Is Walter Johnson the Cornell of the “W schools?”

[Anonymous]

WJ is the Moose Tracks of the W schools.

[Anonymous]

Whitman is the best by far. The others are... meh.. (If you include Winston Churchill, then that is also a great W)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is Walter Johnson the Cornell of the “W schools?”

Meaning, is it the least prestigious and some argue not even worthy of the “W School” title? Or is it excellent? I ask this because I have been hearing conflicting thoughts on this.

Anyone with direct experience with the school?

One can get an excellent education at any MCPS HS. Each has the same curriculum and the same pool of teaching talent. They all even have an adequately large high-achieving cohort. Sure, there are some differences in bulk test averages that correspond to an area's overall SES but you can do just as well in Calc BC at WJ as anywhere else.

Don't the best teachers want to work at the schools with the highest achieving students? Thus, your argument is off.

[Anonymous]

No, I think it's an excellent school, just as good as Whitman and Churchill.

It's BCC (honorary W) that's the poor cousin here.

Can't comment on other high schools.

- parent of WJ kid and BCC kid, with lots of friends at WC and WW.

[Anonymous]

OP, trust me when I tell you, whatever weird competition you're having in your head-- you've already lost.

[Anonymous]

People diss Cornell because it is perceived to be easier to get into. The W's are all public non-magnets - you live in the zone and you can go there.

[Anonymous]

OP, get a life. Seriously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is Walter Johnson the Cornell of the “W schools?”

Meaning, is it the least prestigious and some argue not even worthy of the “W School” title? Or is it excellent? I ask this because I have been hearing conflicting thoughts on this.

Anyone with direct experience with the school?

One can get an excellent education at any MCPS HS. Each has the same curriculum and the same pool of teaching talent. They all even have an adequately large high-achieving cohort. Sure, there are some differences in bulk test averages that correspond to an area's overall SES but you can do just as well in Calc BC at WJ as anywhere else.

Don't the best teachers want to work at the schools with the highest achieving students? Thus, your argument is off.

I'm guessing the best teachers want to work at the schools where the commute is convenient, the administration is fair and effective, and the colleagues are congenial. But that's just me.

[Anonymous]

Is the elbow the Cornell of the joints?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the elbow the Cornell of the joints?

[Anonymous]

Is Blair SMACS the Caltech of the W schools?

[Anonymous]

Is Wheaton the RIT of the W schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the elbow the Cornell of the joints?

So better than 98% of the other joints out there?

[Anonymous]

Gotta give OP credit for the double-troll, hitting Ivies and Ws in the same post.

Too bad they couldn't find a way to tack on "lesser privates" for the trifecta.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gotta give OP credit for the double-troll, hitting Ivies and Ws in the same post.

Too bad they couldn't find a way to tack on "lesser privates" for the trifecta.

What's the term for the bottom of the barrel privates? The ones out in non metro counties?