<p>Can anyone tell me anything you know about the St. Mark’s school? Something I wouldn’t be able to find out simply by looking on the website. I know this is broad but just anything about this school that comes to mind is what I’m looking for. </p>
<p>Also, I was wondering whether it is need blind or not?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>I don’t know if St. Marks is need-blind, but I infer that you are trying to determine if St. Marks grants generous FA. While this list does not indicate whether schools are need-blind, you at least get an idea of where St. Marks sits in ability to grant FA.</p>
<p>Try this link-- you need to toggle on “Endowment” and toggle off all the other characteristics:
<a href=“Sort Boarding Schools by Key Criteria”>Sort Boarding Schools by Key Criteria;
<p>St. Marks has a really outstanding STEM program (science, technology, engineering, math). They have a FIRST Robotics team, and some excellent faculty in the STEM areas. I believe they do some things with MIT and the Worcester Institute of Technology, which is pretty close by.</p>
<p>It’s actually Worcester Polytechnic Institute, or WPI.</p>
<p>@DistantDreamer, my eldest is now a VI former (a.k.a. Senior) at St. Mark’s School. Feel free to send me a private message with any questions.</p>
<p>I recommend a visit to St. Mark’s, if you are interested. There are some older threads on St. Mark’s, but some of the observations are out of date. In the three years since our child’s first day at St. Mark’s, the school has added Chinese to the language department (in addition to Spanish, French, German, Latin and Greek.)</p>
<p>The school has embarked on ambitious renovations of the historic main building. The work began over the summer, but it won’t be completed until spring.</p>
<p>Hey guys! I’m a current 5th former (11th grader) at St. Mark’s School. If anyone has any questions about the school, send me a PM!</p>
<p>Thanks for the info guys!</p>
<p>Does anyone know is they’re more reluctant to accept people living in MA? Are they looking more for people out of state? </p>
<p>And is it true that SM mostly uses their main building for all classes?</p>
<p>Day students make up 20% of the student body and they are all from MA. A percentage of the boarders are also from MA. Living in MA won’t negatively affect your chances, but living in an underrepresented state (outside the Northeast) could potentially give your application a small boost since the school values diversity of all forms. The admission office is simply looking for the best students from all over the world. Where you live has very little, if any, effect upon the admissions decision you receive. </p>
<p>Classes for all academic disciplines (except for the arts) are held in the main building. Art classes are held in a building adjacent to the main building. This set-up is awesome when there is inclement weather since you don’t have to trudge through the snow to get from class to class or wear a rain jacket.</p>