Anonymous wrote:I know a lot of kids who are current students who got off the wait list, keep the faith and I wish your sons the best.

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Anonymous wrote:A little sensitive? That’s not what I said at all. All I said is that Gonzaga is the top choice for many kids and can also be pretty close to a safety school for others. Nothing more, nothing less.

Regardless of whether it’s because of size, supply vs. demand or anything else, the acceptance rate at Gonzaga allows it to be a reasonably sure thing for a very good student and is less of an admission crapshoot than some of the NWDC schools.

That doesn’t make it bad, less than, inferior, attacked or disliked. Not sure why you can’t accept that.

You are so unbelievably rude. There is no logical reason for you to be on this thread if all you’re going to post is typical DCUM troll rude level stuff. The world is rude enough already; stop adding to it. Be a better person.

It's the interlopers. PP pops into a thread with no first hand knowledge, repeats his own drummed up false narrative, and posts again and again and again.Then, the faux innocent query: "sensitive much?" So thoroughly annoying. Which I guess is the point. So, congrats, I guess.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid with straight As, HSPT 93, Catholic, coming from APS was waitlisted. He is very disappointed, Gonzaga was his first choice and put a lot of effort in his essay (10+ handwritten pages). He was accepted at Prep and one other school but still hoping to get off the Gonzaga waitlist. Reading through the threads here, it seems chances are low

DS got off the waitlist in a previous year with a similar profile. If they gave the option of writing a letter this year, definitely have your DS do that and let GZ know it’s his first choice. Good luck!

Anonymous wrote:My kid with straight As, HSPT 93, Catholic, coming from APS was waitlisted. He is very disappointed, Gonzaga was his first choice and put a lot of effort in his essay (10+ handwritten pages). He was accepted at Prep and one other school but still hoping to get off the Gonzaga waitlist. Reading through the threads here, it seems chances are low

Anonymous wrote:My kid with straight As, HSPT 93, Catholic, coming from APS was waitlisted. He is very disappointed, Gonzaga was his first choice and put a lot of effort in his essay (10+ handwritten pages). He was accepted at Prep and one other school but still hoping to get off the Gonzaga waitlist. Reading through the threads here, it seems chances are low

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A little sensitive? That’s not what I said at all. All I said is that Gonzaga is the top choice for many kids and can also be pretty close to a safety school for others. Nothing more, nothing less.

Regardless of whether it’s because of size, supply vs. demand or anything else, the acceptance rate at Gonzaga allows it to be a reasonably sure thing for a very good student and is less of an admission crapshoot than some of the NWDC schools.

That doesn’t make it bad, less than, inferior, attacked or disliked. Not sure why you can’t accept that.

You are so unbelievably rude. There is no logical reason for you to be on this thread if all you’re going to post is typical DCUM troll rude level stuff. The world is rude enough already; stop adding to it. Be a better person.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A little sensitive? That’s not what I said at all. All I said is that Gonzaga is the top choice for many kids and can also be pretty close to a safety school for others. Nothing more, nothing less.

Regardless of whether it’s because of size, supply vs. demand or anything else, the acceptance rate at Gonzaga allows it to be a reasonably sure thing for a very good student and is less of an admission crapshoot than some of the NWDC schools.

That doesn’t make it bad, less than, inferior, attacked or disliked. Not sure why you can’t accept that.

You are so unbelievably rude. There is no logical reason for you to be on this thread if all you’re going to post is typical DCUM troll rude level stuff. The world is rude enough already; stop adding to it. Be a better person.

Anonymous wrote:My kid with straight As, HSPT 93, Catholic, coming from APS was waitlisted. He is very disappointed, Gonzaga was his first choice and put a lot of effort in his essay (10+ handwritten pages). He was accepted at Prep and one other school but still hoping to get off the Gonzaga waitlist. Reading through the threads here, it seems chances are low

Anonymous wrote:A little sensitive? That’s not what I said at all. All I said is that Gonzaga is the top choice for many kids and can also be pretty close to a safety school for others. Nothing more, nothing less.

Regardless of whether it’s because of size, supply vs. demand or anything else, the acceptance rate at Gonzaga allows it to be a reasonably sure thing for a very good student and is less of an admission crapshoot than some of the NWDC schools.

That doesn’t make it bad, less than, inferior, attacked or disliked. Not sure why you can’t accept that.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A little sensitive? That’s not what I said at all. All I said is that Gonzaga is the top choice for many kids and can also be pretty close to a safety school for others. Nothing more, nothing less.

Regardless of whether it’s because of size, supply vs. demand or anything else, the acceptance rate at Gonzaga allows it to be a reasonably sure thing for a very good student and is less of an admission crapshoot than some of the NWDC schools.

That doesn’t make it bad, less than, inferior, attacked or disliked. Not sure why you can’t accept that.

Gonzaga is not a sure thing for any student, even someone with straight A's and 99% HSPT. Many strong students (even Catholic and coming from parochial schools) are denied admission. So a kid coming from a non Catholic or public school will certainly be less likely to gain admission even with high stats. Is it more likely than a place like Prep and STA? Yes, and that is only because of it's sheer size.

+1. My kid with straight As, HSPTs in the mid 90, and Catholic was waitlisted. If you search for the thread on this from last year, you will see that this is not an unusual result.

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Anonymous wrote:A little sensitive? That’s not what I said at all. All I said is that Gonzaga is the top choice for many kids and can also be pretty close to a safety school for others. Nothing more, nothing less.

Regardless of whether it’s because of size, supply vs. demand or anything else, the acceptance rate at Gonzaga allows it to be a reasonably sure thing for a very good student and is less of an admission crapshoot than some of the NWDC schools.

That doesn’t make it bad, less than, inferior, attacked or disliked. Not sure why you can’t accept that.

Gonzaga is not a sure thing for any student, even someone with straight A's and 99% HSPT. Many strong students (even Catholic and coming from parochial schools) are denied admission. So a kid coming from a non Catholic or public school will certainly be less likely to gain admission even with high stats. Is it more likely than a place like Prep and STA? Yes, and that is only because of it's sheer size.