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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The school values athletics but it's hard to recruit the way other schools do bc STA won't lower their admission standards (or at least by much), and it's a very academically rigorous school. This is not to say you can't get a great education at Prep, Landon, Bullis, St. John's, or Gonzaga -- absolutely you can.  So the boys who are choosing to go there (or who are being admitted) are a smaller subset of the overall athlete pool.  They are the boys who are able to be admitted and also willing to take on the rigor of the academics in addition to their athletic commitments.  This is not an easy balancing act, but for those who can check all of those boxes, the reward can be a pretty desirable college placement.    [/quote]

I know top student athletes who turned down STA or chose not to apply because they preferred the environment and community at other schools. Also know top students/athletes who did not go to STA because their athletic programs are not strong, especially in football, lacrosse, and basketball (among others). Not many future recruits choose to be on a loosing team or in a loosing program. There are tons of very smart, high achieving, and highly motivated athletes at other schools and it’s rather offensive that you suggest only a small number can handle STA’s rigor. This is blatantly false and just puts a spotlight on STA’s narcissism and over inflated sense of self. Another reason some families and kids are turned off and choose not to attend.[/quote]

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