Maret or GDS

[Anonymous]

(PP here - Just to be clear, most kids who are interested take just 1 Malone class. So the kids in this program are still very much getting the main Maret experience. It’s really a supplemental thing).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GDS students are admitted at a wider number of schools, generally more prestigious. Maret students tend to go to SLACs, but lower percentage than GDS to HSLACs.

GDS' campus will be much nicer than Maret once GDS completes move.

Maret is hard to get into because it's small, not because it is academically stronger.

Social life can be more difficult @ Maret, because of fewer students. If there's bullying or bad dynamics, fewer options and your child can't get much distance.

Money and donations matter more at Maret. School is more reliant on a smaller # of donor families. More special treatment of larger donor families and their kids.

Would choose GDS over Maret.

Nice try. If you want to be in a self righteous insufferable community where everything every child does is "perfect", go to GDS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GDS students are admitted at a wider number of schools, generally more prestigious. Maret students tend to go to SLACs, but lower percentage than GDS to HSLACs.

GDS' campus will be much nicer than Maret once GDS completes move.

Maret is hard to get into because it's small, not because it is academically stronger.

Social life can be more difficult @ Maret, because of fewer students. If there's bullying or bad dynamics, fewer options and your child can't get much distance.

Money and donations matter more at Maret. School is more reliant on a smaller # of donor families. More special treatment of larger donor families and their kids.

Would choose GDS over Maret.

Nice try. If you want to be in a self righteous insufferable community where everything every child does is "perfect", go to GDS.

My slightly less snarky take on this - it is all about self selection. The families who choose GDS tend to be slightly more high strung. They are passionate about social justice but tend to approach it with an oppressive manner. That said, kids thrive there and if it’s the right fit your child will too. In terms of college placement, it’s long been known that GDS has a greater percentage of “high achieving” ivy and other selective school attending graduates who choose it for their children - a greater percentage than many of the other top schools who tend to attract more self made entrepreneurs than is typical at GDS. That has natural repercussion in the choices current GDS grads make when it comes to college. As others have said, both are great schools where a child can thrive. enjoy the search...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GDS students are admitted at a wider number of schools, generally more prestigious. Maret students tend to go to SLACs, but lower percentage than GDS to HSLACs.

GDS' campus will be much nicer than Maret once GDS completes move.

Maret is hard to get into because it's small, not because it is academically stronger.

Social life can be more difficult @ Maret, because of fewer students. If there's bullying or bad dynamics, fewer options and your child can't get much distance.

Money and donations matter more at Maret. School is more reliant on a smaller # of donor families. More special treatment of larger donor families and their kids.

Would choose GDS over Maret.

Nice try. If you want to be in a self righteous insufferable community where everything every child does is "perfect", go to GDS.

Wow, I was just thinking this thread was an amazing breath of fresh air with no anti-GDS vitriol but I guess that was never going to last. OP, ignore this person. My kids are both at GDS and they are far from perfect. In fact today they are total nightmares.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GDS students are admitted at a wider number of schools, generally more prestigious. Maret students tend to go to SLACs, but lower percentage than GDS to HSLACs.

GDS' campus will be much nicer than Maret once GDS completes move.

Maret is hard to get into because it's small, not because it is academically stronger.

Social life can be more difficult @ Maret, because of fewer students. If there's bullying or bad dynamics, fewer options and your child can't get much distance.

Money and donations matter more at Maret. School is more reliant on a smaller # of donor families. More special treatment of larger donor families and their kids.

Would choose GDS over Maret.

Same here! I was wondering when the anti GdS poster would show up and they did not disappoint.



Nice try. If you want to be in a self righteous insufferable community where everything every child does is "perfect", go to GDS.

Wow, I was just thinking this thread was an amazing breath of fresh air with no anti-GDS vitriol but I guess that was never going to last. OP, ignore this person. My kids are both at GDS and they are far from perfect. In fact today they are total nightmares.

