There is an invisible comma between DLS, Lab. He means UofC Lab school, whose tuition of $38,000 may make MC more attractive to some residents of Hyde Park.
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Lab School is growing in a big way. If that area does boom, the competition is there with the options.
The new issues for all schools is crime, population shift from Chicago/IL and the economy. Nothing is favoring private schools except school choice but teacher unions will fight to the death on that.
$38K is sticker
Iggy is looking at tuition optional.
Schools with large endowments are a different breed.
This year provides a poor illustration due to record inflation, but if there was a plan that let some people pay a 9th grade and subsequent tuition that was their parish' natural increase with the extra grade rather than the near doubling they see from 8th to Freshman...
They have massive financial aid available. I have a nephew who went to Lab after 8th years in a catholic grammar school. His family paid less per year at Lab.
If you aren't an athlete (or an athlete in certain non-rev sports) and are in the south side area, it is a definite consideration. It compete with Carmel and Rita much more than you think
Most financial aid goes to the academically qualified. There are hordes of people who work at UC and in the surrounding neighborhood whose kids may not make the cut at Lab. MC could be a safety school for them.
To me this reads as if the bread has been prepared and is ready for the oven:
blockclubchicago.org
Mount Carmel High School, One Of Chicago's Few Remaining Catholic All-Boys Schools, Is Considering Going Coed
WOODLAWN — Mount Carmel High School — one of the few remaining Catholic all-boys schools in Chicago — is considering going coed. The school’s Board of
blockclubchicago.org
Block Club Chicago basically copy and pasted the Sun Times article. More will be known in the upcoming weeks until then the only thing I can tell you, as far as this site goes, is that we are going to have a real good football team this year!To me this reads as if the bread has been prepared and is ready for the oven:
Mount Carmel High School, One Of Chicago's Few Remaining Catholic All-Boys Schools, Is Considering Going Coed
WOODLAWN — Mount Carmel High School — one of the few remaining Catholic all-boys schools in Chicago — is considering going coed. The school’s Board of
Well i agree that it is probably the right thing for Carmel, I think this puts SFDS and McAuley out of business in under three years.
I heard somewhere that nearly 25% of Carmel families have or will have a daughter attending McAuley.
In terms of financial aid, Lab is need blind. Generally, if your family makes under $70k per year its almost free, under $125k, its no more than $10k.
Admissions are very hard, especially if you aren't an elementary student at lab. For 9th grade admissions rate is under 10%. Most families serious about lab, get their kid in early.
They do lose some kids to Carmel in high school, but it is mostly boys who want to play football.
McAuley isn't going down if MC goes co-ed.
Something else I just thought about...
Are there boys from MC alumni families attending Catholic coed schools like Marist, Laurence, PC, DLS, Marian Catholic, and Andrean because they don't want to attend a single gender school? Would those boys attend a coed MC? I have no idea what kind of a number we are looking at, but could it add up? This speaks to my earlier question about if this move will grow the market or will it just deal the existing deck differently?
Are there boys from MC alumni families attending Catholic coed schools like Marist, Laurence, PC, DLS, Marian Catholic, and Andrean because they don't want to attend a single gender school? Would those boys attend a coed MC? I have no idea what kind of a number we are looking at, but could it add up? This speaks to my earlier question about if this move will grow the market or will it just deal the existing deck differently?
Numerically the female MC marketcould grow, but I think the female base, at least at first, would resemble CPS SES, DLS, SFDS and Lab and be less a copy of the parishes. That might play into some parental tiebreaking.
This is more of a "I'm going home and taking my football with me" situation because he couldn't even win a primary
I hear you. I was adamantly against LA going co-ed early on and there was a lot of resistance from alums. Ultimately, it was pushed through and I think for the betterment of the school. It opens up a lot of avenues and, frankly, gives access to more networks. I am certain it will not be an easy decision for MC, but at the end of the day, if it makes the kids more well-rounded with better opportunities and MC continues with their excellent reputation/ execution, I would be in favor. That's just an outsiders perspective though!
Interesting take. I think that your experience is probably similar to a lot of Rambler alumni. Many were adamantly against coed. Of those that were, I think that a significant percentage have softened that adamant view to varying degrees. I can't think of any that were in favor of it at the beginning that aren't now.
But they have their "MMC" in St. Mary's either way and the jacket, much like the brown and white jacket, makes the public school ladies a little further out swoon.Notre Dameand not the Dons
