McDonogh vs Bryn Mawr

[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.

All the privates have sent kids to Towson, including Bryn Mawr. There is not one school that hasn't sent kids to Towson.

[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?

Bryn Mawr gets more kids from long time Baltimore families than Mcdonogh.

[Anonymous]

My dd was accepted at both and went to Bryn Mawr. Academic rigor is significantly higher at BM, Mcdonogh offers coed. Honestly, feel like McDonogh was hot ten years ago but now more families choosing between Bryn Mawr and RPCS or Bryn Mawr and Saint Paul’s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

All the privates have sent kids to Towson, including Bryn Mawr. There is not one school that hasn't sent kids to Towson.

For 2020-2023 McD had 7 kids went to Towson vs 0 for Bryn Mawr

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My dd was accepted at both and went to Bryn Mawr. Academic rigor is significantly higher at BM, Mcdonogh offers coed. Honestly, feel like McDonogh was hot ten years ago but now more families choosing between Bryn Mawr and RPCS or Bryn Mawr and Saint Paul’s.

McDonogh is known to serve a wider range of students, but for top students the experience and opportunities are similar.

For example, this past year BM had 2 national merit semi finalists while McDonogh had 4.

My understanding, based on number of applicants, is that McDonogh has more interest than ever.

[Anonymous]

This is silly. A smart motivated girl will can do well at both. One big factor will be how happy she is. Have her shadow at each, apply to both - because you never know if you’ll get in, then decide. Premature right now. But honestly it won’t matter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Bryn Mawr gets more kids from long time Baltimore families than Mcdonogh.

The number of "longtime Baltimore families" was definitely not a factor in our family's educational equation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Bryn Mawr gets more kids from long time Baltimore families than Mcdonogh.

Historically, perhaps, but not sure how true this is these days. School definitely caters to the urban educated /JHU crowd. It's not the days of Millie on the lacrosse field and dating Griswold Lord IV at Gilman any more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dd was accepted at both and went to Bryn Mawr. Academic rigor is significantly higher at BM, Mcdonogh offers coed. Honestly, feel like McDonogh was hot ten years ago but now more families choosing between Bryn Mawr and RPCS or Bryn Mawr and Saint Paul’s.

McDonogh is known to serve a wider range of students, but for top students the experience and opportunities are similar.

For example, this past year BM had 2 national merit semi finalists while McDonogh had 4.

My understanding, based on number of applicants, is that McDonogh has more interest than ever.

McDonogh has twice as many kids in their high school class than Bryn Mawr does. It’s a lot bigger so that makes sense .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dd was accepted at both and went to Bryn Mawr. Academic rigor is significantly higher at BM, Mcdonogh offers coed. Honestly, feel like McDonogh was hot ten years ago but now more families choosing between Bryn Mawr and RPCS or Bryn Mawr and Saint Paul’s.

McDonogh is known to serve a wider range of students, but for top students the experience and opportunities are similar.

For example, this past year BM had 2 national merit semi finalists while McDonogh had 4.

My understanding, based on number of applicants, is that McDonogh has more interest than ever.

McDonogh has twice as many kids in their high school class than Bryn Mawr does. It’s a lot bigger so that makes sense .

Graduating class size at BM is about 80 so that is another consideration.

[Anonymous]

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

Because you are are a moron. Do you really think the only reason parents send their kids to private is a leg up to better colleges? And what is a better college. There are so many unique and varied programs at colleges that attracted kids for a very specific niche.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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

Because you are are a moron. Do you really think the only reason parents send their kids to private is a leg up to better colleges? And what is a better college. There are so many unique and varied programs at colleges that attracted kids for a very specific niche.

If You paid 150k over 4 years and ended up York College, why would you consider public schools in first place. I do believe Yale is better than York college, maybe you disagree!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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==

BM seems remarkable to me

https://instagram.com/brynmawrclassof2023?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

[Anonymous]

Don’t hate on Towson University aka York Rd. U. Stellar lacrosse team and most classes are on Mon-Tuesday. So that the students can prowl Towson for the remainder of the week.

Dumb preppy kids need an education too Ducks. 🐎

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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==

BM seems remarkable to me

https://instagram.com/brynmawrclassof2023?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Wow - very impressive!