Georgetown Day vs. Maret?
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Anonymous
| Maret, if your son is lucky enough to get in there. |
Anonymous
+1. The GDS Debate Team is amazing! |
Anonymous
| OP here. How welcoming do you think GDS high school students would be to a transfer student, in particular one who has to commute from fairly far away? |
Anonymous
| Why are these two schools even compared in the same sentence? |
Anonymous
It's like asking the question, NY Yankees vs. Padres? |
Anonymous
| Certainly more people at GDS who wanted to go to Maret than the other way around. |
Anonymous
| In my experience with these schools, I would say Maret, partly due to size, looks for a certain type of kid - more so than the usual even in DC private - and is more insular. That doesn’t mean your kid won’t fit in there but it is a smaller slice of the general population than GDS. Academics and placement are comparable. |
Anonymous
| Sidwell. |
Anonymous
More than fine. Gds purposely allows for new admits almost each class year through 10th grade. Yes there are intake years where they add half a classroom or more (9th) but they are used to new faces each year since 1st grade in. You’ll get a buddy and have some interests in mind so they can intro you appropriately. |
Anonymous
| Academically they are on par although its much harder to get accepted at Maret because its smaller. |
Anonymous
Maret seems more selective on a sheer numerical basis, but GDS probably has higher academic standards for admission. |
Anonymous
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GDS-in a different league academically.
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Anonymous
OP, the kids will be welcoming and it will be fine. High school is an expansion year so your son won't be the only one. However, 1) don't get your heart set on GDS. I don't know how familiar you are with how tough private schools admissions have gotten in recent years, but there is approximately a 10% acceptance rate for the Big 3 schools (which for many people, GDS is). That means many well-qualified, great kids don't get admitted. From a parenting perspective, I think it's important that you don't set up expectations that because your child is a great student at a public or smaller private, he's sure to get into GDS. 2) I would strongly recommend against commuting from far away. Not because your child won't be included, but because it adds to the stress your child is going face. GDS is a demanding intense school. In the high school years, could be times when he has 4-5 hours of homework a night. Plus he needs some downtime to socialize and just hang out. Adding a long commute time to this is just not fair to your kid. Rent your house out and move into the city -- into an apartment or whatever you have to do -- to avoid this. Either that, or make peace with the high school you're at and spend a lot of money on enrichments or independent tutoring for your son. For $40,000, you can buy an awful lot of enrichments and tutoring. And, believe it or not, a superstar from a public high school probably has a better chance at being admitted to top schools that a top 30% kid at GDS. |
Anonymous
Why not? Both are among the small handful of purely secular and coed schools in DC that go from K-12. |
Anonymous
What do you mean by "certain type of kid"? What type? |