Loomis vs. St. Andrew's (DE)

SevenDad
Tue, 02 Apr 2019 19:22:50 +0000

I’m alive (just not as active on the BS side of things…and less active on the forum in general). As noted above, my older girl chose to attend SAS over SPS. While St. Paul’s is more famous and has an INCREDIBLE campus, St. Andrew’s just felt more like home to all of us…and we have never regretted the decision. It’s really too bad you won’t be able to visit either school.

Regarding STEM…my older girl is in her senior year at a top 10 Chem E program at a state flagship where she got a full-ride+ scholarship. She chose this school over Carnegie Mellon’s engineering program (even though we told her to not factor in money). She is currently choosing between fully-funded STEM PhD programs — and is also waiting to hear about the GRFP (NSF fellowship). My point in sharing this info is that SAS can prepare you for a STEM future (if that is what you want).

But really, it was the community/culture aspects of SAS that sold us and that we look back most fondly on. We are still connected to several folks at the school — and some fellow parents as well.

I know the decision day is coming up, so feel free to PM me with any questions you or your parents might have. I’m rooting for SAS, of course, but both schools are solid options. Best of luck.