Academics at Bullis

[Anonymous]

There are a lot of reasons to go to Bullis or another local private school, but academics is not one of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of reasons to go to Bullis or another local private school, but academics is not one of them.

And you know this how? Honestly curious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's actually not helpful at all because it is not truthful. My non-athletic, son is just about to graduate from a very academic college. He thrived at college because of the education he received at Bullis. I suspect the recent posters are laying hate on Bullis as families make school decisions this week. it makes me wonder if it is actually the marketing offices of competitor schools...or the parents they have coopted. Bullis has disrupted the private school market in the last few years, certainly with admissions, the Lower School and of course the college list. The culture is not toxic at all - frankly, the opposite. The focus on Wellness is real - and I know not just because of my son's experience but because I have a daughter there right now.

I could have written this. Our child, non-athlete, graduating from a top, highly academic college - and in top percentile. Why? Because our child got the deep fundamentals at Bullis. The study skills, the work ethic, the grit, the teachers who teach to reach out for help when necessary and to advocate for themselves; the supportive community. It's worth more than any big-name high school (and btw - we're not even a Bullis family anymore and all we hear is how crazy it is to get in now).

I can only speak from our family's experience and from what we see through friends. You'll get the academics, without the pressure (those two are not mutually exclusive), and you'll see really positive outcomes for your child.

Good luck with your decision, OP!

Very similar experience. Very strong academics with honors, APs, signature programs. Non-athlete, but had many leadership opportunities, nice friend group and most importantly actually liked going to school. Couldn’t have been happier.

[Anonymous]

Everyone graduates with honors. They have very scholarly teachers that stay there for years. According to their website, the academic head got an (online?) EdD but wrote a PhD thesis. Impressive.

[Anonymous]

I'm a teacher at another school. Based on the account of a student who transferred from Bullis, I'm deeply unimpressed by their academics. The student was at a huge disadvantage and had to do a ton to catch up on what she'd missed by transferring. She basically had no skills I'd expect students to learn in 9th grade and had never been asked to do much at Bullis.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher at another school. Based on the account of a student who transferred from Bullis, I'm deeply unimpressed by their academics. The student was at a huge disadvantage and had to do a ton to catch up on what she'd missed by transferring. She basically had no skills I'd expect students to learn in 9th grade and had never been asked to do much at Bullis.

Lies. Stop typing. You are a teacher and you are basing one student’s academic performance on an entire school?

[Anonymous]

My son is a nerdy junior at bullis, but he's but academically ambitious. He is also the opposite of a bro. He absolutely loves the school. He's in all the highest level classes but feels very little pressure from the school or peers. The teachers push a bit, as they should, but it's just because they see his potential and want him to get the most out of the material. I don't think there's much of a pressurized culture there, even among the kids in the highest classes. I also don't think the bro culture is pervasive. My son would not be happy there if it were.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's actually not helpful at all because it is not truthful. My non-athletic, son is just about to graduate from a very academic college. He thrived at college because of the education he received at Bullis. I suspect the recent posters are laying hate on Bullis as families make school decisions this week. it makes me wonder if it is actually the marketing offices of competitor schools...or the parents they have coopted. Bullis has disrupted the private school market in the last few years, certainly with admissions, the Lower School and of course the college list. The culture is not toxic at all - frankly, the opposite. The focus on Wellness is real - and I know not just because of my son's experience but because I have a daughter there right now.

I could have written this. Our child, non-athlete, graduating from a top, highly academic college - and in top percentile. Why? Because our child got the deep fundamentals at Bullis. The study skills, the work ethic, the grit, the teachers who teach to reach out for help when necessary and to advocate for themselves; the supportive community. It's worth more than any big-name high school (and btw - we're not even a Bullis family anymore and all we hear is how crazy it is to get in now).

I can only speak from our family's experience and from what we see through friends. You'll get the academics, without the pressure (those two are not mutually exclusive), and you'll see really positive outcomes for your child.

Good luck with your decision, OP!

My parents could have written this 30ish years ago. The Bullis hate here is unhinged.