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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Exactly.  Ivies aren’t the end all be all.  Some people are so narrow minded and only want their kids to go Ivy.  Many of them get a reality check when either their kids don’t want to go or can’t get in.  Big wake up call. Good news is there kid can be equally successful, if not more so, if they attend a college they want it a school that is a better fit.[/quote]

So then that means that all these boys at Prep don’t want to go to an ivy? Because as PP said there were no H,Y, P.[/quote]

Well as PP says, it’s about fit.  Some Catholic schools emphasize conformity and self-discipline.  Whereas Ivy League admissions is more about singularity,  leadership, and taking initiative.   Not mutually exclusive, of course.  But I don’t necessarily see many of the very bright young students at my DC’s Catholic K-8 aiming for an Ivy.  The school really teaches them in an explicit way to be like everyone else, not to stand out.  Nothing wrong with that at all.  [/quote]

This is factually incorrect for the Catholic schools my children attend.  If this has been your experience, I am sorry and maybe you should consider moving on to a different school or trying to make change in your current school. I have a son at Prep and can tell you they emphasize diversity, independence, leadership, and initiative all while focusing on their “mission of forming men of competence, conscience, commitment and compassion; men of faith, men for others”. They have sent countless grads to Ivy League schools as well as many other top schools.  Generalizing you’re statements to all catholic schools is inaccurate and offensive.[/quote]

+1 What a load of crappy stereotyping![/quote]

I am sorry that my family’s experience....did not conform to your own.  [/quote]

Who said anything about conforming, besides you?  Expressing that we had a different experience and made suggestions that your experience is not the norm and you should either advocate for change or switch schools.  [/quote]

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