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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are some illusions being promoted.  GP may be a great school.  Sending half of its kids to GT, BC and ND is certainly terrific.  But GP is not in the same league academically as STA, Sidwell or Potomac.   Not even close.  Those schools probably send a third of their kids to the Ivies and their equivalents such as Stanford and Little Three.  Let's get real.  GP has been around a long time and a has terrific traditions that attract many families.  But those qualities to not place it in the same league as the above schools in terms of academics.  Sports is obviously a different matter.  Now GP can be legitimately criticized for having failed to improve its academic standing despite its money and the growth in MC over the last 20 years as a PP noted.[/quote]

Misleading.  STA and Sidwell's impressive college admissions rosters are driven largely by parental legacies (i.e., there are more ivy alum parents at those schools than at any other schools south of Choate). Potomac doesn't send their kids to more ivies than GP or any other top high school in the region--not sure why they're even in the conversation.  In short, you're setting yourself up for disappointment if you think STA or SF will give your child a better shot to get into an ivy than GP or Landon.  If you yourself don't already have an ivy legacy, your son is going to be on equal footing, so it's best to choose the right match for him b/c it'll be up to him (not the prep school) to get into the college of his choice.[/quote]

There are several ways of getting into an Ivy, you can be the smartest person in your class from a dog's school and get in, have an Ivy legacy, graduate from a school that matriculates there along with some super grades or have wealthy parents with great connections.  A parent has to know their child's strengths and help them navigate in that direction.  Yes we can always start with the school but it has to be a school that will not only matriculate to an IVY, the top 3 or sister 7 or public Ivy, however, the choice has to be one that the child can develop into the best student possible.  More plainly, a good student at a great school with wonderful opportunities to excel will help.  STA has so many avenues for helping their students succeed.  GP may be a perfect fit for someone which will allow him to move up in student government become well liked by all including perform well academically and create the same end for himself.  So I agree choosing the school that is the best fit for your son is a way to get them there.  Let me be clear choose from the limited list.  You know like, GP,STA,Sidwell, Gonzaga and Landon.  Any boy comming from these four schools can get into an Ivy if that is what they really want to do.  [/quote]

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