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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Read on another thread that this school is for gifted boys. Is this correct?[/quote]

"Gifted" is a loaded term. SAAS administers admissions tests (the OLSAT and SCAT) that are quite different from the SSAT/HSPT that most private schools use in that they are more abstract and harder to prepare for.  I don't konw what score they look for, but I think it is more about whether they think your DS is a good fit and can handle the rigor, with or without the gifted label.  I think there is general consensus that the academics at SAAS are more rigorous than the other all-boys Catholic schools (e.g., Prep, Gonzaga and Heights) in that all classes are at least honors level and many are AP.  It's also much smaller (about 40 per graduating class) so you probably get more homogeneity in terms of academic abilities ranges.  That said, by all accounts it not a pressure-cooker, cutthroat atmosphere, and the boys there seem to be very bright and welcoming, if somewhat more inclined to march to the beat of their own drum. [/quote]

The school actually was founded to educate gifted boys who traditionally were not well served by the school system, and the tests are screening tests for gifted kids. However, I do not think they use that term in modern times. They are looking for bright boys who demonstrate intellectual curiosity and a desire to work hard and learn. Most of the time, but not always, they hit the mark. Some boys to transfer out when they get the first set of grades (at least it happened a lot in my son's class).  [/quote]

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