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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's not mentioned because it's a high school and most of the discussion on this board centers on younger kids.  I know it's a big sports school and a lot of boys from Mater Dei go there.[/quote]

It used to be 90%+ of Mater Dei boys went to Prep (or seemingly appeared to be).  Nowadays?  Probably no more than 50%.  It used to be unheard of for many MD kids to go to Landon or Gonzaga.  Gonzaga, in particular, is much more attractive for many families, the 50% cheaper price tag being the primary driver.[/quote]

Your time horizon is too short. Your 90% number is way off base. It varies year to year, but Gonzaga has many years gotten quite a few MD boys (Up to 10) going back to to the 1980's at least. This increase in the number of Mater Dei kids going to Gonzaga isn't a recent trend. The anomaly has been years where a large number of Mater Dei kids go to GP. Ned Williams and Chris have had for many years tell parents that "MD isn't prep for Prep" so their expectations were brought in line with reality.

The big difference between the 1990's and the early 2000's is that it used to be that GP just wouldn't accept that many MD students. New they'll accept more but the parents are looking for a better deal and finding it in Eye Street.

Very few Mater Dei kids go to Landon. That's a true rarity and there's generally a story behind it.[/quote]

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