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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is all about the right fit. St. Andrews is an excellent school staffed by dedicated and well qualified faculty who go above and beyond to help students to reach their full potential.

Our now adult gifted child (graduated 6 years ago) was well prepared for elite colleges and has thrived during both undergrad and now post grad studies.

Some of the earlier observations regarding less strong cohorts compared to the Big 3 or 5 are probably true. SAES mission involves welcoming a broad swathe of learners and embracing neurological diversity. However, there are definitely many extremely bright students who are well served by St. Andrews. The school does not seek to be a pressure cooker but rather places value on cultivating personal balance and happiness, in addition to striving for intellectual rigor.

Some of the other criticisms are less true now: They do reportedly now offer calculus BC and multivariable now and they do help students get summer STEM internships that are needed to show demonstrated interest for leading STEM schools.

However, they do still strive for balance between mind, body and spirit. They emphasize “four pillars of learning”. This requires students to pursue a balance of academics, visual and performing arts, sports and religion/community service. SAES education is rigorous but also nurturing and balanced.

Perhaps the least rigorous aspect of SAES is the enforcement of the dress code. :-)[/quote]
What do you consider “elite college’s”? HYP?[/quote]

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