Anonymous wrote:STA sends about 20 percent of its class to Ivies, 20 percent to top ranked SLACS, and about 20 percent of its class to Chicago and Tulane.

True.

But that's not the goal of a Saint Albans' education - or its ultimate outcome.

The value of a Saint Albans education is you learn to work your ass off, develop a lot of self discipline and determination, organizational and time management skills. And let's not forget life long friendships.

In other words, 75% of Saint Albans students have effectively grown up- year after year- admiring each year's class of super star " big brothers". This is the normal from age 10 until graduation at 18.

They take that forged steel with them wherever they go to college, Grad school and later in all their challenges in life.

Talking about whether X Ivy is " a top Ivy" or an easier Ivy or what SLAC is a higher grade admit and then reflecting that back on a school is really vacuous imho.

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Anonymous wrote:So you are calling Michigan weak academically?

I wouldn't think OP is calling Michigan weak academically.

However, on a side note we decided NOT to apply after the armed protest at the State House and the plot to kidnap the Gov. We decided the MW hasn't changed enough in the last 40 years and have zero interest in DC having a "proud boy" as a roomie

I know the admissions office is weeping over your decision

My husband and I both attended schools in the Midwest. College towns are far more liberal than the surrounding areas. The Proud Boys aren’t the people you’d find there.

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Anonymous wrote:So you are calling Michigan weak academically?

I wouldn't think OP is calling Michigan weak academically.

However, on a side note we decided NOT to apply after the armed protest at the State House and the plot to kidnap the Gov. We decided the MW hasn't changed enough in the last 40 years and have zero interest in DC having a "proud boy" as a roomie

I know the admissions office is weeping over your decision

Anonymous wrote:Bates

Congrats! Bates alum here and I loved my 4 years there. Your child will have an excellent experience.

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Anonymous wrote:Results have been abysmal from what I have heard from early admits. Very down year. Way down.

Really, is this true of full pay families ?

We are not, but I heard that for small private schools in particular applying ED as a full pay family was a ticket this year- even more so than usual.

DC and best friend both applied ED to same reach. Friend actually the stronger candidate but rejected while DC accepted. Only difference? We knew our only chance for DC was to apply as full pay. It worked. I’m taking out a second mortgage.

The fake confessions are my favorite part of DCUM

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Anonymous wrote:Results have been abysmal from what I have heard from early admits. Very down year. Way down.

Really, is this true of full pay families ?

We are not, but I heard that for small private schools in particular applying ED as a full pay family was a ticket this year- even more so than usual.

DC and best friend both applied ED to same reach. Friend actually the stronger candidate but rejected while DC accepted. Only difference? We knew our only chance for DC was to apply as full pay. It worked. I’m taking out a second mortgage.

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Anonymous wrote:So you are calling Michigan weak academically?

I wouldn't think OP is calling Michigan weak academically.

However, on a side note we decided NOT to apply after the armed protest at the State House and the plot to kidnap the Gov. We decided the MW hasn't changed enough in the last 40 years and have zero interest in DC having a "proud boy" as a roomie

Please tell me this is not a legit post?

Anonymous wrote:Notre Dame...twe. And I'm am alum. Just put a hold on my annual fund check and am reaching for my third glass of merlot. DC looked like he had a very good chance per Naviance by the way. The murmurings of a brutal year at the privates are ringing true.

At our house and among DC's friends. This year, I bet matriculations look starkly different at area privates.

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Notre Dame...twe. And I'm am alum. Just put a hold on my annual fund check and am reaching for my third glass of merlot. DC looked like he had a very good chance per Naviance by the way. The murmurings of a brutal year at the privates are ringing true.

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Anonymous wrote:Results have been abysmal from what I have heard from early admits. Very down year. Way down.

Really, is this true of full pay families ?

We are not, but I heard that for small private schools in particular applying ED as a full pay family was a ticket this year- even more so than usual.

20-25% down across the board is what I have heard

+2 Rejections everywhere at our big 3

Which colleges have rejected or deferred?

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Anonymous wrote:Do you guys really think the Ivy League schools are fighting over privileged private school kids? I'm in admissions at one and they aren't. We prefer kids from good publics who performed well in school with healthy extracurricular activities. I tell my brother and sister in law repeatedly, that paying for private in hopes it will get them into a good college is really misguided.

+1 our office tries to get 50/50 public/private

You do realize that only 10% of seniors in the US go to private (i.e. non-public) schools ? So you are actually disagreeing with the PP since your 50/50 split would mean that private school kids are grossly over-reprsented (i.e. 5x more likely to be admitted than a public school kid)

But far more private school seniors apply to college than public school seniors nationally.

For this to be true when there are 3.3 million public school graduates and .35 million private school graduates, you’d have to believe that 90% of public school graduates do not apply to college.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you guys really think the Ivy League schools are fighting over privileged private school kids? I'm in admissions at one and they aren't. We prefer kids from good publics who performed well in school with healthy extracurricular activities. I tell my brother and sister in law repeatedly, that paying for private in hopes it will get them into a good college is really misguided.

+1 our office tries to get 50/50 public/private

You do realize that only 10% of seniors in the US go to private (i.e. non-public) schools ? So you are actually disagreeing with the PP since your 50/50 split would mean that private school kids are grossly over-reprsented (i.e. 5x more likely to be admitted than a public school kid)

But far more private school seniors apply to college than public school seniors nationally.

No, a higher percentage apply (not more in raw numbers).

+1. Since there are far more public school kids applying to colleges than private school kids, Mr. 50/50 is actually disproportionately favoring private school kids (and does not even know it).

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Anonymous wrote:Do you guys really think the Ivy League schools are fighting over privileged private school kids? I'm in admissions at one and they aren't. We prefer kids from good publics who performed well in school with healthy extracurricular activities. I tell my brother and sister in law repeatedly, that paying for private in hopes it will get them into a good college is really misguided.

+1 our office tries to get 50/50 public/private

You do realize that only 10% of seniors in the US go to private (i.e. non-public) schools ? So you are actually disagreeing with the PP since your 50/50 split would mean that private school kids are grossly over-reprsented (i.e. 5x more likely to be admitted than a public school kid)

But far more private school seniors apply to college than public school seniors nationally.

No, a higher percentage apply (not more in raw numbers).

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Anonymous wrote:Do you guys really think the Ivy League schools are fighting over privileged private school kids? I'm in admissions at one and they aren't. We prefer kids from good publics who performed well in school with healthy extracurricular activities. I tell my brother and sister in law repeatedly, that paying for private in hopes it will get them into a good college is really misguided.

+1 our office tries to get 50/50 public/private

You do realize that only 10% of seniors in the US go to private (i.e. non-public) schools ? So you are actually disagreeing with the PP since your 50/50 split would mean that private school kids are grossly over-reprsented (i.e. 5x more likely to be admitted than a public school kid)

But far more private school seniors apply to college than public school seniors nationally.

Source?