<p>Yes, it is true.
Last year, most of schools application was record high. This year most of schools application broke the record again.</p>
<p>Hi, I received email last night and this morning I got FEDEX from St Mark's.
They sent me a fax as well!</p>
<p>melamede,
Where do you live? Are u in massachusetts or overseas?</p>
<p>It is hard to believe, They do not send fedex and fax. I asked them, and they
said it's not true.</p>
<p>erkybk, you should be super excited about St. Mark's. It may not have been in your original game plan, but in my view, St. Mark's is one of the more dynamic places in the independent school league right now. A great new headmaster, a bunch of new facilities, and a dynamic, young staff. St. Mark's is finally shaking off the lethargy of the eighties and nineties and getting back into the game as a top school. You should be thrilled to go there now, if you choose to do so.</p>
<p>OK,</p>
<p>Thank you very much for the encouraging statement, oldprep!</p>
<p>Hi erkybk and kramer, I live overseas (not too far though, Canada) perhaps that's the difference.</p>
<p>Today, I recieved two packets from Saint Mark's. One for my pareants and one for me. It is not just a small letter. It includes car decal as well.</p>
<p>I didn't receive anything from St. Mark's yet...
As for the record high applications, I would believe it. I think boarding school got a lot more publicity then before. With all the recent moves about giving free tuition to families with less then $75000 a year, many more applicants applied.</p>
<p>is that really free tuition?(not FA)</p>
<p>to some schools, like exeter, st. pauls, and andover i think...St. Mark's doesn't have the policy, as far as I know.</p>
<p>PS. I think it's considered FA, not free tuition.</p>
<p>I found out that St. Marks has the policy.</p>
<p>Sweet, I just got in</p>
<p>Anybody who got into Saint Mark's?</p>
<p>THE FOLLOWING IS A BOARDING SCHOOL RANKING CONSIDERING sat, COLLEGE MATRICULATION, NUMBER OF AP CLASSES, ASSETS INCLUDING EMNDOWMENT PER STUDENT. THIS IS CALLED COMPOSITE RANK. I KNOW IT IS A CONTROVERSIAL TO INTRODUCE RANKING. BUT I HAPPENED TO GET THIS DATA FROM INTERNET. SAINT M ARK;S SCHOOL(SMS) IS RANKED AT 18
OUT OF TOTAL MORE TAN 330 BOARDING SCHOOLS. THAT IS ACTUALLY PRETTY GOOD. I AM HEARING THAT SMS IS TRYING TO RETIRIEVE THE GLORY OF THE OLD DAYS AND THE NEW SCHOOL HEAD AND HIS STAFF ARE WORKING HARD TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. THEY BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL BE ONE OF THE TOP BS SOONER OR LATER.</p>
<p>1
Phillips Exeter Academy</p>
<p>2
St. Paul's </p>
<p>3
Phillips Academy Andover</p>
<p>4
Groton School</p>
<p>5
Deerfield Academy</p>
<p>6
Choate Rosemary Hall</p>
<p>7
Hotchkiss School</p>
<p>8
Lawrenceville Academy</p>
<p>9
Milton Academy</p>
<p>10
St. Andrew School (DE)</p>
<p>11
Thacher School</p>
<p>12
Middlesex School</p>
<p>13
Peddie School</p>
<p>14
Taft School</p>
<p>15
Concord Academy</p>
<p>16
Cate School</p>
<p>17
Loomis Chaffee School</p>
<p>18
St. Mark's School</p>
<p>19
Westminster School</p>
<p>20
Emma Williard</p>
<p>21
Woodberry Forest School</p>
<p>22
Episcopal High School</p>
<p>23
Webb school (CA)</p>
<p>24
Miss Porter's School</p>
<p>25
Blair Academy</p>
<p>26
Mercersburg Academy</p>
<p>27
Asheville School</p>
<p>28
Hill School</p>
<p>29
Governor Dummer Academy</p>
<p>30
Brooks School</p>
<p>31
Northfield Mount Hermon </p>
<p>32
Pomfret School</p>
<p>33
Kent School</p>
<p>34
Tabor Academy</p>
<p>35
Suffield Academy</p>
<p>36
Cranbrook Schools</p>
<p>37
Stevenson School</p>
<p>38
Western Reserve Academy</p>
<p>39
Portsmouth Abbey School ( C)</p>
<p>40
Williston Northampton School</p>
<p>41
Santa Catalina School ( C)</p>
<p>42
George School</p>
<p>43
Masters School</p>
<p>44
Madeira School</p>
<p>45
St. James School</p>
<p>46
Westover School</p>
<p>47
Holderness School</p>
<p>48
Virginia Episcopal School</p>
<p>49
St. Catherine's School</p>
<p>50
Salisbury School</p>
<p>51
Annie wright School</p>
<p>52
McCallie School</p>
<p>53
St. Stephen's Episcopal School</p>
<p>54
Kimball Union Academy</p>
<p>55
Berkshire School</p>
<p>56
Canterbury School ( C)</p>
<p>57
Cambridge School of Weston</p>
<p>58
Lawrence Academy</p>
<p>59
Gunnery</p>
<p>60
Avon Old Farms School</p>
<p>61
Proctor Academy</p>
<p>62
Dana Hall</p>
<p>63
WESTTOWN</p>
<p>64
Worcester Academy</p>
<p>65
Culver Academy</p>
<p>66
Baylor School</p>
<p>67
Fountain Valley School of Colorado</p>
<p>68
Mount Michael Benedictine (C )</p>
<p>69
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School</p>
<p>70
Cushing Academy</p>
<p>71
Ethel Walker School</p>
<p>72
Stony Brook School</p>
<p>73
Wyoming Seminary</p>
<p>74
Millbrook School</p>
<p>75
Lake Forest Academy</p>
<p>76
Tilton School</p>
<p>77
Brewster Academy</p>
<p>78
Wilbraham & Monson Academy</p>
<p>79
Trinity-Prawling School</p>
<p>80
New Hampton School</p>
<p>81
Putney School</p>
<p>82
Hun School</p>
<p>83
Foxcroft School</p>
<p>84
Darlington School</p>
<p>85
Shattuck-St. Mary's School</p>
<p>86
St. Timothy's School</p>
<p>87
Christ School</p>
<p>88
Webb school (TN)</p>
<p>89
Wayland Academy</p>
<p>90
St. John's Prepatory School (c )</p>
<p>91
Kiski</p>
<p>92
Purnell School</p>
<p>93
Blue Ridge School</p>
<p>94
Villanova Prepatory School ( c )</p>
<p>95
