I graduated there in the last 5 years.

The academics are amazing, most of the faculty have terminal degrees and almost all have at least masters degrees. The school is definitely among the most challenging in the state. The school can be stressful. I came from a top-ranked private school in south LA making straight As and when I got to LSMSA it was still damn hard, humbling experience for many. But I'd say it's 100% worth it.

My class was really strong, tons went out of state to top 20 universities including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, ect. College for me was no harder than LSMSA and it truly prepared me. Many of my friends who stated in state (LSU, ULL) got amazing scholarships and their college counseling is great. Avg. ACT is 29, many I knew had 34+.

The dorms I lived in absolutely sucked but the new dorms I think will be completed for next fall and look very nice. All other facilities are great. Food is okay. School used to be more of a party school and had some problems with drugs but their new head of school really cleaned shite up and its in much better shape now.

The school's environment certainly is different than anything else in Louisiana -- there are a fair share of strange kids but there certainly is a large portion that are perfectly normal with great social skills. School leans liberal but there are still conservatives. School is about 80% white. Kids are from almost every parish, fair amount from BR and laffy, but not many from NOLA.

The academics are better IMO than schools like Episcopal and Newman though culture is completely different. If your daughter is going to be a senior, just know that very few students start in 12th grade (maybe 8 max).

People talk shite about it sometimes but LSMSA has done wonders for so many underprivileged kids in small towns with bad home lives and bad schools.

Most students will know after about 3 weeks if it's right for them. Some instantly fall in love and some hate it. I had a great experience and every graduate I know will say the same but it isn't for everyone.

This post was edited on 12/23/20 at 11:07 pm