Georgetown Prep.

[Anonymous]

How difficult is it to be accepted for ninth grade entrance.

[Anonymous]

I've heard it's definitely harder if you are not coming from a Catholic school. I don't know if this is helpful, but we know families that were not accepted there but were accepted at Landon. The ones that were accepted were also accepted at schools considered to be highly competitive. Being a strong athlete probably helps too if you are not coming from a religious feeder school.

[Anonymous]

Maybe a good starting point would be what appears to be a lead pipe cinch candidate.

Full Pay
A graduate of a Catholic school, especially one of those that traditionally supply students to Prep.
A strong recommendation from the middle school (with whom Prep has a symbiotic relationship)
A good student
A legacy or family connection to the school.
An athlete that will contribute in one of the sports the school cares about. (Especially football)
A recommendation from the parish priest.

You don’t need all of these boxes checked, but the more you have unchecked, the lower your chances.

Every year some boys get in that have only one of these boxes checked. But these are rare.

[Anonymous]

There were about 450 applicants for 125 spots for the class of 2023. To make the cut, applicants need to have great grades, high test scores, good letters of recommendation, a solid interview, and great extracurricular activities/passions (sports, music, art, stem, debate, etc). It certainly helps to apply from another well regarded Catholic school, but lots of kids also come from various public and independent schools. Then of course there are the boarders from all over the US and around the world, about 30 freshman spots out of the 125 go to boarders each year. If Prep is your son's first choice, then make that known and hopefully they will feel he is a good fit.

I have been surprised by boys who have been waitlisted at Prep and accepted at a Big 3 or kids who have gotten in to both and chosen Prep over the Big 3. Sometimes, you just never know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There were about 450 applicants for 125 spots for the class of 2023. To make the cut, applicants need to have great grades, high test scores, good letters of recommendation, a solid interview, and great extracurricular activities/passions (sports, music, art, stem, debate, etc). It certainly helps to apply from another well regarded Catholic school, but lots of kids also come from various public and independent schools. Then of course there are the boarders from all over the US and around the world, about 30 freshman spots out of the 125 go to boarders each year. If Prep is your son's first choice, then make that known and hopefully they will feel he is a good fit.

I have been surprised by boys who have been waitlisted at Prep and accepted at a Big 3 or kids who have gotten in to both and chosen Prep over the Big 3. Sometimes, you just never know.

The point about Prep being your first choice is an important one.

The school will try hard to understand where else your son is applying. They are very interested in kids and families that have a very high level of enthusiasm for the school. The best answer would be, "Prep is my number one choice and if accepted, I will enroll".

If Prep is one of a long list of schools you are considering, this impacts the likelihood of acceptance.
If you are not forthcoming, they will make assumptions.

[Anonymous]

The perceived negative publicity actually helped Prep immensely. Many of the articles about Kavanaugh often mentioned Gorsuch, Jerome Powell and other illustrious alumni and made reference to its average SAT score of 1386. The reality is that most families who considered Prep tended to support Kavanaugh, and many families concluded that, notwithstanding any of the bad publicity, the school must be doing something right to have produced two sitting SCOTUS Justices and the Federal Reserve Chair. Having a long history, great facilities and excellent athletics certainly does not hurt either. Interestingly, Prep is one of the only schools which publishes a matriculation list that details where each graduate will attend college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The perceived negative publicity actually helped Prep immensely. Many of the articles about Kavanaugh often mentioned Gorsuch, Jerome Powell and other illustrious alumni and made reference to its average SAT score of 1386. The reality is that most families who considered Prep tended to support Kavanaugh, and many families concluded that, notwithstanding any of the bad publicity, the school must be doing something right to have produced two sitting SCOTUS Justices and the Federal Reserve Chair. Having a long history, great facilities and excellent athletics certainly does not hurt either. Interestingly, Prep is one of the only schools which publishes a matriculation list that details where each graduate will attend college.

You sound like you are from Prep, and this does not answer the OP's question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The perceived negative publicity actually helped Prep immensely. Many of the articles about Kavanaugh often mentioned Gorsuch, Jerome Powell and other illustrious alumni and made reference to its average SAT score of 1386. The reality is that most families who considered Prep tended to support Kavanaugh, and many families concluded that, notwithstanding any of the bad publicity, the school must be doing something right to have produced two sitting SCOTUS Justices and the Federal Reserve Chair. Having a long history, great facilities and excellent athletics certainly does not hurt either. Interestingly, Prep is one of the only schools which publishes a matriculation list that details where each graduate will attend college.

