Prep School Admissions FA Acceptance Rates Dropping

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@CateCAParent

Though I think it is about boy jock culture generally, not necessarily just white boys. There is a lot of pressure of American boys to fit a particular mold.

I guess it would be jock culture, I said white boys only because I live in a generally white area that feels segregated in our schools. It isn’t harsh segregation, but it can still be classified so.

@CateCAParent

Not sure if it is something admissions offices think or talk about, though. I have always been curious about that. It is a delicate topic and one can’t lose sight of the historical privilege white boys have had in the prep school world (which in itself is the ground zero of privilege in many people’s eyes). It is complicated and it raises a lot of Big Questions.

I was actually talking to my Exeter interviewer about the stereotypes at Exeter and if they are actually true. It inspired me to change one of my essays for Exeter, the one saying describe where you live and how it has influenced you, to talk about how I broke the stereotypes that I see around me.