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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP. I’m interested in the school for the next application cycle, so I’ve been doing some research. Based on what I have read so far, the school is challenging and the average SAT score is impressive.  But the school’s college placements don’t seem particularly strong.  Before anyone starts to launch grenades, I am not obsessed with college placements and am not a parent who believes private school education is a means to an Ivy or some such. I am, however, genuinely curious - for such academically bright group of boys, why are the college matriculations not as strong as one might expect?  And yes, I recognize that top universities are  extremely competitive, especially around here, but is that the full story?[/quote]

From what I've seen, many of the boys go to colleges that offer them significant money (either merit or need based scholarships). In normal times, the seniors are allowed to post their college acceptances on their lockers as long as they black out any monetary awards and a good number of those letters have blacked out sections. And these boys are not the type to chase big names. And they've been at a pretty small school for four to six years, so some of the huge, rowdy campuses may not appeal to some of these boys.

As the parent of a high school student, I can see that St. Anselm's has taught my son so much about himself and his work habits. He will definitely have opinions about college environments when it comes time to apply. [/quote]

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