Anonymous
Post 03/07/2021 08:24     Subject: Re:Gonzaga 2021
Anonymous wrote:I heard from a friend that her son scored in the 20% and still got in this year. His brother is there and he goes to Catholic School. This is a kid who never worked hard in school and has the poor grades to show it, but he is a legacy. I know a lot of great kids there but the fact that a student of this caliber can get in speaks volumes. I have no boys so no dog in this fight but it definitely shocked me.

Yikes! You mean his HSPT score was in the 20s? I’m shocked that he got into Gonzaga.

Our k-8 parochial school is sending many to Gonzaga this year; all legacies that applied but 1 & many new families.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2017 07:26     Subject: Re:Gonzaga 2021
Anonymous wrote:I heard from a friend that her son scored in the 20% and still got in this year. His brother is there and he goes to Catholic School. This is a kid who never worked hard in school and has the poor grades to show it, but he is a legacy. I know a lot of great kids there but the fact that a student of this caliber can get in speaks volumes. I have no boys so no dog in this fight but it definitely shocked me.


A legacy and 3 families with strong political ties were chosen over a stronger candidate. The student was not even waitlisted.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2017 20:08     Subject: Re:Gonzaga 2021
I heard from a friend that her son scored in the 20% and still got in this year. His brother is there and he goes to Catholic School. This is a kid who never worked hard in school and has the poor grades to show it, but he is a legacy. I know a lot of great kids there but the fact that a student of this caliber can get in speaks volumes. I have no boys so no dog in this fight but it definitely shocked me.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2017 19:48     Subject: Re:Gonzaga 2021
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Preference goes to legacies and then athletes.

Gonzaga is an independent Catholic school. They don't receive funding from the local arch dioces.



Um nope. Gonzaga IS an archdiocesan school. Prep is independent.


Gonzaga is independent. It is part of the ADW, so is Prep, but it is independent.

GC and SJC are also independent.


Sorry but nope again. This is directly from their website :
In-Brief
Gonzaga College High School is a Jesuit, Roman Catholic school and a part of the Archdiocese of Washington. In 1821, the Society of Jesus (commonly referred to as the Jesuits) founded Gonzaga. It is a part of the system of Jesuit High Schools in this country and around the world. The school's all-male student body currently numbers 960 students, and Gonzaga seeks to challenge each student while encouraging spiritual growth. In addition to our strong academic program, other important aspects of life at Gonzaga are our community service outreach programs and co-curricular activities, including our sports teams and club organizations. Altogether, these aspects educate a well-rounded student, a young man who is: intellectually competent, open to growth, religious, loving, and committed to doing justice in generous service to the people of God. Simply put, we educate our students to be Men for Others.


Again, a school can be part of the ADW and independent.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2017 18:55     Subject: Re:Gonzaga 2021
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Preference goes to legacies and then athletes.

Gonzaga is an independent Catholic school. They don't receive funding from the local arch dioces.



Um nope. Gonzaga IS an archdiocesan school. Prep is independent.


Gonzaga is independent. It is part of the ADW, so is Prep, but it is independent.

GC and SJC are also independent.


Sorry but nope again. This is directly from their website :
In-Brief
Gonzaga College High School is a Jesuit, Roman Catholic school and a part of the Archdiocese of Washington. In 1821, the Society of Jesus (commonly referred to as the Jesuits) founded Gonzaga. It is a part of the system of Jesuit High Schools in this country and around the world. The school's all-male student body currently numbers 960 students, and Gonzaga seeks to challenge each student while encouraging spiritual growth. In addition to our strong academic program, other important aspects of life at Gonzaga are our community service outreach programs and co-curricular activities, including our sports teams and club organizations. Altogether, these aspects educate a well-rounded student, a young man who is: intellectually competent, open to growth, religious, loving, and committed to doing justice in generous service to the people of God. Simply put, we educate our students to be Men for Others.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2017 18:50     Subject: Gonzaga 2021
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:wait, so if two kids are applying and have the same stats, except one is Catholic and one is not, the advantage doesn't go to the Catholic one?

Off course not


Well, they have to pick one of them, my money would be on the Catholic one 9/10 times. I'm sure they hope he grows up to be a legacy/donor/whatever, and the chances are stronger with him being Catholic.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2017 18:45     Subject: Re:Gonzaga 2021
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Preference goes to legacies and then athletes.

Gonzaga is an independent Catholic school. They don't receive funding from the local arch dioces.



Um nope. Gonzaga IS an archdiocesan school. Prep is independent.


Gonzaga is independent. It is part of the ADW, so is Prep, but it is independent.

GC and SJC are also independent.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2017 18:34     Subject: Re:Gonzaga 2021
Anonymous wrote:Preference goes to legacies and then athletes.

Gonzaga is an independent Catholic school. They don't receive funding from the local arch dioces.



Um nope. Gonzaga IS an archdiocesan school. Prep is independent.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2017 18:30     Subject: Re:Gonzaga 2021
Preference goes to legacies and then athletes.

Gonzaga is an independent Catholic school. They don't receive funding from the local arch dioces.

Anonymous
Post 02/27/2017 16:59     Subject: Gonzaga 2021
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:wait, so if two kids are applying and have the same stats, except one is Catholic and one is not, the advantage doesn't go to the Catholic one?

Off course not


It's a Catholic school.

It's owned by a Catholic religious order and run by priests.

Almost all of its faculty and staff are Catholics.

Almost all of its alumni and supporters are Catholics.

And you don't think they would give a Catholic applicant the nod over a non-Catholic?

How in the world would you come up with that?

Anonymous
Post 02/27/2017 16:41     Subject: Gonzaga 2021
Anonymous wrote:wait, so if two kids are applying and have the same stats, except one is Catholic and one is not, the advantage doesn't go to the Catholic one?


It's not a simple yes, but generally yes.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2017 16:21     Subject: Gonzaga 2021
Anonymous wrote:wait, so if two kids are applying and have the same stats, except one is Catholic and one is not, the advantage doesn't go to the Catholic one?

Off course not
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2017 14:22     Subject: Gonzaga 2021
wait, so if two kids are applying and have the same stats, except one is Catholic and one is not, the advantage doesn't go to the Catholic one?
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2017 13:56     Subject: Gonzaga 2021
Anonymous wrote:Just checking to see how admissions at Gonzaga went for next year. A friend's son didn't get in for 2021. Was it a big year for legacy etc? No need for bashing just asking the question.


Please see links and you can guess how difficult is to get in or not .. Every year GZ is getting more difficult to get in

https://www.lotusprep.com/best-high-schools-dc/

http://www.gonzaga.org/document.doc?id=7108


Anonymous
Post 02/26/2017 23:48     Subject: Gonzaga 2021
Please don't talk like this about people's children. This is a very good school with a great community. The OP was asking about admitted children.