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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]GP waitlisted 9/boy.  Sent a E-mail and sincere letter stating GP is our first choice and waiting.  Is it ok to re-write a letter or visit?  Should we just wait? Any words can be helpful and many thanks to you.[/quote]

Do not push Mr. Gilbert...........[/quote]

It's totally okay to call admissions office and talk to someone in person and confirm that they got the letter.  The school where we were waitlisted had not received it yet when we called, and it gave us an opportunity to let them know verbally how enthusiastic we were about the school. [/quote]

As stated before AD at GP are not to be push. They tent to react the wrong way.[/quote]

Can you give any other insight into the admissions process at GP? Anything they particularly like or hate? Things that push their buttons?[/quote]

In no particular order or weighting:

1. Smart enough to do the work. You don't have to be a genius, but neither can you be a drag on the classes.
2. Problem and drama free - GP favors kids from schools they have relationships with so that they can get a formal and informal input what they might be getting. This covers behavioral problems, academic problems, honesty, ethics, interpersonal relationships, etc.
3. List price paying or as close to that as they can get.
4. Special talents and skills - Athletics is a big deal. I would think they would be especially interested in football players these days with lax in the descendency
5. Catholic - with good recommendations from the parish school. Especially if it is one of the feeders (Mater Dei and the Potomac, Bethesda and Kensington Parishes)
6. A solid, if unspectacular, family background (w/o problems) free from Tiger moms and unreasonable parents. (or Moms who are smashed at 10:00am)
7. A connection to the school (legacy status --- father, uncles, grandfathers, brothers, etc.)
8. A popular kid - which means he will drag others along with him to Prep and will do well interpersonally when he is there.
9. A family commitment to Catholic education or even better, Jesuit education. Wouldn't hurt if Dad or Mom went to BC or Georgetown or St Joes.
10. A very strong preference for Prep - I would think that the position of "We are applying to Prep and Gonzaga and St Albans and Landon and XYZ" would be a real loser in GP's eyes. They don't want to offer slots to "shoppers" They want the committed.[/quote]

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