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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think St Albans prioritizes boys from private elementary schools - I think STA is looking for boys who will stay through graduation and families who are committed to private school early demonstrate they value paying all that money for the private school experience. Further, STA knows the curriculum, teachers and culture of these places.  Wouldn’t you listen to the opinion of someone you know first-hand than someone you don’t know?  Same with coming from Beauvoir.  They really know those kids because they came from the Close.

But don’t take that to mean that these boys are not deserving.  They often are great students who achieve a lot of success at STA.  Another poster mentioned that they like certain public schools more than others and this is in the same vein.  They have seen students succeed and add to the community from these schools so they too seem like a known quantities.

Bottom line, there are many more qualified boys than slots.  There are deserving boys who are not offered admission, certainly.  I am glad there are so many private schools in the area and hopefully one of those other phenomenal choices worked out for your kid.[/quote]

The boys who get in from private elementary also tend to be connected in some way. Legacy, sibling, board members, social circles.  It's not a secret, the k-8 parents talk openly about this.  Every school has its admissions preferences, just know that with STA (and others) straight A's and perfect recs and ECs don't mean everything.[/quote]

It’s all about connections, connections, connections. [/quote]

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