[Anonymous]

OP - If you are interested in both for your DC, then apply to both because they are very competitive at any grade. We looked carefully at both for 6th, and have friends on the staff at both schools. Both are excellent schools regardless of what people may say on DCUM. Maret is smaller, and at the high school level it's about 80 students per grade on average, versus about 130 at GDS. Either is minuscule compared to the big area public schools, but we thought Maret might be too small for our DC over 7 years. On the other hand, GDS is relentless about its mission and how it impacts how the school is run. If it's not a message and set of values you are willing to embrace (or at least tolerate with a smile), I would imagine it getting tiring after a time. Our DC is very happy at GDS, but I'm sure DC would have been equally happy at Maret, too.

[Anonymous]

Apply to both, if you get into both, visit and see which feels more comfortable for your child and your family.

And if your kids are young, I would also widen the net beyond just the big name K-12 schools. There are lots of nurturing PK-6 or PK-8 schools, and you could transfer to Maret/GDS later if you don't get in at K. My kids transferred to Maret at HS/MS level after attending a lovely PK-8 school, and all felt welcomed.

[Anonymous]

" In terms of college placement, it’s long been known that GDS has a greater percentage of “high achieving” ivy and other selective school attending graduates who choose it for their children - a greater percentage than many of the other top schools who tend to attract more self made entrepreneurs than is typical at GDS. "

Perhaps the most nauseating post of the day.

[Anonymous]

Not really. GDS is content that placement is its chief, if perhaps, only selling point. And that is fine, because that is what most families who choose it want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GDS students are admitted at a wider number of schools, generally more prestigious. Maret students tend to go to SLACs, but lower percentage than GDS to HSLACs.

GDS' campus will be much nicer than Maret once GDS completes move.

Maret is hard to get into because it's small, not because it is academically stronger.

Social life can be more difficult @ Maret, because of fewer students. If there's bullying or bad dynamics, fewer options and your child can't get much distance.

Money and donations matter more at Maret. School is more reliant on a smaller # of donor families. More special treatment of larger donor families and their kids.

Would choose GDS over Maret.

GDS is defiantly on firmer financial footing than Maret.

Do NOT choose a day school on the basis of the college acceptances of kids who are years older than yours. Going to a private does not help them gain an admissions advantage at top tier colleges.

[Anonymous]

Apply to both. Period. The decision may very well be made for you. You can't go wrong either way, assuming your kid gets in.

[Anonymous]

“Right your wrongs” and compare the school songs and mission statements

[Anonymous]

Maret has more sporty kids and GDS more artsy/drama kids. Maret is slightly more traditional in pedagogical approach. There's more ideological/political diversity at Maret.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:" In terms of college placement, it’s long been known that GDS has a greater percentage of “high achieving” ivy and other selective school attending graduates who choose it for their children - a greater percentage than many of the other top schools who tend to attract more self made entrepreneurs than is typical at GDS. "

Perhaps the most nauseating post of the day.

Well, it's written terribly but I wouldn't say nauseating. More importantly, it's not true--neither the "long been known" part or who the parents are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GDS students are admitted at a wider number of schools, generally more prestigious. Maret students tend to go to SLACs, but lower percentage than GDS to HSLACs.

GDS' campus will be much nicer than Maret once GDS completes move.

Maret is hard to get into because it's small, not because it is academically stronger.

Social life can be more difficult @ Maret, because of fewer students. If there's bullying or bad dynamics, fewer options and your child can't get much distance.

Money and donations matter more at Maret. School is more reliant on a smaller # of donor families. More special treatment of larger donor families and their kids.

Would choose GDS over Maret.

Same here! I was wondering when the anti GdS poster would show up and they did not disappoint.



Nice try. If you want to be in a self righteous insufferable community where everything every child does is "perfect", go to GDS.

Wow, I was just thinking this thread was an amazing breath of fresh air with no anti-GDS vitriol but I guess that was never going to last. OP, ignore this person. My kids are both at GDS and they are far from perfect. In fact today they are total nightmares.

What? The dance party video didn’t pep them up? Still waiting for something academic to start.