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Anonymous wrote:So far at least NINE going to Georgetown University. That is incredible!!

9 to GU, with maybe more on the way, is a high number for Prep.

But GP has always sent a lot of grads to Jesuit colleges like Georgetown, BC, Holy Cross, Loyola of Maryland, Fordham, etc. etc.

Coming from Prep applicants seem to have an advantage in the admissions process and there are frequently family connections to these schools.

Some kids go to Ivies, public Ivies (UVA, Michigan, etc) and NESCAC schools, but Prep isn’t filled with HYP-obsessed parents like some other these other schools appear to be.

Because there’s a relatively large range of academic ability in the student body, lots of kids go to less competitive colleges.

Prep has no interest in being like St Albans or Sidwell. It’s quite happy being what it has always been; Catholic, academically strong, sports-oriented, and connected to its alumni.

Georgetown and those schools ar win different leagues/stratospheres... Not even close. Georgetown is extremely selective and seriously difficult to get into. The others are competitive but again a different league.

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Anonymous wrote:So far at least NINE going to Georgetown University. That is incredible!!

9 to GU, with maybe more on the way, is a high number for Prep.

But GP has always sent a lot of grads to Jesuit colleges like Georgetown, BC, Holy Cross, Loyola of Maryland, Fordham, etc. etc.

Coming from Prep applicants seem to have an advantage in the admissions process and there are frequently family connections to these schools.

Some kids go to Ivies, public Ivies (UVA, Michigan, etc) and NESCAC schools, but Prep isn’t filled with HYP-obsessed parents like some other these other schools appear to be.

Because there’s a relatively large range of academic ability in the student body, lots of kids go to less competitive colleges.

Prep has no interest in being like St Albans or Sidwell. It’s quite happy being what it has always been; Catholic, academically strong, sports-oriented, and connected to its alumni.

FYI: Lots of lots Saint Albans (Christian Episcopal) and Sidwell (Christian Quaker) kids go to less competitive colleges, too.

Anonymous wrote:So far at least NINE going to Georgetown University. That is incredible!!

9 to GU, with maybe more on the way, is a high number for Prep.

But GP has always sent a lot of grads to Jesuit colleges like Georgetown, BC, Holy Cross, Loyola of Maryland, Fordham, etc. etc.

Coming from Prep applicants seem to have an advantage in the admissions process and there are frequently family connections to these schools.

Some kids go to Ivies, public Ivies (UVA, Michigan, etc) and NESCAC schools, but Prep isn’t filled with HYP-obsessed parents like some other these other schools appear to be.

Because there’s a relatively large range of academic ability in the student body, lots of kids go to less competitive colleges.

Prep has no interest in being like St Albans or Sidwell. It’s quite happy being what it has always been; Catholic, academically strong, sports-oriented, and connected to its alumni.

This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. The school has been around since the 1700s and has alway been know as the best education available for boys.

So far at least NINE going to Georgetown University. That is incredible!!

Anonymous wrote:well that makes 3 Princeton sports recruits. 2 for lacrosse and one for track.

How do you know this is why?

Anonymous wrote:Another group of postings with some incredible schools.

ANOTHER Princeton (that makes at least three) that's undeniably wow, TWO MORE Georgetown, Tulane, ANOTHER Michigan, Washington and Lee (multiple?), Multiple Boston College, UNCCH,

*Also notice multiple Vanderbilt matriculations that nobody has mentioned. These matriculations are worth mentioning too as it's ranked 13 by USNWR.

well that makes 3 Princeton sports recruits. 2 for lacrosse and one for track.

And note, Princeton is ranked NUNBER ONE in national universities.
Source: https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities

Another group of postings with some incredible schools.

ANOTHER Princeton (that makes at least three) that's undeniably wow, TWO MORE Georgetown, Tulane, ANOTHER Michigan, Washington and Lee (multiple?), Multiple Boston College, UNCCH,

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Anonymous wrote:First off, congratulations to the Prep recruits. Anyone who has a child athlete competing at that level knows how hard they have to train to get recruited.

I think the concern with most in this thread is that if your son is not an elite athlete , or an international student , and if he decides to attend Prep, then the chances of him getting into a good college are slim. That’s not necessarily the case with other schools. For example, Gonazaga (@gonzagaseniors23) has several kids who aren’t athlete recruits and got into top 20 schools including Ivies .

Are you saying with a straight face Gonzaga is a better school educationally than Prep??? Seriously??

Np here. I put Gonzaga and Georgetown Prep in the same bucket. Academics are probably similar. I doubt colleges look at those two schools differently. Georgetown Prep likes to act more fancy but whatever

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I've noticed Ole Miss is wildly popular in this area (not just at Prep but other schools, too). What is so appealing about that particular school? Why the bump in popularity?

Because Ole Miss is a much easier admit than some of the other big southern schools. Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and now Clemson have become progressively more selective, so students looking for the big southern college experience but who aren't as strong academically are now looking at Alabama/Auburn/Ole Miss.

Ow wow interesting. Makes me think of Grisham books (Ole Miss)

I’m sorry but those southern schools won’t let women in after 2024
Florida omg only idiots are sending kids there

The UF alumni has already been notified accreditation will be removed if DeSantis keeps up his crap morons

You sound unhinged.

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I've noticed Ole Miss is wildly popular in this area (not just at Prep but other schools, too). What is so appealing about that particular school? Why the bump in popularity?

Because Ole Miss is a much easier admit than some of the other big southern schools. Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and now Clemson have become progressively more selective, so students looking for the big southern college experience but who aren't as strong academically are now looking at Alabama/Auburn/Ole Miss.

Ow wow interesting. Makes me think of Grisham books (Ole Miss)

I’m sorry but those southern schools won’t let women in after 2024
Florida omg only idiots are sending kids there

The UF alumni has already been notified accreditation will be removed if DeSantis keeps up his crap morons

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Anonymous wrote:Love that my smart theater kid got into his first choice top 20 with no hooks.

Theater was a hook. If his grades and test scores were great, those were hooks too.

He can’t sing act or dance lol. But it worked out thanks to Gonzaga!

You sound fake.

LOL I wish that were true. But it was fun watching him in all his ensemble roles. Gonzaga is really good about making everyone shine!!!

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Anonymous wrote:Public schools have better acceptances

They do not have better acceptances than Prep. They just don't. Two going Princeton (so far!), multiple Hopkins, etc

The fact that the school names are you measure anything is hilarious.

A lot of not “top“ schools have very specific programs that some students may be interested in. The best school is the one that is best for that individual student.

Absolutely.

This^!