<p>I am interested in learning how SPS did with college admissions this year. SPS is very selective in terms of the students it accepts and yet this year I heard they did not do very well in the early early round. I am curious as to how they did with admissions this year. I am looking at the school for one of my kids and this is important data for me.</p>
<p><a href=“https://cdn.media78.whipplehill.net/ftpimages/36/misc/misc_98914.pdf”>https://cdn.media78.whipplehill.net/ftpimages/36/misc/misc_98914.pdf</a></p>
<p>How do you define “did not do very well”? From the link above (as with all the other links to all the other BS school profiles), it looks to me like every single student did very well…</p>
<p>In the early rounds no Ivy acceptances. Given how they selective they are this year they took approx 7% of applicants I would expect better early acceptances. I wanted to know if the kids that were deferred were accepted at schools with acceptance rates of less than 15%. </p>
<p>I would be astounded if St. Paul’s had no Ivy acceptances in the early round. </p>
<p>Schools don’t report on the early round, as far as I know. It depends on who’s the source of the gossip. Many schools try to keep students from pestering each other about 1) where they’re applying, and 2) their results. </p>
<p>^^Periwinkle beat me to it. Consider your source.</p>
<p>First of all, St. Paul’s had a 10% acceptance rate.
Second of all, students could have been accepted to Ivy Leagues and have decided to go elsewhere.
Third of all, how many students go to Ivy Leagues does not define how good a school is academically.</p>
<p>According to the link above - SPS sent 23 students to Harvard in the last 3 years, and the second most popular colleges were Brown and Dartmouth - am I missing something? Seems to me that they are doing pretty well</p>
<p>Thank you for your comments.</p>
<p>My son is in the 4th form. He told me yesterday that SPS is having a “record year” with college acceptances. He is, I think, talking about the Ivy League schools. He said he keeps finding himself walking behind kids who are debating Harvard vs Yale, etc. Not sure his stats are what you’re looking for (perspective of a 16 year old), but it sounds like they’ve had good results. </p>
<p>Keep in mind that Ivies are not the best schools for every single kid. As people said, some kids may have been accepted and decided to attend elsewhere. Additionally, it will vary from class to class. This year’s class, if the stats are in fact lower, might have a quieter, more nurturing class that want a smaller, rural school (like SPS). Or it might be more theater-oriented, so they’re headed to NYU and Northwestern. You just need to consider average data over the last few years, like a three- or four-year trend, to get the actual jist of it (because it’s certainly not declining). </p>
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<p>The results would be for 4 years, not 3 years. The second most popular college was Harvard, after Geogetown, which appears to be every BS’s favorite college. 
SPS college matriculation stats are indeed impressive, no doubt.</p>
<p>Indymom4 thank you for your comment. The published stats show where students matriculated which can be quite different from where they are accepted due to a variety of factors. That is why I was asking about acceptances. </p>
<p>@ccprep9 it is hard for anybody… but anything is possible.</p>
<p>I don’t know if this link will work, but this article in the most recent Alumni Horae (SPS alumni magazine) seemed apropos. What it has to say is in alignment with a lot of what many parents on here seem to feel - boarding school should be viewed for the benefit of the education itself. The article gives some perspective on how colleges perceive kids from boarding school, and also points out that the greater diversity of boarding school classes today is one factor in the broader range of college matriculation.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.sps.edu/flipbook/Alumni_Horae_Winter2014/html/index.html#/22/”>http://www.sps.edu/flipbook/Alumni_Horae_Winter2014/html/index.html#/22/</a></p>