Gonzaga College High School review by Harvard University student.
The faculty is very caring. There are subtle differences between teaching boys and girls and the teachers are good at teaching to an all male student body. Classes are small to medium (15-20 students)and get smaller as you become an upperclassman There are many supplementary learning opportunities. LEAD is a program held before the school day begins that teaches students about business. Average workload depends upon the difficulty of classes selected. An average week probably entails 20-25 hours a week. Sophomore year is the most difficult and requires more like 25-30 hours a week. Most of the work is essays and reading for quizzes and tests. The school is NOT an "exam factory." They encourage learning for learning's sake and do not teach toward the tests. In preparation for the AP Exams, there are after school review classes to help students prepare. The National Honor Society upperclassmen offer free tutoring to the rest of the student body. The faculty is also very assessable.
As a student at Harvard, I think the school did a fantastic job getting me.... Get the real inside story on college counseling at Gonzaga College High School as experienced by former pupil and Harvard University student — Login or Sign Up to access full review
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They have contacts at most of the major universities and feel perfectly comfortable picking up the phone and advocating for a student to get accepted somewhere they feel is a good fit for that student. However, these counselors are certainly not magic bullets. They cannot guarantee that a student will get into an Ivy League university...
For those wishing to move on to Oxford or Cambridge, the provision is second-to-none. In the months running up to application and interview, every subject faculty offers classes (often run by former Oxbridge tutors) exploring further areas of their subject as well as offering advice on personal statements, interview technique and more...
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For the interview, dress conservatively. Try to be very clean and put together. Also, I was a tour guide for two years and at the end of every tour, we were asked to evaluate the candidate so if you think the tour is not apart of the process, you are very wrong. Ask questions and be interested. Also, tip for the parents: the kids speak on the tour. Do not ask their questions for them...
Most younger siblings have an easy time in the admissions process. I can only think of one case of a younger sibling not being admitted. About half of the students who entered with me had come from public schools. The remainder came from private K-6 schools, or had transferred from other New York private schools The Elizabeth Morrow School and St. Bernard were two of the larger feeder schools...
The school in in inner-city Washington, DC, right on Capital Hill. It is very close to the Union Station Metro stop. Gonzaga is not a boarding school, so there is no housing on campus. The campus is beautiful and newly renovated. There are expansive courtyards, a newly redone football field, extensive parking lots for upperclassmen to drive into school. Freshmen and sophomores tend to drive in with upperlcassmen, parents rarely drop of their kids themselves. Each classroom has a projector and a screen, wired to a computer. Each day the student television program is broadcast over these projectors and.... Get the real inside story on quality of school life and extracurricular offerings at Gonzaga College High School as experienced by former pupil and Harvard University student — Login or Sign Up to access full review