You sound like you are from Prep, and this does not answer the OP's question.

PP. getting into Prep is hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The perceived negative publicity actually helped Prep immensely. Many of the articles about Kavanaugh often mentioned Gorsuch, Jerome Powell and other illustrious alumni and made reference to its average SAT score of 1386. The reality is that most families who considered Prep tended to support Kavanaugh, and many families concluded that, notwithstanding any of the bad publicity, the school must be doing something right to have produced two sitting SCOTUS Justices and the Federal Reserve Chair. Having a long history, great facilities and excellent athletics certainly does not hurt either. Interestingly, Prep is one of the only schools which publishes a matriculation list that details where each graduate will attend college.[/quote]

That isn't true. Do you look at the Parish times?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've heard it's definitely harder if you are not coming from a Catholic school. I don't know if this is helpful, but we know families that were not accepted there but were accepted at Landon. The ones that were accepted were also accepted at schools considered to be highly competitive. Being a strong athlete probably helps too if you are not coming from a religious feeder school.

Yeah because they have to maintain those high standards for morality and character.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The perceived negative publicity actually helped Prep immensely. Many of the articles about Kavanaugh often mentioned Gorsuch, Jerome Powell and other illustrious alumni and made reference to its average SAT score of 1386. The reality is that most families who considered Prep tended to support Kavanaugh, and many families concluded that, notwithstanding any of the bad publicity, the school must be doing something right to have produced two sitting SCOTUS Justices and the Federal Reserve Chair. Having a long history, great facilities and excellent athletics certainly does not hurt either. Interestingly, Prep is one of the only schools which publishes a matriculation list that details where each graduate will attend college.[/quote]

That isn't true. Do you look at the Parish times?

Parish Times publishes where the kids matriculate to high school—I’m talking about college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The perceived negative publicity actually helped Prep immensely. Many of the articles about Kavanaugh often mentioned Gorsuch, Jerome Powell and other illustrious alumni and made reference to its average SAT score of 1386. The reality is that most families who considered Prep tended to support Kavanaugh, and many families concluded that, notwithstanding any of the bad publicity, the school must be doing something right to have produced two sitting SCOTUS Justices and the Federal Reserve Chair. Having a long history, great facilities and excellent athletics certainly does not hurt either. Interestingly, Prep is one of the only schools which publishes a matriculation list that details where each graduate will attend college.[/quote]

That isn't true. Do you look at the Parish times?

Parish Times publishes where the kids matriculate to high school—I’m talking about college.

Unclench, Prep mom. I haven't seen this year's Parish Times, but in years' past I remember always seeing the St. Anselm's matriculation list in there - the senior portrait of each graduate and their name, and where they will be attending college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The perceived negative publicity actually helped Prep immensely. Many of the articles about Kavanaugh often mentioned Gorsuch, Jerome Powell and other illustrious alumni and made reference to its average SAT score of 1386. The reality is that most families who considered Prep tended to support Kavanaugh, and many families concluded that, notwithstanding any of the bad publicity, the school must be doing something right to have produced two sitting SCOTUS Justices and the Federal Reserve Chair. Having a long history, great facilities and excellent athletics certainly does not hurt either. Interestingly, Prep is one of the only schools which publishes a matriculation list that details where each graduate will attend college.

Don't mean to get snarky here - but I actually view this stat as more of a sign of a long history or privilege and creating a network for them to "access" in their careers, not a result of what Prep provided in education to them (or to others). I also suspect many Kavanaugh supporters in this part of the country also benefited from the above.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The perceived negative publicity actually helped Prep immensely. Many of the articles about Kavanaugh often mentioned Gorsuch, Jerome Powell and other illustrious alumni and made reference to its average SAT score of 1386. The reality is that most families who considered Prep tended to support Kavanaugh, and many families concluded that, notwithstanding any of the bad publicity, the school must be doing something right to have produced two sitting SCOTUS Justices and the Federal Reserve Chair. Having a long history, great facilities and excellent athletics certainly does not hurt either. Interestingly, Prep is one of the only schools which publishes a matriculation list that details where each graduate will attend college.

Don't mean to get snarky here - but I actually view this stat as more of a sign of a long history or privilege and creating a network for them to "access" in their careers, not a result of what Prep provided in education to them (or to others). I also suspect many Kavanaugh supporters in this part of the country also benefited from the above.

Agreed. So what is your point?

[Anonymous]

This thread is pathetic.