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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We're leaving at 8th for a number of reasons. [b]College admissions for non-Lax athletes is disma[/b]l. We can get a similar or better result w the Catholic school DS is heading to.

I don't like the hard left shift of the past 5 years. White boys are no longer their desired demographic as evidenced by their recent Admissions promo video. Grading for equity is the #1 DEI policy and it bothers me. I'm not going to support it with $40k+ annually.[/quote]

Why do you think this is?  Lack of support from the administration or negative view of SSSAS by colleges?  Just wondering as we have a 7th grader that may be interested in SSSAS for high school. [/quote]

A couple of issues - college counseling office is poor. The few elite acceptances that are unrelated to athletics are a result of parents working that system and not SSSAS. The school is making no changes to the office, so I wouldn't expect any improvement in the coming years.

The other issue is that schools that are as academically rigorous as SSSAS tend to practice grade inflation giving their students a better GPA and with today's test optional Admissions, that's a big deal. [/quote]
I disagree about the grade inflation. Admissions officers know what schools do. This argument would also imply the top SSSAS kids are getting in and lower grades ones are not. In reality, none of the kids except athletes are getting in.  College placement has been pour for years.

We also disliked how much time the lower grades spent on electronics. Look at the youngest grades - kids are literally staring at screens even during lunch. There’s also a superficial and competitive culture. Kids care too much about labels and are on their phones a ton, even during the school day. Some of the classes seem lovely, but a few have mean girls culture and the school does nothing to change that [/quote]

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