids are really smart and we are very capable of giving them every opportunity to do well. Their “legacy” from us is a really, really strong foundation.

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Anonymous wrote:Love that my smart theater kid got into his first choice top 20 with no hooks.

Theater was a hook. If his grades and test scores were great, those were hooks too.

He can’t sing act or dance lol. But it worked out thanks to Gonzaga!

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I've noticed Ole Miss is wildly popular in this area (not just at Prep but other schools, too). What is so appealing about that particular school? Why the bump in popularity?

Because Ole Miss is a much easier admit than some of the other big southern schools. Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and now Clemson have become progressively more selective, so students looking for the big southern college experience but who aren't as strong academically are now looking at Alabama/Auburn/Ole Miss.

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Yet ANOTHER Georgetown, multiple Boston Colleges, U of Michigan; all fantastic schools.

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Nx public dies this for free app hoo saved a ton and didn’t risk a kid turning out like crap scotus Kavanaugh

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Public schools have better acceptances

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First off, congratulations to the Prep recruits. Anyone who has a child athlete competing at that level knows how hard they have to train to get recruited.

I think the concern with most in this thread is that if your son is not an elite athlete , or an international student , and if he decides to attend Prep, then the chances of him getting into a good college are slim. That’s not necessarily the case with other schools. For example, Gonazaga (@gonzagaseniors23) has several kids who aren’t athlete recruits and got into top 20 schools including Ivies .

Are you saying with a straight face Gonzaga is a better school educationally than Prep??? Seriously??

PP here.I am just stating a fact. I was surprised as well . I’m mentioning Gonzaga as a comparison. Just look at their college matriculations this year. Several non athlete recruits going to Ivies and top 20 schools this year vs. barely any at Prep ( International students aside).

Why would you think that was the case?

How do you know which are recruits? Do you have some list you are maniaclly checking?

Gonzaga lists the sport under the kids name on their Instagram page …the official one someone cited above.