How good is Maret?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, it’s pretty selective once the sibling slots are assigned they really have a few slots for thousands of applicants and also gender and race criteria are used in the selection process. So chances are small with the wrong racial profile.

Oh come on. They are looking at a range of factors, with academics top among them.

- parent of a normal white kid admitted in 9.

How do you think the get 50+ percent of the students to be diverse? In a largely white applicant pool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it’s pretty selective once the sibling slots are assigned they really have a few slots for thousands of applicants and also gender and race criteria are used in the selection process. So chances are small with the wrong racial profile.

Oh come on. They are looking at a range of factors, with academics top among them.

- parent of a normal white kid admitted in 9.

How do you think the get 50+ percent of the students to be diverse? In a largely white applicant pool.

I'm not saying Maret (or any school) isn't considering race or demographics, but it's certainly not the top deciding factor.

[Anonymous]

What’s the insinuation here? Strong college outcomes, strong test scores, a huge applicant pool. Seems to me that they prioritize smart kids, regardless of race.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s the insinuation here? Strong college outcomes, strong test scores, a huge applicant pool. Seems to me that they prioritize smart kids, regardless of race.

I think it's also reflective of the fact that there are a lot of smart, achieving, talented kids in the area. Enough to fill all these top schools' seats.

[Anonymous]

There is also the lack of understanding that many of the multiracial students at Maret are also White. That is part of the 50 percent. Being White does not make it harder to get in to Maret and the underlying racism of that way of thinking is an issue. The school is diverse and especially for Ind. schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Apparently current freshman class is 68. My kid has a friend in the class and was shocked to hear how small. It wasn’t one we considered but tbh, that is very small for high school and my kid would not have been happy.

Seriously? That is way small. I do know a significant number of families left for 9th grade which is unheard of at other area schools which says a lot.

[Anonymous]

As the previous poster confirmed, the classes are 80-85. If you don’t believe it, call the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Apparently current freshman class is 68. My kid has a friend in the class and was shocked to hear how small. It wasn’t one we considered but tbh, that is very small for high school and my kid would not have been happy.

Seriously? That is way small. I do know a significant number of families left for 9th grade which is unheard of at other area schools which says a lot.

It is typical for a number of families to change schools before high school but Maret had an especially large number leave this year so while the classes are typically 80-85 in the Upper School, it wouldn't surprise me if the freshman class was an unusually small one.

[Anonymous]

But it’s not. While students always change schools in 9th grade, there are also far more applicants for the spots than there are kids departing. As the previous post noted, they’re accepting around 1 in 8 applications (and probably less specifically for 9th grade) so they have no problem filling classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As the previous poster confirmed, the classes are 80-85. If you don’t believe it, call the school.

This is correct.

Not to mention, the school has 97% student retention (and a very eager waitlist).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s the insinuation here? Strong college outcomes, strong test scores, a huge applicant pool. Seems to me that they prioritize smart kids, regardless of race.

I wish that was the case. They don’t really consider an iq test in the admission process.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is also the lack of understanding that many of the multiracial students at Maret are also White. That is part of the 50 percent. Being White does not make it harder to get in to Maret and the underlying racism of that way of thinking is an issue. The school is diverse and especially for Ind. schools.

I don’t think it’s that socio economically diverse. The school is very careful selecting prospective families with very high potential for donations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But it’s not. While students always change schools in 9th grade, there are also far more applicants for the spots than there are kids departing. As the previous post noted, they’re accepting around 1 in 8 applications (and probably less specifically for 9th grade) so they have no problem filling classes.

I'm the poster you're responding to and I agree that this is traditionally true. However, there are issues that kept that from being true for this year's freshman class. A lot of families left and they had trouble filling the class from the wait list. It's only one year so it's not exactly a trend and I imagine that Maret's admissions will figure out a way to correct their yield for next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But it’s not. While students always change schools in 9th grade, there are also far more applicants for the spots than there are kids departing. As the previous post noted, they’re accepting around 1 in 8 applications (and probably less specifically for 9th grade) so they have no problem filling classes.

I'm the poster you're responding to and I agree that this is traditionally true. However, there are issues that kept that from being true for this year's freshman class. A lot of families left and they had trouble filling the class from the wait list. It's only one year so it's not exactly a trend and I imagine that Maret's admissions will figure out a way to correct their yield for next year.

Is there any particular reason why families left ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As the previous poster confirmed, the classes are 80-85. If you don’t believe it, call the school.

This is correct.

Not to mention, the school has 97% student retention (and a very eager waitlist).

This is simply untrue. The 9th grade class is very small this year and people left for a reason.