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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The average SAT score of seniors at Gonzaga is no higher than the better public schools in Montgomery, Fairfax and Arlington.  So how competitive can admissions really be?[/quote]

The school turns boys into men.  Can’t say the same at public. [/quote]

"The school turns boys into men. "

As a graduate of a Jesuit school I cannot stress how important this is to the ethos of the Jesuit education. The Jesuits are focused on developing men for others. Which is to say they believe that serving the community, working for the greater good, and focusing on social justice is an important part of the whole person. Anything you can do before applying to show this is a core belief, in action, will go a long way. If you try to fake it they will see through it in an instant.[/quote]

How does a school measure that “the school turns boys into men.”?  Just curious as that seems like a tough one to quantify. [/quote]

It’s quite obvious when you meet them. Have you heard Fernando Mendoza speak? Is he similar to regular public school boys? [/quote]

Did Fernando vandalize often in group events like Gonzaga boys have recently?[/quote]

I know you are being facetious, since we all know that the actions of a few do not define nor represent the whole, but for fun, I looked up incidents from Fernando’s high school that also do not define nor represent him:

- A classmate of his who was arrested and charged with making a music video about conducting a school shooting (this one put the high school on CBS Evening News!)
- A classmate who per Reddit was sleeping with another classmate’s mom (scandalous!)
- Another classmate (whew!) and fellow athlete who was suspended and kicked off their team for hurling racial slurs during games. 
- Senior class members who got in a whole bunch of trouble for having a living tiger at their Welcome to the Jungle themed prom.
- A 15-year-old student who was arrested after he was trying to persuade a 13-year-old to help him kill his mother

I stopped looking because the point is clear: The actions of a few do not represent the whole.[/quote]

AND the other clear point: Every high school (but please someone correct me if you can name any high school anywhere where a student or group of students didn’t do something absolutely boneheaded if not illegal) has a bad kid or heck even a group of them at different points. It might not be a bad egg in every year, but it happens. You are lying to yourself if you don’t believe this, but again I’d love to hear about the school with only perfectly behaved kids, anywhere in our country.

Don’t worry, I’ve already Googled just about every well known private school (Catholic or not) that I know about in the DC area make sure I am not missing some pristine example. Spoiler: I can find incidents and allegations for students at ALL OF THEM. Do they represent their school or what their school believes in? Clearly not.[/quote]

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