Boarding School special relationships with ivy leagues

stagemum
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:30:29 +0000

The most prestigious boarding schools are now much more selective than they were decades ago, too, so a high percentage of their graduating classes are probably qualified to attend Ivy League colleges, yet lower percentages than ever are getting in. My father was on academic probation for most of his time at Andover, in the 1930s, and yet he easily got into Harvard as a 16-year-old. Harvard accepted two-thirds of its applicants in 1950, and 90% of legacy applicants. That was a very different world, and so the “feeder” myths are pretty meaningless now. The boarding school population is probably more accomplished, overall, now, but the competition is intense and global. a truly exceptional kid will excel anywhere, and admission to “HADES” won’t guarantee college admissions.