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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I got a question.  I am African American and GP is indeed our first pick.  We visited the school and absolutely loved it.  I noticed that most applicants will need to make 99 on the SSAT but we are willing to give it a shot.  Now we are after a great education that will propel us towards a Holy Cross or a Georgetown.  I'm just being honest with you.  Now this is what I need to know.  Do blacks stand out like a sore thumb?  Will he not have a single friend there?  Hey I might as well ask directly before we waste time, energy and money.  [/quote]

Why don't you ask to talk to some of the African American families there?  The diversity stats aren't great but that doesn't mean your son couldn't have a great experience.  Our tour guide when we went this fall was an AA boy and based on his interactions with the other boys he seemed to have lots of friends of multiple colors.  Totally anecdotal I know.  It may also be that sports makes a difference.  Does your son play a sport (especially a mainstream sport for GP, which seem to be football, basketball and lacrosse). My impression (could be wrong) is that makes a difference there.[/quote]

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