Disregarding other factors such as cost of tuition, commuting times, etc, and just comparing school-to-school (academics, school life, etc), which of the two is better?
My siblings attended trinity from K-12th grade and they loved their experience there. I don’t know much about regis, but IMO you can’t go wrong with trinity. The campus is incredible, the faculty are second to none, and the students are incredibly intelligent and genuinely kind. I think it really comes down to fit. Both are incredible schools, but I will say that Trinity is known for a typically more rigorous academic curriculum than the other schools (it does depend on the classes you take, however). I also think that one of the pros, and in some cases negatives, at Trinity is that the parents and alums are EXTREMELY INVOLVED ON CAMPUS. While alums are incredibly helpful for internship and networking abilities and just getting a better sense of community of the school, the parent involvement is, IMO, a little overbearing. Keep in mind that some of these parents fought tooth and nail to get their kids in and they have an INCREDIBLY LARGE say regarding what happens with the school and their students lives. With all that said, GO TRINITY TIGERS!
Trinity is more stressful than Regis. It’s an amazing school, but not everyone can handle it. They also have more money at their disposal than Regis does, which gives them more resources. And I agree, the parents can be overbearing. If it were me, I would choose Trinity, but it really depends on you.
Thank you @CC4life for all the details! May I ask how did your siblings find the college application process at Trinity - was the school helpful? Did they “pressure” them to apply to certain schools? I’ve heard that Trinity reserves the top ones like HYPs for the wealthy and legacy kids, while the rest of the kids are pushed to other schools?
@sonatarhia I think trinity was incredibly helpful when it came to the college application process. The college counselors did try to push both of them to apply ED to columbia, but our whole family felt that this was more due to them being legacies at columbia, so College counseling wanted them to apply to schools/an ivy they had better chances. Ultimately, both of my siblings were in the top 25 percent of their class and my brother goes to Harvard and my sister goes to Princeton (they had no legacy/connection to either). Ultimately, I think as long as you are a strong student and in the top 1/3 or even top 1/2 of the class your college chances will increase dramatically. Personally, I know that there are MANY legacies kids to Ivies (typically Harvard or Columbia) who attend trinity, but those kids, on average, tend to be slightly less academic as the kids accepted to trinity without any connection who have some form of academic/extracurricular hook. Ultimately, I would say that legacy does help, but not being a legacy WILL NOT rule out someone’s chances at being accepted to Ivies from trinity.
@CC4life wow, Harvard and Princeton…I’m drooling here… That’s incredible for one family!!! Hope my child will be so lucky too (assuming he works hard all 4 years, maintains good grades, and all that!!!)
Thank you for all your replies!
The question is which is better for you, which is really a question only you could decide. Personally, I don’t see how money could not come into play, but that’s me. Regis, by virtue of being all-boys, and requiring them to be baptized Catholics, would be too homogeneous for me. But again, it’s a personal choice, and both are excellent schools.
@skieurope We do have a preference, but also want to get an idea of how the schools compare to each other, without other considerations such as tuition cost, commuting time, etc (obviously, all these would factor into the final decision).
Then you have your answer @sonatarhia
Regis might be all boys and Catholic, but it might be more socioeconomically diverse, too. (That’s a hunch. I have not reviewed any data.)
If you’re chasing prestige, Trinity is better known outside NY. If you are looking for a fantastic education, both are great. Neither one is “better” than the other.
Regis has a terrific teaching staff, and a true commitment to service…the motto is to Become Men For Others, and they live that, with numerous service days, and an incredible service program. Look at the senior year options. Trinity is interested in community service, but not to the same degree and has no service component. The Catholic faith is integral to Regis program-no need to try to squeeze in Mass on holy days-they will go as a class. They also have the full range of economic backgrounds-rich, middle class, and poor, while schools like Trinity tend to be more of a barbell. Plus, at this point, you must have committed to go, right? They asked for commitments a month ago, on February 8th…or maybe you are trying to imagine a choice for next year?