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MsG
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St. Anthony's High School
Does St. Anthony's have a better academic reputation, than, say, an above-average public high school? Will a B student from St. Anthony's have a better chance of getting into a selective college than a B student, from, say, Northport High School?
ETA: all else being equal - same letters of rec, same GPA, same extra-curric. activities.
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Re: St. Anthony's High School
Posted by MsG
Does St. Anthony's have a better academic reputation, than, say, an above-average public high school? Will a B student from St. Anthony's have a better chance of getting into a selective college than a B student, from, say, Northport High School?
ETA: all else being equal - same letters of rec, same GPA, same extra-curric. activities.
if they apply to a Catholic college, they may have an edge. Other than that i think that most colleges look at grades and SATs, from where they got them from is extraneous
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| Posted 4/10/06 6:49 PM |
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MsG
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Re: St. Anthony's High School
That's my thinking too.
My little brother is a B student at St. Anthony's, and IMO there is no "safety school" in the list of colleges he is applying to. He and my father are CONVINCED that his St. Anthony's B is like an A somewhere else.  I said: It's not Stuyvesant!
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| Posted 4/10/06 6:54 PM |
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Redhead
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Re: St. Anthony's High School
Posted by MsG
That's my thinking too.
My little brother is a B student at St. Anthony's, and IMO there is no "safety school" in the list of colleges he is applying to. He and my father are CONVINCED that his St. Anthony's B is like an A somewhere else. I said: It's not Stuyvesant!
honestly...
i think that colleges look at the grades, GPA and SAT scores regardless of where they came from, INCLUDING Stuyvesant.
Either you make the cut or you don't
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Re: St. Anthony's High School
Posted by MsG
That's my thinking too.
My little brother is a B student at St. Anthony's, and IMO there is no "safety school" in the list of colleges he is applying to. He and my father are CONVINCED that his St. Anthony's B is like an A somewhere else. I said: It's not Stuyvesant!
Do selective colleges take more students from private schools - absolutely. But they don't mean "regular private religious schools" (and I don't mean that with any disrespect. The private schools they're talking about are places like Horace Mann, Choate, etc.
I'm a hs guidance counselor - if you want to tell me what your brother is interested in studying and what states he's interested in going to - I can give you an idea...
I can also give you some advice on the list of schools he's thinking of.
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| Posted 4/10/06 6:58 PM |
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MsG
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Re: St. Anthony's High School
No offense at all! I think it's a nice place (St. Anthony's) but it's no academic powerhouse.
He's interested in broadcast journalism. He has an 85 average, and plays hockey. I forget what his PSATs were, but they were pretty good.
I was thinking a place like West Virginia University might be a safe bet. Or Marquette (Catholic).
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| Posted 4/10/06 7:07 PM |
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mrswask
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Re: St. Anthony's High School
Posted by MsG
No offense at all! I think it's a nice place (St. Anthony's) but it's no academic powerhouse.
He's interested in broadcast journalism. He has an 85 average, and plays hockey. I forget what his PSATs were, but they were pretty good.
I was thinking a place like West Virginia University might be a safe bet. Or Marquette (Catholic).
He's a junior? Do you think the PSAT's were at least a 1500? (average score)
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| Posted 4/10/06 7:09 PM |
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MsG
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Re: St. Anthony's High School
OMG 1500 is average now? I feel so ollldddddd!!!!!!!!
No, I think they were in the 1400's
ETA: Yes, he is a junior.
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
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| Posted 4/10/06 7:10 PM |
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Re: St. Anthony's High School
Many colleges will also weight a GPA for honors and AP courses, so a B in an AP class will count as an A. You should check with the individual schools he is applying to, though. Some colleges do this and some don't.
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| Posted 4/10/06 7:14 PM |
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mrswask
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Re: St. Anthony's High School
Broadcast Journ and hockey - where your bro can prob get in (or at least target for him)
Buffalo State
Marist (bit tougher)
Mercyhurst
Quinnipiac
New Paltz (toughest)
Plattsburgh, Brockport, Fredonia - all target
Hope this helps!
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| Posted 4/10/06 7:16 PM |
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MsG
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Re: St. Anthony's High School
YAY! Thank you sooo much!!!
He actually expressed interest in Quinnipiac.
This is very helpful. Thanks!
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| Posted 4/10/06 7:33 PM |
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Re: St. Anthony's High School
No problem - good practice for when I start doing private counseling and rake in the bucks - lol
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| Posted 4/10/06 7:45 PM |
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Re: St. Anthony's High School
All else being equal (including standardized tests), I would say wouldn't matter. Without the same standardized test, I would say St Anthony's B average would rate better.
Also when I went to school, St. Anthony's was best known for having good looking guys.
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