Has anyone been unhappy with Gonzaga?
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The inverse is concerning. |
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| Don’t like how the boys are shirtless at football games when it’s cold outside. |
Anonymous
you literally asked for only negative comments |
Anonymous
| The commute sucks. Everything else makes it worthwhile. |
Anonymous
| The neighborhood around the school isn’t great |
Anonymous
But great for service opportunities. |
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| I live in Arlington and know of a kid who came from public school, stayed a year then left. I assume it wasn’t for him. I think if you don’t know a bunch of guys already going there and you don’t play a sport, it’s tough to fit in. |
Anonymous
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Gonzaga boys can’t host parties at their houses in Vienna and Arlington so they try to storm other school’s parties in Bethesda and DC.
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Anonymous
+1 And even deeper into MoCo |
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Why? |
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| We have a freshman this year. Coming from a Catholic school in Arlington. There have been a few frustrating things so far but, on balance, we are really enjoying it. Our DS loves it there, just absolutely loves it, so that's all that matters. I have found it to be a little 'cult-like' but not over the top, and I don't really see anything wrong with really loving where your child attends. That dedication by parents translates into a better school experience because of donations and volunteering. The parents have been wonderful, very welcoming and kind, pretty much the opposite of the all-girls school my DD attends. For the sporting events issue-I have attended multiple sports and many football games so far and truthfully, the only time I saw some bad behavior it was on opposing teams, and even that was rare. May mean nothing, but that was my observation. I know in the past there were other incidents. I have heard that some really like to party, I haven't had to deal with that yet. |
Anonymous
Rival schools call that a "White Out" whenever they play Gonzaga. |
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My son graduated last Spring and had a wondeful 4 yrs. Yes, there are lot of wealthy families, entitled boys but overall, my son was never affected. I will add though that the athletic programs are extremely competetive - *Gonzaga is where sports dreams go to die* is true - but i also view this as work hard and you will succeed. My son played on the purple rugby team and is now playing in college, though his experience was tense (the head rugby coach is a competent but a jerk).
As far as academics, your son can challenge himself or take an easier path. My son was placed in the fast math track that skipped Alegbra 2 and went straight to precalc freshman yr, taking Calc BC as a junior, mulitvariable Calc and Linerar Alegbra senior yr. I would say that this math track was his most favoriate Gonzaga experience and most the boys went onto Ivy League schools and very highly regarding Colleges. Your son can't sign up for AP classes; to be placed in AP classes, you must get a teacher recommendation and have high grade. His college counselor was amazing! His least favorite part of Gonzaga was the head rugby coach, and although he lives for rugby and wasn't a target by the head coach, he felt the discontent among with boys and parents. I didn't see any disrespect from the boys at matches or during the European / S. Amercan rugby tours, in fact, I witnessed enormous respect. You know the saying, you can't pick your family but you can pick your friends and my son chose his circle wisely. There's negative behavior at most high schools but it's a choice to engage or not. My son has said to me many times during his 1st yr at his university - Gonzaga is the best high school in the country (i'm sure it's not but in his mind, it very well is). God bleeds Purple 
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Anonymous
and it's a tradition. Gonzaga has many! |
Anonymous
My son was friends with boys all over the DMV and went to parties in Arlingotn, Bethesda, DC and Chevy Chase. I'm not understanding this comment. |