St.Albans' College Matriculation Results?

[Anonymous]

Ick.

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Anonymous wrote:Defining college success by the number of Harvard admits just shows the narrow backwards attitude at STA. If that's your criteria for life success, go to StA. If you want your child to go to the right collegiate fit and thrive, go elsewhere.

As OP and Asian Parent - Unfortunately I belong to the former.... Over here success in life and business is generally defined by having a good primary/middle/high school education and entering a college with stellar reputation. (Like OXBRIDGE and the IVIES) Even though we detest this idea but we are forced to conform under peer pressure.

It's just a different mindset in a different culture, I guess.

And it did not surprise me when I learned that a lot of my friends in business who have planned on sending their children to the USA have never heard of schools such as UChicago, Northwestern, Georgetown, Rice, Carnegie Mellon, and were completely foreign to the concept of LACs.

Delighted to hear this, OP. Less competition for our kids to gain a spot at these terrific schools. Also, so relieved that our paths won't cross --I couldn't stand to hear this kind of conformist, snobbish blather in person!

Yikes, how judgy. You don't sound much better yourself.

Well, OP supplied the "conformist", but, yes, I'm judging this statement to be snobbish. That's called having an opinion. Perfectly appropriate here as we're not in group therapy, dear.

[Anonymous]

Are there not top Asian universities that overseas Asian students can apply to? Why are they so eager to come to college in the USA? To then stay here and take jobs from well-deserving American citizens?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Defining college success by the number of Harvard admits just shows the narrow backwards attitude at STA. If that's your criteria for life success, go to StA. If you want your child to go to the right collegiate fit and thrive, go elsewhere.

As OP and Asian Parent - Unfortunately I belong to the former.... Over here success in life and business is generally defined by having a good primary/middle/high school education and entering a college with stellar reputation. (Like OXBRIDGE and the IVIES) Even though we detest this idea but we are forced to conform under peer pressure.

It's just a different mindset in a different culture, I guess.

And it did not surprise me when I learned that a lot of my friends in business who have planned on sending their children to the USA have never heard of schools such as UChicago, Northwestern, Georgetown, Rice, Carnegie Mellon, and were completely foreign to the concept of LACs.

Maybe overseas Asian parents, but the ones that live here are VERY familiar with LACs and UChicago, etc. For PP who mentioned that it leaves you less competition for these schools, I wouldn't count on it. You'll be surprised, most Asian parents also know graduate schools rankings, medical specialty rankings, law, etc.

OP - Yes, I am living overseas. You've made a correct statement. As a matter of fact I heard about those schools from my sister in the States. But many others still stay oblivious to the fact that there are many alternative options to the ivies, Stanford, and MIT. To All PPs - I don't mean to offend anybody with what I said, and I am just stating a point that I found interesting. You're also right with the second part, and I find that most overseas Asian parents send their kids to graduate schools and much fewer to colleges and LACs. I guess the trend for colleges just started a couple years earlier.

I think that first generation immigrant parents--and generally speaking, families of any ethnicity that do not have graduate degree holders--tend to think of Ivies as the top colleges. However, once you start getting to know more established Asian American families and families where members hold graduate degrees from top universities, you start hearing more and more about the most selective liberal arts colleges as preferred undergraduate institutions, with the expectation that children will go on from there to larger universities for graduate school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Defining college success by the number of Harvard admits just shows the narrow backwards attitude at STA. If that's your criteria for life success, go to StA. If you want your child to go to the right collegiate fit and thrive, go elsewhere.

As OP and Asian Parent - Unfortunately I belong to the former.... Over here success in life and business is generally defined by having a good primary/middle/high school education and entering a college with stellar reputation. (Like OXBRIDGE and the IVIES) Even though we detest this idea but we are forced to conform under peer pressure.

It's just a different mindset in a different culture, I guess.

And it did not surprise me when I learned that a lot of my friends in business who have planned on sending their children to the USA have never heard of schools such as UChicago, Northwestern, Georgetown, Rice, Carnegie Mellon, and were completely foreign to the concept of LACs.

Delighted to hear this, OP. Less competition for our kids to gain a spot at these terrific schools. Also, so relieved that our paths won't cross --I couldn't stand to hear this kind of conformist, snobbish blather in person!

Yikes, how judgy. You don't sound much better yourself.

Well, OP supplied the "conformist", but, yes, I'm judging this statement to be snobbish. That's called having an opinion. Perfectly appropriate here as we're not in group therapy, dear.

And I have an opinion on your pompous self-righteousness as reflected in your word choices, Sweetie. Even though I basically agree with your snottily made point, Honeybunches.

[Anonymous]

Any Presidential Scholars? Or Jefferson Scholars?

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Anonymous wrote:Any Presidential Scholars? Or Jefferson Scholars?

Found this list of St. Albans Presidential Scholars -- pretty good I'd think:

http://www.stalbansschool.org/page.aspx?pid=844

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Anonymous wrote:Let's just say that the Harvard admissions data for SAT class of 2013 is as spectacular as the last year's. STA is on a roll.

More boys going to Yale than Harvard. Boola boola.

Oops, got it wrong. The number is the same for Harvard and Yale.

[Anonymous]

Concerning which American colleges people overseas know, I was surprised to learn recently that the current students at an elite high school in the 16th arrondissement in Paris had heard of Harvard but had never heard of Yale.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Concerning which American colleges people overseas know, I was surprised to learn recently that the current students at an elite high school in the 16th arrondissement in Paris had heard of Harvard but had never heard of Yale.

I remember my mother proudly telling her relatives in a European city that one of my siblings had gotten into Princeton. Her family had only heard of Harvard and MIT. My sibling didn't care but it drove my mom crazy!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Concerning which American colleges people overseas know, I was surprised to learn recently that the current students at an elite high school in the 16th arrondissement in Paris had heard of Harvard but had never heard of Yale.

Or the bush presidencies...

[Anonymous]

Big college admission year at Georgetown Day School. Multiple admits to top ivies. The tip top.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Big college admission year at Georgetown Day School. Multiple admits to top ivies. The tip top.

Their graduating class is 50% larger than a St. Albans graduating class, correct?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Defining college success by the number of Harvard admits just shows the narrow backwards attitude at STA. If that's your criteria for life success, go to StA. If you want your child to go to the right collegiate fit and thrive, go elsewhere.

As OP and Asian Parent - Unfortunately I belong to the former.... Over here success in life and business is generally defined by having a good primary/middle/high school education and entering a college with stellar reputation. (Like OXBRIDGE and the IVIES) Even though we detest this idea but we are forced to conform under peer pressure.

It's just a different mindset in a different culture, I guess.

And it did not surprise me when I learned that a lot of my friends in business who have planned on sending their children to the USA have never heard of schools such as UChicago, Northwestern, Georgetown, Rice, Carnegie Mellon, and were completely foreign to the concept of LACs.

Delighted to hear this, OP. Less competition for our kids to gain a spot at these terrific schools. Also, so relieved that our paths won't cross --I couldn't stand to hear this kind of conformist, snobbish blather in person!

Yikes, how judgy. You don't sound much better yourself.

Well, OP supplied the "conformist", but, yes, I'm judging this statement to be snobbish. That's called having an opinion. Perfectly appropriate here as we're not in group therapy, dear.

And I have an opinion on your pompous self-righteousness as reflected in your word choices, Sweetie. Even though I basically agree with your snottily made point, Honeybunches.

"Judgy" is an interesting wordchoice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are there not top Asian universities that overseas Asian students can apply to? Why are they so eager to come to college in the USA? To then stay here and take jobs from well-deserving American citizens?

Globalization. It's here. It's now. Get used to it.