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[quote=Anonymous]My son graduated last Spring and had a wondeful 4 yrs. Yes, there are lot of wealthy families, entitled boys but overall, my son was never affected. I will add though that the athletic programs are extremely competetive - *Gonzaga is where sports dreams go to die* is true - but i also view this as work hard and you will succeed. My son played on the purple rugby team and is now playing in college, though his experience was tense (the head rugby coach is a competent but a jerk).

As far as academics, your son can challenge himself or take an easier path. My son was placed in the fast math track that skipped Alegbra 2 and went straight to precalc freshman yr, taking Calc BC as a junior, mulitvariable Calc and Linerar Alegbra senior yr. I would say that this math track was his most favoriate Gonzaga experience and most the boys went onto Ivy League schools and very highly regarding Colleges. Your son can't sign up for AP classes; to be placed in AP classes, you must get a teacher recommendation and have high grade. His college counselor was amazing!

His least favorite part of Gonzaga was the head rugby coach, and although he lives for rugby and wasn't a target by the head coach, he felt the discontent among with boys and parents. I didn't see any disrespect from the boys at matches or during the European / S. Amercan rugby tours, in fact, I witnessed enormous respect.

You know the saying, you can't pick your family but you can pick your friends and my son chose his circle wisely. There's negative behavior at most high schools but it's a choice to engage or not. My son has said to me many times during his 1st yr at his university - Gonzaga is the best high school in the country (i'm sure it's not but in his mind, it very well is).

God bleeds Purple :) [/quote]

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