Hawaii Prepatory Academy</p>
<p>96
Vermont Academy</p>
<p>97
Kents Hill School</p>
<p>98
Gould Academy</p>
<p>99
Stoneleigh-Burnham School</p>
<p>100
Walnut Hill School</p>
<p>101
Subiaco Academy (c )</p>
<p>102
Colorado Rocky Mountain School</p>
<p>103
Hebron Academy</p>
<p>104
Chirstchurch School</p>
<p>105
Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School</p>
<p>106
St. Bernard Prep ( c)</p>
<p>107
St. Stanislaus College Prep ( c)</p>
<p>108
Girard College</p>
<p>109
Andrews School</p>
<p>110
Northwood School</p>
<p>This is another ranking list obtained from different source. This ranking considered SAT, endowment/student, #of AP class, # of sports class, </p>
<h1>of extracurricular activities, boarding percentage, student to faculty ratio,</h1>
<p>percentage of the faculty who have advanced degree(MS, PHd), # of students per class, and history(how long ago it was founded).
SMS is ranked at 12.</p>
<ol>
<li> Phillips Exeter Academy, NH</li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13, 10 Schools Admission Organization</p>
<ol>
<li> Phillips Academy, MA</li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13, 10 Schools Admission Organization</p>
<ol>
<li> Groton School, MA</li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13</p>
<ol>
<li> The Hotchkiss School, CT</li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13, 10 Schools Admission Organization</p>
<ol>
<li> Deerfield Academy, MA</li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13, 10 Schools Admission Organization</p>
<ol>
<li> St. Paul’s School, NH</li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13, 10 Schools Admission Organization</p>
<ol>
<li> The Lawrenceville School, NJ</li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13, 10 Schools Admission Organization</p>
<ol>
<li> The Taft School, CT</li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13, 10 Schools Admission Organization</p>
<ol>
<li> Choate Rosemary Hall, CT</li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13, 10 Schools Admission Organization</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Milton Academy, MA</p></li>
<li><p>St. Andrew’s School, DE</p></li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13</p>
<ol>
<li><p>St. Mark’s School, MA</p></li>
<li><p>Mercersburg Academy, PA</p></li>
<li><p>Episcopal High School, VA</p></li>
<li><p>The Thacher School. CA</p></li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Middlesex School. MA</p></li>
<li><p>St. George’s School, RI</p></li>
<li><p>Cate School, CA</p></li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13</p>
<ol>
<li> Woodberry Forest School, VA</li>
</ol>
<p>Boys Only, US News Best Boys School</p>
<ol>
<li> Georgetown Preparatory School, MD</li>
</ol>
<p>Boys Only</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Peddie School, NJ</p></li>
<li><p>Western Reserve Academy, OH</p></li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Concord Academy, MA</p></li>
<li><p>Miss Porter’s School, CT</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Girls Only, US News Best Girls School</p>
<ol>
<li> The Hill School, PA</li>
</ol>
<p>10 Schools Admission Organization</p>
<ol>
<li> Emma Willard School, NY</li>
</ol>
<p>Girls only</p>
<ol>
<li> The Loomis Chaffee School, CT</li>
</ol>
<p>10 Schools Admission Organization</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Northfield Mount Hermon School, MA</p></li>
<li><p>Westminster School, CT</p></li>
<li><p>The Governor’s Academy, MA</p></li>
<li><p>Kent School, CT</p></li>
<li><p>Westover School, CT</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Girls Only</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Blair Academy, NJ</p></li>
<li><p>Lake Forest Academy, IL</p></li>
<li><p>Cranbrook School, MI</p></li>
<li><p>Asheville School, NC</p></li>
<li><p>The Madeira School, VA</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Girls only</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Brooks School, MA</p></li>
<li><p>Pomfret School, CT</p></li>
<li><p>Indian Springs School, AL</p></li>
<li><p>Fountain Valley School of Colorado, CO</p></li>
<li><p>Tabor Academy, MA</p></li>
<li><p>Santa Catalina School, CA</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Girls only</p>
<ol>
<li> Culver Academy, IN</li>
</ol>
<p>Military Type</p>
<ol>
<li><p>The Webb Schools. CA</p></li>
<li><p>Westtown School, PA</p></li>
<li><p>The Williston Northampton School, MA</p></li>
<li><p>Stevenson School, CA</p></li>
<li><p>Wyoming Seminary, PA</p></li>
<li><p>The Masters School, NY</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Last year SMS admitted too many(36%) students. They said it was record high application and they did not expect high turn out after revist. However,
almost half of the admitted students registered. That is why they admitted
a lot less students this year. They said this year's acceptance rate is
24% and the number of application broke the last year's record.</p>
<p>We need to be careful about the ranking. There are many different ranking systems out there, and many people believe it is not the things to trust.
I posted the info just for a reference. A careful interprettion is becessary.</p>
<p>Imnop needs to read this.</p>
<p>I have been offered admission for 10th grade!!</p>