<p>Hanna… There is no admissions advantage for those who can afford 8k since financial aide is available for SSP as it is for regular admissions. You are right they don’t have any shortage of talented students. So my point seems more valid here. If students who were trully interested in H, attended during one or several of their hs years at SSP, it would give admissions some very solid information regarding (1) commitment (2) academic strengths (3) character/personality. Since H looks at profile of a class make-up, what better way to trully asceertain the “fit” then to have had the potential student right there under the microscope.</p>