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Anonymous

12/17/2011 21:21 Subject: Re:"Cathedral Schools"

Hasn't anyone also heard that the competition for girls in the college admissions race is much, much stiffer than that for boys? There simply aren't as many driven boys as there are girls. It's not at all surprising that St. Alban's would have more acceptances than NCS.

Anonymous

12/17/2011 20:09 Subject: Re:"Cathedral Schools"

These details make sense only when part of a complete picture -- so, how many girls from NCS applied EA to Harvard, etc.,.? I'm a former college admissions officer who's remained in higher education and is very familiar with trends, including relationships between colleges and sister/brother schools (such as the Cathedral Schools). In order for this information to make any real sense and give any real indication of academic comparability between NCS and St. Alban's, we need to know the number of apps sent to each school, etc., and we also need to know more background about the applicants. The acceptance details provided here (or at least with this level of information) do nothing towards suggesting academic strength/weakness/comparability of the two schools.

Anonymous

12/17/2011 19:30 Subject: "Cathedral Schools"

Anonymous wrote:I've also heard that StA had a 100% early acceptance rate this year at Harvard, with only 5 boys applying.

Well done

Anonymous

12/17/2011 18:43 Subject: "Cathedral Schools"

I've also heard that StA had a 100% early acceptance rate this year at Harvard, with only 5 boys applying.

Anonymous

12/17/2011 18:10 Subject: Re:"Cathedral Schools"

But not a recruited runner

Anonymous

12/17/2011 17:42 Subject: Re:"Cathedral Schools"

Anonymous wrote:Yes.

I've just gotten too cynical on DCUM to believe without proof. "Amy Carter went to Holton!" "It's Maret, you idiots!"

Pictures or it didn't happen.

Anonymous

12/17/2011 17:39 Subject: "Cathedral Schools"

I'm not sure I'm buying it about only 2 having athletic connections. I know of one who got into Harvard who is a champion runner.

Anonymous

12/17/2011 17:19 Subject: "Cathedral Schools"

I believe you. That is very impressive. It must be an amazing class. Well done.

Anonymous

12/17/2011 17:10 Subject: Re:"Cathedral Schools"

Yes.

Anonymous

12/17/2011 17:10 Subject: Re:"Cathedral Schools"

Anonymous wrote:Just to confirm: STA early acceptances: Harvard (5), Yale (4), Penn (3), Dartmouth (3), Princeton (1), Columbia (1) out of a graduating class of 76. Of the 17, only 2 had a clear athletic connection with the admissions office, one baseball and one crew. There were many other early acceptances as well such as: Wake Forest (3), Tufts, and Sewanee (2).

You should post the full matriculation list in the spring, so we can believe you. Didn't early admission results just get released a day or two ago? And you Already know results from a quarter of the class?

Anonymous

12/17/2011 16:47 Subject: Re:"Cathedral Schools"

Just to confirm: STA early acceptances: Harvard (5), Yale (4), Penn (3), Dartmouth (3), Princeton (1), Columbia (1) out of a graduating class of 76. Of the 17, only 2 had a clear athletic connection with the admissions office, one baseball and one crew. There were many other early acceptances as well such as: Wake Forest (3), Tufts, and Sewanee (2).

Anonymous

12/17/2011 16:33 Subject: "Cathedral Schools"

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:for STA -- how many had ALUM hooks? NCS is a very, very strong school, but it's no mystery why NCS parts want to be considered as the girls' St. Albans

Are you nuts? NCS girls take STA courses for an easy A. I've had conversations with STA faculty and they talk about how the girls' performance exceeds the boys' because the girls are so driven. These are not girls who wants to be perceived as St Albans students. There's a lot of joking about the fake British system, and the vainglorious STA mission staement "from the top of St Albans looking down at the capitol . . . " or some such nonsense. STA is so mired and smug in its traditions that it has ceased to innovate. There's a reason for the decline of WASP power in the last century.

Anonymous

12/17/2011 14:57 Subject: "Cathedral Schools"

Are those really the totals for early decision at NCS? If this were true then it would be awful. I cannot believe that this is a complete list.

Frankly, NCS usually has better results across the board but St Albans may have an advantage with top ten acceptances. Mostly due to athletics. How many of the above acceptances are for athletes?

Anonymous

12/17/2011 12:47 Subject: "Cathedral Schools"

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With regard to NCS vs STA, think about this year's early admission results --

STA: Harvard (5), Yale (4), Dartmouth (3), Princeton (1).

NCS: Dartmouth (1), Penn (3).

So while they're both great, great schools, and the college results for classes will differ from year to year, and -- importantly -- other STA and NCS students may get into these schools during the normal admission process, there does seem to be a difference in early college admission results.

Very impressive for STA -- how many had ALUM hooks? NCS is a very, very strong school, but it's no mystery why NCS parts want to be considered as the girls' St. Albans

Very unlikely that an Athletic hook alone was involved with a student from STA. L and UM hooks are possible.

Anonymous

12/17/2011 12:26 Subject: "Cathedral Schools"

Anonymous wrote:With regard to NCS vs STA, think about this year's early admission results --

STA: Harvard (5), Yale (4), Dartmouth (3), Princeton (1).

NCS: Dartmouth (1), Penn (3).

So while they're both great, great schools, and the college results for classes will differ from year to year, and -- importantly -- other STA and NCS students may get into these schools during the normal admission process, there does seem to be a difference in early college admission results.

Very impressive for STA -- how many had ALUM hooks? NCS is a very, very strong school, but it's no mystery why NCS parts want to be considered as the girls' St. Albans