McDonogh vs Bryn Mawr

[Anonymous]

Try to pick HS for my my 8th grader kid, now we narrowed down b/w McDonogh vs Bryn Mawr. I am little surprised after I saw the Niche ranking and SAT score. Also college matriculations Bryn Mawr seems have more big names.

Niche ranking best private HS in America, McDonogh #284 of 4990 and Bryn Mawr #96 of 4990

McDonogh CLASS OF 2023 SAT MIDDLE 50% RANGES
(based on highest score per student)
Evidence Based Reading and Writing: 590-680
Mathematics: 560-680
Composite: 1140-1360 (134 students tested)

https://www.mcdonogh.org/pdf/School%20Profile%202023-2024.pdf


Bryn Mawr
SAT
SUBJECT MID 50% MEAN
Reading/Writing......630–740 .....................677
Mathematics............590–770 .....................672

https://brynmawrschool.myschoolapp.com/ftpimages/758/download/download_5554307.pdf

[Anonymous]

What if a big name college isn’t the best fit for your kid?

Have your kid shadow and see what is the best feel for them.

Are you only applying to those two?

[Anonymous]

Paid 4 years Private school tuition and goes to York College. Seems like bad investment to me.

[Anonymous]

These two schools are really different. Send your kid to shadow days, talk to current families, and listen to your kid's instincts to determine which one is the right fit for your kid. Niche seems like the wrong place to get data to compare these two schools. It's not apples to apples.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These two schools are really different. Send your kid to shadow days, talk to current families, and listen to your kid's instincts to determine which one is the right fit for your kid. Niche seems like the wrong place to get data to compare these two schools. It's not apples to apples.

How are they different?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These two schools are really different. Send your kid to shadow days, talk to current families, and listen to your kid's instincts to determine which one is the right fit for your kid. Niche seems like the wrong place to get data to compare these two schools. It's not apples to apples.

Could you please explain a little bit more the difference between those two?

[Anonymous]

One is co-ed, one is all-girls

One is way out in the suburbs, one is in Baltimore City

One has a reputation for well-rounded kids with an emphasis on sports, one has a reputation for being an academic pressure cooker

One seems popular with long-time Baltimore families and is a bit more conservative, one is laden with kids of Hopkins professors and high-achieving immigrants

It's a little surprising you need all of these differences laid out for you. How did you pick these 2 schools? Have you set foot on either campus?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One is co-ed, one is all-girls

One is way out in the suburbs, one is in Baltimore City

One has a reputation for well-rounded kids with an emphasis on sports, one has a reputation for being an academic pressure cooker

One seems popular with long-time Baltimore families and is a bit more conservative, one is laden with kids of Hopkins professors and high-achieving immigrants

It's a little surprising you need all of these differences laid out for you. How did you pick these 2 schools? Have you set foot on either campus?

I actually knew most of that and was hoping for more details/ insider information!

[Anonymous]

Have you seen where McDonogh students get placed for college?? It’s pretty remarkable .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have you seen where McDonogh students get placed for college?? It’s pretty remarkable .

It’s not remarkable for the kids who don’t play sports.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have you seen where McDonogh students get placed for college?? It’s pretty remarkable .

Minus the athletic recruits this … doesn’t seem remarkable at all?

https://instagram.com/mcdclassof2023?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

[Anonymous]

Make the decision after you've been accepted.

In the past I'd have picked BMS for convenience and prettier uniforms but these days I'd gravitate to McDonogh for being more pragmatic and less woke. Educationwise I don't see a difference. They're both excellent schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Paid 4 years Private school tuition and goes to York College. Seems like bad investment to me.

Towson University is not good either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Try to pick HS for my my 8th grader kid, now we narrowed down b/w McDonogh vs Bryn Mawr. I am little surprised after I saw the Niche ranking and SAT score. Also college matriculations Bryn Mawr seems have more big names.

Niche ranking best private HS in America, McDonogh #284 of 4990 and Bryn Mawr #96 of 4990

McDonogh CLASS OF 2023 SAT MIDDLE 50% RANGES
(based on highest score per student)
Evidence Based Reading and Writing: 590-680
Mathematics: 560-680
Composite: 1140-1360 (134 students tested)

https://www.mcdonogh.org/pdf/School%20Profile%202023-2024.pdf


Bryn Mawr
SAT
SUBJECT MID 50% MEAN
Reading/Writing......630–740 .....................677
Mathematics............590–770 .....................672

https://brynmawrschool.myschoolapp.com/ftpimages/758/download/download_5554307.pdf

About 4 or 5 years ago, McD and Bryn Mawr were about same level for SAT and ranking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Paid 4 years Private school tuition and goes to York College. Seems like bad investment to me.

Towson University is not good either.

It is is the kid wants to go into teaching.