Why is Good Counsel so Popular Now??

[Anonymous]

White flight. Like a PP said, demographics have shifted in MoCo and while they used to flee to the DC and Bethesda privates, they now have other options.

More demand during the pandemic allowed all of these private schools to seem more selective because they had more applicants to choose from! So every school seems like they have higher standards for admission than they did before.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our experience with our large k-8 is that it is incredibly selective in the last 2 years.

Top student from our k8 went to gc last year. Looking the same for top 3 this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is the best value in the DMV.
Solid education and college admissions.
Attracting the better students than most single sex schools except SR.
Athletic recruitment to D1 schools is huge.
Performing arts are string except dance that needs to level up significantly.
Strong stem
Strong resources for learning differences.

SJC tuition is lower and they have greater financial aid options, particularly for large families.

That being said, I know kids at both. It’s a good community, the facilities are new, modern, and attractive. It has a phenomenal and competitive STEM program, a program for kids with learning differences, the IB program, competitive sports, fantastic performing arts facilities and classes, and a large enough population that kids find their place. Campus ministry puts together retreats and programming that helps with faith formation. While it may feel like a public, they can and do get rid of kids who are disruptive and clearly don’t want to be there.

[Anonymous]

GC does not have the academic rigor of other coed schools. College matriculations are not all that good comparatively. But great school spirit. Lovely building.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our experience with our large k-8 is that it is incredibly selective in the last 2 years.

Top student from our k8 went to gc last year. Looking the same for top 3 this year.

Your "top 3" have not been admitted anywhere yet.

[Anonymous]

It's for suburban folks who want to avoid the city and are happy GC moved from its previous location. Nice school for average kids.

[Anonymous]

It’s for people who want a good education, want all the benefits of public with some additional benefits and don’t feel this should cost 50-60k (particularly when most schools can’t indicate the value of the extra 20-30k). As other have said, it also is a shorter commute for many.

[Anonymous]

Coed Catholics are in right now even on in Virginia. I know in Anne Arundel Spaulding is very popular. Great sports. Doesn’t feel overly woke like a lot of privates and single sex Catholics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Coed Catholics are in right now even on in Virginia. I know in Anne Arundel Spaulding is very popular. Great sports. Doesn’t feel overly woke like a lot of privates and single sex Catholics.

I knew a Trumper would come in at some point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s for people who want a good education, want all the benefits of public with some additional benefits and don’t feel this should cost 50-60k (particularly when most schools can’t indicate the value of the extra 20-30k). As other have said, it also is a shorter commute for many.

That "value" would be a better education, better reputation and more impressive college admissions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's for suburban folks who want to avoid the city and are happy GC moved from its previous location. Nice school for average kids.

What co-ed MD schools (so not SJC) have a similar profile- nice campus, active student life (athletics, service, and extracurriculars), STEM, AP/IB, diverse and decent enough sized that kids can find a strong social group?

My DC is a couple of years from HS, but all of my friends with HS aged kids only talk about GC or SJC and I don't feel like driving into DC. The other co-eds I'm somewhat interested in are K-12s with much smaller upper schools, so the distinctions are more obvious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Coed Catholics are in right now even on in Virginia. I know in Anne Arundel Spaulding is very popular. Great sports. Doesn’t feel overly woke like a lot of privates and single sex Catholics.

I knew a Trumper would come in at some point.

Whatever will you do when he becomes president again?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Coed Catholics are in right now even on in Virginia. I know in Anne Arundel Spaulding is very popular. Great sports. Doesn’t feel overly woke like a lot of privates and single sex Catholics.

I knew a Trumper would come in at some point.

Whatever will you do when he becomes president again?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s for people who want a good education, want all the benefits of public with some additional benefits and don’t feel this should cost 50-60k (particularly when most schools can’t indicate the value of the extra 20-30k). As other have said, it also is a shorter commute for many.

That "value" would be a better education, better reputation and more impressive college admissions.

Yea, yea, we know you rich people have to keep repeating this over and over again in every stupid thread on this forum, trying desperately to make everyone, especially yourselves, believe this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s for people who want a good education, want all the benefits of public with some additional benefits and don’t feel this should cost 50-60k (particularly when most schools can’t indicate the value of the extra 20-30k). As other have said, it also is a shorter commute for many.

That "value" would be a better education, better reputation and more impressive college admissions.

If you think about it, all the privates should have better college admissions given how few students they send compared to most publics.