Why is SJC the "It" school this year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To be fair, the subject line of this thread is just asking for snarky responses.

It is indisputable that applications are through the roof and it has become quite competitive. My older kid is going there and I'm getting a lot of questions about the school from 8th grade parents. I don't remember this much interest 3-4 years ago. It seems like a lot of girls view it as co-ed alternative to independent Catholic girls schools. I think most of the new interest is on the girls side.

Yep, my friend recently applied for their daughter coming from Catholic school, and they thought it was a given that she'd be admitted since she is talented in a team sport (she was not admitted). They said it's getting a lot more popular, and as a result, a lot more competitive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Notifications are on Thursday....does anyone know if they send emails or just snail mail?

I have a current student. 2 years ago, they sent a welcome email that admissions packets had been mailed. We rec'd the packet on Saturday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most definitely not for the academics.

Why would you post something like this? It is both incorrect and rude.

I'm not that poster but ... SJC is not known for academics. It's a nice school for nice middle class and needy students...not for the rich.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most definitely not for the academics.

Why would you post something like this? It is both incorrect and rude.

I'm not that poster but ... SJC is not known for academics. It's a nice school for nice middle class and needy students...not for the rich.

You are wrong about that. Just because they actually have middle class students and a program for kids with mild learning difference doe snot mean that many students are in top academic classes and most the families are wealthy.


I know the Big 3 have paid an enormous amount of money on consultants trying to figure out how to attracts a move diverse student body... so obviously they wish they could be more like SJC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Notifications are on Thursday....does anyone know if they send emails or just snail mail?

Friday not Thursday all via email.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most definitely not for the academics.

Why would you post something like this? It is both incorrect and rude.

I'm not that poster but ... SJC is not known for academics. It's a nice school for nice middle class and needy students...not for the rich.

WTF?? "Nice and needy student," some people can help but to be assholes because they don't have half the talent these kids have

[Anonymous]

Terrible school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cheaper and co-ed, and a less restrictive environment than many other schools. I hear it described by the kids as "a public school with uniforms." My DD came from a straight-laced K-8 and was taken aback by the unruliness on her shadow day. I thought it was a fluke so we sent her back again (DH is an alum and hoped she'd go too) but it only made things worse and she declined a nice scholarship. Second DD visited last year but didn't apply. Son may go eventually.

Did she find a co-Ed school she liked?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What makes it public school? Some people kill me on this board. If a school isn't 40k plus a year, low diversity, and 3 plus hours of homework a night isn't given its substandard. Children who go to SJC can score the same on the SAT that Big 3 students do. Only difference is their parents paid $80k while you paid $160k.

No, only diff is they guard entry to tough classes. College admissions are much better from a top public. BTDT

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Children who go to SJC can score the same on the SAT that Big 3 students do. .

Except that they don't. No National Merit Semifinalists or Presidential Scholars from SJC this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Children who go to SJC can score the same on the SAT that Big 3 students do. .

Except that they don't. No National Merit Semifinalists or Presidential Scholars from SJC this year.

It's a school for average students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Notifications are on Thursday....does anyone know if they send emails or just snail mail?

Friday not Thursday all via email.

The website states.....notification on February 27th

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most definitely not for the academics.

Why would you post something like this? It is both incorrect and rude.

I'm not that poster but ... SJC is not known for academics. It's a nice school for nice middle class and needy students...not for the rich.

You are wrong about that. Just because they actually have middle class students and a program for kids with mild learning difference doe snot mean that many students are in top academic classes and most the families are wealthy.


I know the Big 3 have paid an enormous amount of money on consultants trying to figure out how to attracts a move diverse student body... so obviously they wish they could be more like SJC.

LOL, okay let’s get back to reality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What makes it public school? Some people kill me on this board. If a school isn't 40k plus a year, low diversity, and 3 plus hours of homework a night isn't given its substandard. Children who go to SJC can score the same on the SAT that Big 3 students do. Only difference is their parents paid $80k while you paid $160k.

No, only diff is they guard entry to tough classes. College admissions are much better from a top public. BTDT

Well, this part is true. They are very tough about who can and cannot be in the top classes, and while this sounds like a good thing to some people, in practice it is not.

[Anonymous]

But, don't most schools do that? My DD is an 8th grader and the high schools she's applied to use HPST/SSAT scores, 7th & 8th grade transcripts and entrance exams to determine eligibility for courses. After 9th grade, teacher recs and grades are used to determine what level courses she can enroll in because they don't want a kid in a class that's not a good fit.