<p>So, I remember seeing a few posts regarding the acceptance rate of St. Mark's School. My guidance counselor just received an e-mail from them stating that out of 700 applicants only 97 were accepted, which means that SMS has a 13.8 (!!!!!!!) acceptance rate. :) Anyways, I just wanted to share that piece of information with you guys. :)</p>
<p>that dosnt seem right to me :s what is the yield?</p>
<p>is that 97 attending??? or actually accepted??</p>
<p>Yeah, on BS review it says that the acceptance rate was 35%. I know that BS review isn’t always accurate and sometimes has old information, but I doubt that the acceptance rate dropped over 20%. [St</a>. Mark’s School - Southborough, Massachusetts/MA - Boarding School Profile](<a href=“http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/31]St”>St. Mark's School (2023 Profile) - Southborough, MA)</p>
<p>I know the year before my son was accepted, it was at 20% and around the same his year…The 35% was a deviation as I understand it, perhaps due to the economy…I heard it was a very tough year to get in this year. I know 10 kids that applied and only one was accepted, 2 waitlisted.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure that’s wrong hahaha umm pretty much everyone I know applied to St. Mark’s and all but one (who was waitlisted) got in. That’s enough to account for like 75 people accepted already. I think that number might be yield… the number of people who accept St. Mark’s acceptance and decide to enroll the next year.</p>
<p>i think the 97 is the students who got accepted and enrolled into the school. there was probably around 150-250 students who go accepted</p>
<p>Thanks for sharing anyways! We’ll see.</p>
<p>Have other schools’ stats become available?</p>
<p>andover has a full page of there stats on there website it was up a couple months ago, sorry i cant find a link but its on there site somewhere!</p>
<p>Pshaww JB, Groton had much more applicants than your crappy lion school :P</p>
<p>Well, I received those stats secondhand from my school guidance counselor, so she could have meant 97 enrolled…I’ll have to check. If so, then sorry for any confusion this might have caused 
And if not, wow, I still think 13.8% is a pretty wicked number 
But, I’m pretty sure it might have been with yield/students enrolled.</p>
<p>nergeekdork, you better watch your mouth…I hear lions enjoy zebra meat :D</p>
<p>I do not know about JBs numbers Alelu but I DO know 10 families that applied and only one got accepted - one who was waitlisted was accepted to Groton…my younger son’s best friend… so please do not say I am wrong. I am speaking from my own personal experience not from heresay. Just because you know people who were accepted does not make all other comments invalid.
JB; The rivalry between St Marks and Groton is absolutely fun! With my eldest there and our friend’s son at Groton, it is going to make an even livelier time. I hope you have a great year!</p>
<p>Nahh… My zebras shoot gamma rays out of their eyes. And they have built-in bazookas. Say bye-bye to your lions!</p>