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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter scored 45%ile and had A/B grades but amazing essays & recs. She got into ahc & sjc with FinAid. We were surprised she got accepted to sjc bc it was a competitive year and peers with higher hspt were rejected/waitlisted. No hooks coming from a k-8. She’s very happy at her HS now. [/quote]

Why does SJC let it so many kids with mid scores? I respected the school but now I am disappointed.

All the hype, the time, and the effort to study for the HSPT only to find out SJC admits anyone. Why bother to study if they are the Radford of high schools? [/quote]

The point, though, is that they don’t admit EVERYONE but they choose a wide variety of kids, so if your kid scores low on the HSPT it isn’t a sure thing they will be admitted but there is a chance.

There are only so many seats, roughly half girls and half boys. Out of those, many kids have HSPT scores in the 90s. The Scholars Program is strong and gives kids in that program an academic scholarship. There are also recruited athletes, kids who applied for music/art/theatre scholarships, students with language skills, children of immigrants, children of single mothers, kids who are super devoted to Catholic ministry, kids who want to be in the Cadet Program and come from a military family background, etc.

For all the happy stories, the majority of kids with low HSPT scores at my DC’s K-8 were waitlisted/rejected for SJC, including some who have siblings there. However there were some surprises so it’s not hopeless! [/quote]

SJC also has its share of VIP families. They are not as in your face as at some schools, but they exist. [/quote]

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