facepalm of the day

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Out of curiosity, I googled, and in fact 13 percent of Glenbrook South's students are economically disadvantaged. Obviously, I don't know what the demographics were when you were there, but today slightly more than one out of ten students is poor. In light of that, they have an exceptionally good graduation rate.

Loyola's tuition is currently over $15,000/year.

This school year Loyola Academy is awarding almost $4 million in scholarships based on financial need. The recipients of these awards are as diverse as our student body. There is no standard formula for determining an award. Each case is considered individually. We have made awards to families with no means of support and to families with six figure incomes. The average award this year was $6,800. The size of the awards have varied from $1,000 to full tuition. Where our recipients live is equally varied. They live in Chicago and over twenty-five suburbs including Niles, Evanston, Highland Park, Glenview, Park Ridge, Wilmette and Winnetka, to name a few.

http://www.goramblers.org/FinancialAid

You can bash the Catholic Church but trust me bashing Loyola is a losing battle.

[dellinger63]

And LA became co-ed to accommodate girls after Marilac HS an all-girls HS closed. At least when I was there we had far more minorities and low income kids than GBS did. And they were fellow Ramblers not minorities to us!

[dellinger63]

SCHOOL
Founded in 1909, Loyola Academy is a co-educational, private, Catholic, Jesuit college preparatory high school located on the North Shore of Chicago. All of Loyola’s programs are college preparatory, with 99% of the graduating class enrolling in four-year institutions.

With approximately 2,000 students (518 seniors) enrolled in grades 9-12, Loyola is the largest Jesuit college preparatory high school in the United States. Loyola draws students of diverse backgrounds from 250 elementary and junior high schools throughout Chicago (40%) and its suburbs (60%). Grant aid is available to students based on need. In 2010-2011, nearly $4 million in aid was awarded to 30% of the student body.

http://www.goramblers.org/document.doc?id=444

[Danzig]

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slate...mentioned.html


omg.
tickets so hard to come by, but this guy got one.
sigh

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Danzig

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slate...mentioned.html


omg.
tickets so hard to come by, but this guy got one.
sigh

OOH! He can hang out with this guy!

http://gawker.com/english-only-usa-c...nde-1700601151

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

OOH! He can hang out with this guy!

http://gawker.com/english-only-usa-c...nde-1700601151

ohmygod! that is hilarious.

latin has it's own country, sweet jesus.
they better not go to a latin mass. i have, it was awesome.

what will they do if they see 'e pluribus unum' on the money? or hear a marine say 'semper fi'??

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Danzig

ohmygod!

Fantastic choice of words, moron!

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

http://www.goramblers.org/FinancialAid

You can bash the Catholic Church but trust me bashing Loyola is a losing battle.

And how do they accept these lower income students? Do they just take in anyone, as public schools are required to do, or do they get to pick and choose who they feel will be a good fit for their school?

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

And how do they accept these lower income students? Do they just take in anyone, as public schools are required to do, or do they get to pick and choose who they feel will be a good fit for their school?

You have a point there as there are admission tests taken during the spring of 8th grade. There is also an interview process with the parents or in my case parent of perspective students.

First week of freshman year we were herded into the auditorium, all 500 or so of us with seating for only 400-450. We were then told at the beginning of Sophomore year there would be seats for everyone and to look around at the students standing and decide whether you're here or not will depend on how much work you're willing to do. Effort was judged more than results and the first 2 years seemed more like you were in the military rather than HS. However once you began Jr. year you were treated more as an adult than a student responsible for underclassmen's actions and any assistance they may need. You really developed a feeling of being a family and it truly was one of the best experiences of my life.

Funny but when I run into a fellow LA alum to this day no matter how many years apart you still get the feeling you're meeting a distant family member. Teachers, parents and fellow students truly cared about each other and for a kid coming from a home whose father didn't give 2 shiats about you it was enlightening for sure.

Can you tell I appreciate my Mom's decision to send me there regardless of what I wanted. (I wanted to go to GBS)