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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My catholic kid from a public school has straight A’s and extracurriculars, etc. but she did poorly on the test (below 60%).

Sigh.

I’m guessing we are stuck in public school.

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Don't give up hope.  My kid is just as you described (except not Catholic), and was accepted to both GC and SJC... and now gets all A's and one or two B's. [/quote]

Thanks, pp.

Was that recently?

My understanding is that the mass exodus from area public schools has prompted a dramatic influx of applications to GC and SJC specifically. Both schools apparently have larger freshman classes this year because more students accepted than the schools had anticipated…and that means the schools are likely to admit fewer students this time around.

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Current sophomore, so we were going through the admissions process two years ago.  There were a lot of applicants then too (I want to say it was around 900-1,000 for 300 spots at both schools).[/quote]

Last year it was over 1,200 applicants for 300 spots and they wound up over enrolling by about 10%.[/quote]

How are y’all learning these stats? Is this information about the number of applicants verses the number of accepted students …is it in the acceptance letter when your kid gets in? I’m like, how do people know this? [/quote]

Admissions officers share this info if you ask questions during the open house or tours.

My biggest takeaway is that most seats are essentially earmarked for siblings, athletes, and a balance for gender and race. And for catholic HS, there is some sort of wink-wink/nod-nod to ensure kids coming from parochial schools land somewhere.

This means your white kid from a public school or even non-catholic private has a small chance of getting in.

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Don’t be too easily discouraged. My white non-athlete kids from public both got into every HS they applied to, including the Catholics. Many of their friends did as well. [/quote]

When?

And how low were their test scores?

Because this thread is focused on kids who did poorly on the HSPT.

And ftr, scoring in the 70s/80s/90s isn’t doing poorly.

Will your non-athlete unhooked white public school kid get in anywhere with truly low test scores? That’s the question.

And per admissions officers, I believe the answer is no. [/quote]

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