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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First off, congratulations to the Prep recruits. Anyone who has a child athlete competing at that level knows how hard they have  to train to get recruited.

I think the concern with most in this thread is that if your son is not an elite athlete , or an international student , and if he decides to attend Prep, then the chances of him getting into a good college are slim. That’s not necessarily the case with other schools. For example,  Gonazaga (@gonzagaseniors23) has several kids who aren’t athlete recruits and got into top 20 schools including Ivies .[/quote]
Are you saying with a straight face Gonzaga is a better school educationally than Prep??? Seriously??[/quote]

PP here.I am just stating a fact.  I was surprised as well . I’m mentioning Gonzaga as a comparison. Just look at their college matriculations this year. Several non athlete recruits going to Ivies and top 20 schools this year vs. barely any at Prep ( International students aside).

Why would you think that was the case? 
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Well those Gonzaga Ivy admits are all legacy kids. (the Harvard, Cornell x 2, Princeton), 
Maybe the Prep parents did not attend the Ivies. [/quote]

Even if true, there are plenty of other very impressive admits that are neither legacy nor athletic.  Gonzaga seems to have more room for the ordinary smart nerd.  Love that my smart theater kid got into his first choice top 20 with no hooks.
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Give me a break. 
Even if true? 
It's true.  Why are people so nuts with defending schools' college admits.  These kids are legacy.  Period. 
I'm sure they're still brilliant and great.  But they got into Harvard and Princeton from Gonzaga because their parents went there. [/quote]

This legacy crap is such a weak cop out.  My parents didn’t go to college and neither did my husband’s and we both went to Princeton and then to Yale Law.  Totally unhooked.  But guess what, our kids are really smart and we are very capable of giving them every opportunity to do well.  Their “legacy” from us is a really, really strong foundation. [/quote]

Law is different.  Yale law is all about perfect LSAT.  Hooks don't help.[/quote]

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