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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has anyone had your son’s club coach reach out to St Albans Admissions as a reference?  Did it help?[/quote]

It does not help. SA admits about 10-15 kids for those classes growing by a section after 4th grade. Of those, 4-5 are based on minority, 4-5 are based on legacy and wealth, 4-5 better be absolutely outstanding and their families able to donate $$. The diversity kids take care of the athletics. [/quote]

Who are these people?   I have a kid at STA and this isn't accurate.  But I guess it is a anonymous forum, so what do you expect.[/quote]

Why don't you break it down for us?[/quote]

The pp is correct and the numbers on their site bear it out. Also, the admissions people giving tours are quite open to this breakdown. From the school, 39% of the enrollment is people of color; 4th grade starts with 40 kids and about 30 come from Beauvoir so that leaves only 10 new admits. About 5 new kids might make it in 5th grade due to attrition; 6-8 are added in 6th grade; 13 - 16 are added in 7th grade. This means there are now 60 - 64 kids entering high school. The high school classes are about 75 - 80 boys. There just aren't that many spots available where things like club coach referrals matter. It goes legacy, minority and then how your family will better the school ($$) and don't forget being Episcopalian.

As the pp poster alluded, your kid better be 6'5" and skilled if he's not a minority. But if he's that athletic, you won't need the referral anyway. This isn't a knock on SA. They want to be good in sports but aren't willing to sacrifice their own standards like others in the area do. [/quote]

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