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Anonymous
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i'm the dubious speller and the stories are absolutely true. and sta has kicked out every single kid found with drugs this year (as well as al gore's son), one strike and you are out no matter who your daddy is or how good a varsity athlete you may be. there is a zero tolerance policy. I do prefer kids getting tossed equivocally and equally rather than a bunch of snotty lax bros who think they can get away with anything (and do).
if you have no dog in this hunt then stop defaming a school that you don't know about and/or defending one you don't either! and making fun of someone's spelling just lets me know we made the right choice, given the bullying and mean boys (who learn the beahvior at home ha ha). |
Anonymous
| Well said! |
Anonymous
I expected I would touch a few self-actualizing nerves. Do you think that there aren't people on the inside who will provide what the actual SAT averages are? Yes, it actually is possible to establish relationships to gain certain information. Not published is exactly what it is. Doesn't mean it does exist or that it can't be gained. I never denied that STAL was acacemically superior. I asserted that the difference isn't as big as the hype (could that be the reason for not publishing?). Then again, you can always "ask anyone outside of Bethesda". |
Anonymous
| You actually established a relationship to get STA's SAT scores? Wow, that's just sick. |
Anonymous
| PP 14:20 needs to get herself under control. You most certainly don't have children at STAL.... |
Anonymous
Do you really think I would establish a relationship just to find out the SAT averages? How about, finding out such information is just a small result of having relationships. Like it or not, it is what makes the world go round. |
Anonymous
Of course I don't. And I never claimed I did. You are confusing with a previous post perhaps. |
Anonymous
| I am the previous poster and the Landon alumnus. I am new to this board and have heard about its meanspiritedness. I suspected it wouldn't take long to drag St. Albans into a post about Landon. Some of by best friends went to St. Albans. They are wonderful people who graduated from one of the finest preparatory schools in country. However, this post is about the qualities and characteristics of Landon boys. If you've got something to say about other schools start your own thread. I would like to know other folks' thoughts about Landon. Not interstested in other IAC schools or rude, thoughtless and cowardly comments made under cover of annonymity. |
Anonymous
This was from a poster on a different thread from a few months back: "There is alot of false representation as to which of this group of schools is best academically. Here are the facts of the statistical rankings of average SATs at some of the mentioned schools: 1. Sidwell Friends 2. St. Albans 3. Potomac 4. Georgetown Prep 5. Landon Here is the key fact. The "spread" that separates the no.1 school from the no. 5 school is only 55 points. You are pissing and moaning and arguing over which one is better, and the realty is that at least among these five, a very small margin separates the.m" |
Anonymous
| Landon needs to stop worrying about STAL. They need to pay attention to their own reputation. It's out there. |
Anonymous
| A 55 point difference in average SAT scores is big if you are applying to the top 10 universities. |
Anonymous
| BTW everyone who grew up in this area calls it STALLbans. The reputation has always been a place for overindulged children from familes with exaggerated self worth to stall until they hit trust fund age . Sorry but its true. Most people I know FROM HERE would never consider the school. |
Anonymous
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I have a son at Landon and here are my thoughts:
I was surprised to find myself interested in boys' schools because I consider myself very progressive and probably left of center in my politics, and was very leery of the whole "masters of the Universe" thing. But I found myself very impressed by all 3 of the boys' schools I looked at by virtue of the special attention they paid to boys' physical, emotional, and academic development, which I've learned over the years is different from girls'. I have a quiet, athletic boy, but he's by no means a jock and certainly not aggresive. In the end, we decided on Landon partly because we really preferred a secular institution and it just "felt" like a good fit. However, I liked St. Albans very much and many of my friends' sons go there and every one of them are wonderful young men. So I've got nothing negative to say about St. A's. The good things about Landon: beautiful campus, well run school, good teachers, lots of physical activity, great art and music depts. While there is a spirit of competition, there seems to be admiration for achievement, whether on the athletic field, in the classroom, in music, whatever. My son speaks admiringly of boys who are great artists, or great at math, or great at tennis. And he's been inspired to do his best, which is all a parent can ask. His classes are small, and his teachers seem to care that he's working at his full potential. Cons: It's not very diverse. They are making great strides in this area (the head of the Upper School is African American, and the lower school seems very diverse), but the school culture is very white, wealthy, and suburban. And it does seem as if students from very wealthy/big donor families get cut more slack, but that may be the case at most private schools. I don't think you have to be "tough" to do well at Landon, but it is a good place for active boys. |
Anonymous
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Bet your son is in the Lower School. Life is good in LS,
however, MS and HS are a bit different. A lot different. |
Anonymous
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So, if the difference in SATs is so small, what can explain the huge disparity in matriculation outcomes?
http://matriculationstats.org/day-schools-outside-of-nyc |