What kind of grades do you need for Madeira?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought Madeira had gotten more competitive

It has gotten more competitive. I think the person posting about the b- average is a troll. I can’t even figure out what they are talking about with the waitlist. Which is REALLY a crappy thing to do posters seeking information about the school and trying to find a good fit for their child, especially if they are public school parents without an admissions counselor to help them. My DD attends Madeira. She had an -A average and I think a 91 SSAT? Also an extracurricular. She comes from a feeder school and the girls had B+ or higher gpa. Some of them had some really good extracurriculars. I don’t know about SSATS. The girls from public that got in (that we know) were all As and higher SSATS. That being said, I heard that our feeder school didn’t do as well this year with admissions and some great girls that wanted to go to uMadeira, didn’t get in. I don’t know if they have or will get off the waitlist. I heard this year was a tough year for applicants at all schools. So I have no idea what things will look like moving forward..

[Anonymous]

Has boarding gotten competitive?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought Madeira had gotten more competitive

It has gotten more competitive. I think the person posting about the b- average is a troll. I can’t even figure out what they are talking about with the waitlist. Which is REALLY a crappy thing to do posters seeking information about the school and trying to find a good fit for their child, especially if they are public school parents without an admissions counselor to help them. My DD attends Madeira. She had an -A average and I think a 91 SSAT? Also an extracurricular. She comes from a feeder school and the girls had B+ or higher gpa. Some of them had some really good extracurriculars. I don’t know about SSATS. The girls from public that got in (that we know) were all As and higher SSATS. That being said, I heard that our feeder school didn’t do as well this year with admissions and some great girls that wanted to go to uMadeira, didn’t get in. I don’t know if they have or will get off the waitlist. I heard this year was a tough year for applicants at all schools. So I have no idea what things will look like moving forward..

My DD also attends Madeira and had similar stats and background as PP's DD. While Madeira may admit students with B averages from MS, I would be surprised if that was a typical admit profile The mod schedule moves at a quick pace (5-6 week increments with frequent assessments, projects, etc) and can be challenging. Admissions wants students who can be successful in the program. That said, my DD is very happy there, for similar reasons cited by PP parents. I recommend that interested families reach out to admissions directly to assess fit.

[Anonymous]

The past two admissions cycles have been very competitive (% admitted is low). As previous posters have said, they know what they want and they focus on the whole girl, not just one aspect/academics.

My DD attends and had straight As, was dual sport and played an instrument at the time of admission.