Georgetown Day vs. Maret?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A decade out a lot of GDS young alums are on their way in amazing careers.

pls provide some examples. like what?

[Anonymous]

Well, many of them are over not getting into Maret.

[Anonymous]

Wikipedia has an extensive list of prominent GDS alums, many of them younger alums. The GDS entry also notes that the school is among the most selective and academically rigorous in Washington. "As a college preparatory school, GDS sends 100% of its graduates to four-year universities. The most frequently attended universities for GDS alumni include Harvard, Washington University in St. Louis, Wesleyan and Yale.... The Class of 2015 included 11 National Merit Semifinalists, 27 Commended Students, 3 National Achievement Semifinalists, and 1 National Hispanic Scholar."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wikipedia has an extensive list of prominent GDS alums, many of them younger alums. The GDS entry also notes that the school is among the most selective and academically rigorous in Washington. "As a college preparatory school, GDS sends 100% of its graduates to four-year universities. The most frequently attended universities for GDS alumni include Harvard, Washington University in St. Louis, Wesleyan and Yale.... The Class of 2015 included 11 National Merit Semifinalists, 27 Commended Students, 3 National Achievement Semifinalists, and 1 National Hispanic Scholar."

If this is the GDS troll; A game is on point today. On the other hand, the troll may be a myth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, many of them are over not getting into Maret.

Prattle on.

The Wikipedia entry on Maret shows 6 prominent alumni. The Wikipedia list for GDS is four times as long.

[Anonymous]

You get what that says about both schools, right?

[Anonymous]

Yes, Maret is self confident and self assured. GDS has to continually remind itself of how great it is, with parents, students and the school posting on Wikipedia.

[Anonymous]

One family has three of the GDS ‘prominent alum’ listings. Did they edit the Wikipedia entry?

[Anonymous]

That is lame to have that all on Wikipedia.

[Anonymous]

The GDS list arguably understates their accomplishments. For example it does not include the GDS Rhodes Scholar and a couple of rising stars in national journalism.

[Anonymous]

Why don't you go and add them in?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why don't you go and add them in?

I will mention it to the development and communications staff.

[Anonymous]

Add the stuff about the overnight too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, many of them are over not getting into Maret.

Prattle on.

The Wikipedia entry on Maret shows 6 prominent alumni. The Wikipedia list for GDS is four times as long.

The voice of Bart Simpson is a Maret alum. Can't beat that for diversity in careers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just be aware that it is much harder to get into Maret than GDS. Plan accordingly.

However, you should also consider that the applicant pools for GDS and Maret are differentiated to a certain degree.

LMAO. Are you talking about 3-4 year olds or kids have a few years of grades under their belts? If you are talking about the little ones, what credential do they have other than their parents'? If you are talking about the later, it is the same 6 graders across the city applying for the same schools: Sidwell, GDS, Maret, St Albans (if the boy wants to go to a single sex school)... It is a crap shot who ends in which school.