
DP. You are weird and miserable. Did someone at Potomac do something to you, for goodness sakes why do you hate it so much? Just know, the kids there are thriving regardless of whatever you have to say. I'm assuming you fit one of the following three scenarios. You were a visi girl in the 90's and your Potomac bf broke up with you; still bitter after all this time. Or wait, you went to Gonzaga and a Potomac guy stole your gf. Or simply your child got rejected and zaga was your last hope. Get a life. |
For those who also follow the college forum, don't you think Potomac parents are similar to Northeastern parents? |
No, and I have no skin in this discussion. For openers, NEU has N “campuses” scattered around, apparently now including one in some Rosslyn office building locally (saw a sign on a bldg yesterday), while Potomac only has one location. From a DCUM perspective, Potomac’s biggest problems are that its US is relatively new (early 1990s, I think) and it is on the Virginia side of the river. DCUM does not like anything on the Virginia side, even though Alex/Arl/Fairfax are just as blue as DC these days. |
That's not what I am talking about. I am talking about the over the top emotion of parents defending this school, which is very similar to the mood of the parents who chime in to defend NEU on the college forum. |
This is what GC *used* to be but now it is an intentionally sought after school.any Catholic kids now want the Catholic school experience and the perks of a big public high school experience which you get at GC. Also GC does NOT have large class sizes - that’s one of its main selling points - a big high school with smaller classes - usually 15 or less. So I know you thought you were schooling everyone but your perception is dated. There are many Catholic K-8 schools sending large swaths of their top students to GC. And I do not have a kid there. I applied for my child, who got in but we ultimately chose a more competitive school but there was just a hair of a difference between the school we ultimately chose and GC once we outlined the pluses of each one. Your kid can go to GC and be challenged and very happy socially. |
This has to do with traffic/commute (in particular navigating the American Legion and Chain Bridges), not politics. |
I highly doubt the bolded. |
Well it’s true. My DD shadowed there and it was especially important to us because she has ADHD. And I am not talking about the Ryken program - this is for their regular classes. |
This is the list of 15! Some rearranging could be made with the actual ranking numbers but these are the top 15. 1. STA 2. Sidwell 3. NCS 4. GDS 5. Maret 6. Holton 7. Madiera 8. Potomac 9. Landon 10. Gonzaga 11. Prep 12. St. Johns 13. Bullis 14. St. Anselms 15. St Stephens St Agnes next 3 would be: 16. Episcopal 17. WIS 18. Field |
fixed Madeira spelling |
Visi and SR belong in the top 15. |
Clearly an anti-Catholic anti-female thing going on here. |
Madeira MIGHT be too high, but is T10 worthy ( probably 10th). Swap Prep with Landon |
Please, please stop putting Bullis, SSAS and Potomac on the list. They just don't make the cut. And if Gonzaga is on there, Visitation should also be on there as it is even more competitive than it's brother school. |
If Sidwell isn’t #1, then the list is incorrect. I’m not a Sidwell parent (my children attend Catholic independents), but I live in DC and I’m very familiar with how these institutions are perceived. |