<p>I am currently applying to some postgrad schools. 2 of them are blair and pomfret</p>
<p>do postgrads generally need high stats to gain admission</p>
<p>the reason why Im going to postgrad is to improve my grades</p>
<p>thanks I would appreciate responses</p>
<p>I don't know about Blair and Pomfret specifically, but generally post-grad admissions are either athletes or international exchange students. And yes, both groups have to be smart.</p>
<p>Are you an athlete that can make an immediate impact for the team?</p>
<p>Blair has a strong basketball program with 3 graduates in the NBA. Your username implies that you play basketball. If yes and you are a strong player, this would be an advantage. </p>
<p>To be accepted, you would need to be within the range of their accepted students I imagine. It's a great school. Good luck!</p>
<p>If your objective is to "improve your grades", remember that BS can be academically very competitive for senior/PG students. 90% of the students you will be competing with will already have a couple years of bs education under their belts so "grade improvement" will be difficult if you come from an average public school. </p>
<p>However if your objective is to become more prepared academically for college(since PGs may drop a grade in the new environment), get exposure as a recruited athlete, learn independent living skills or to get better college advisement, a PG year at a good bs is an excellent opportunity to fulfill any of those objectives!</p>
<p>creasemonkey: Im not a bball player, I just like to watch it and play recreationally</p>
<p>I struggled my first 3 years but am succeeding this year academically, thats my story I basically want to improve and Im writing an essay about it to them besides the regular application essay</p>
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<p>I come from a well known parochial school in nyc</p>
<p>You should do fine at a bs if you are that committed!!!</p>
<p>my stats are kind of horrible though</p>
<p>with an 80 average straight for a couple of years, and moving in the low 90's this year</p>
<p>Well, it's really hard to get into a good bs as a PG without some type of hook. Did you apply to colleges this year also?</p>
<p>yes I did..... will that hurt me</p>
<p>what I dont get is if its easier to gain admission as a postgraduate then a regular 9-12 student. can sum1 verify</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>A friend of my son's just got into Holderness as a PG and I've heard that his grades were not all that good (at all). He is a very good soccer player and I think is doing the pg year to both improve academically and try to get recruited. I think the fact that you were already in a private school with a B average with an upward trend to the A-'s should get you a spot somewhere.</p>
<p>I don't think it is easier to get into a bs as a PG because there are only a limited number of openings (i.e. about 5% of the total senior class). Most PGs are recruited athletes or the designated National Scholar of Peru (whose country is sponsoring him/her for a year to improve his/her English enough to enroll in the Ivy that accepted him/her). </p>
<p>From what we learned, a PG applicant needs to be at least academically at the middle of the senior class of most of the better schools. (Although a coach may want to back a certain athlete, the applicant still has to be approved by the admissions committee.) Without being an impact player in a sport, it is much harder to gain admission as a PG to some of the more well-known schools. </p>
<p>You might want to call the schools that interest you most and see if they will tell you what the typical academic/athletic/gender profile of the last three classes of PG admits. That should give you a clue which schools might offer you the best chance of admission before you submit an application.</p>
<p>Knicks,
Everything already mentioned rings true. The PG year is an incredible experience depending on what you are looking for. I took this route many...too many ...years ago at Lawrenceville. I was 16 y/o at graduation from my home HS...due to a variety of circumstances and was a good student ...not great. I had a strong athletic "hook" though. Not everyone in the PG year at L'ville wa an athlete however, we all had our reasons and it was the best academic decision I could have made. The experience was awesome and remains a key part of my "growing experience". I would recommend it for anyone who feels an extra year of invested time is worth their while. All the best in your decision! BTW, my "hook" did not translate into college D1 athletics but I was much more prepared for success in my college and professional years.
Good luck to you!!!</p>
<p>Looking for information! My bright-but-LD son is a junior in high school. We've recently told him we're open to a PG year after high school if he's so inclined. He has decent SATs but a GPA far below his abilities (he only does well in classes he's interested in). He is very focussed on playing lacrosse in college. He will be at a lax recruiting camp this summer with lots of D-III schools but also three boarding schools (Andover, Pomfret, Northfield). Does anybody know which of those might be better suited for him? And does anybody know what it takes (approximately) to be admitted to a boarding school for a PG year? He will get some outstanding recommendations from teachers--he tends to be the best or worst student in a class, depending on his level of interest.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for any info/advice.</p>
<p>Need to know a couple of more things.</p>
<p>Would your son benefit or does he need extra support due to his LD? </p>
<p>What are his/your goals with regard to the PG year? Is it about improving his metrics (GPA and SATs) or is it about the name of the school on the diploma, or is it about honing his lax skills? </p>
<p>I take it he is qualified for qualified for admission to some universities, but not the ones where he would want to play lax based upon his school/lax performance thus far.</p>
<p>Generally athlete PGs are about what you can deliver to the school from the school perspective. Your choice of where to apply will very much depend on which school needs his level of skills and are willing to work with his academic credentials.</p>
<p>To the extent that he can help better himself and does not need assistance (for his LD) this will also broaden your choices. For example, I doubt that there would be a lot of specialized help available at the most academically demanding schools, as they haven't needed to accommodate those situations often when picking the top students.</p>
<p>New Hampton School in NH has a strong athletic program, a fair number of PG students, and an office commited to working with ld students.</p>
<p>Holderness school, also in NH, has PGs sometimes.... they have very strong athletic teams as well.. But are not as geared to working with ld students. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>goaliedad…read some of your posts about PG and recruited athletes…any FA/grant advice for a highly recruited athlete…is this something to “request” from the coach, and is it a separate offer from the financial aid offer in the admissions package? any bs to recommend who offer good “non-need” based grants for athletics???</p>