Bullis school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are sending our daughter to Bullis next year HS. She is now at a very prominent school in the DC area which ahs proven to be a pressure cooker. Bullis gives the balance kids need to succeed and enjoy the short 4 years of HS they have before college. Many people I know have had not only one but both two or three children at Bullis and all have gone to very respectable colleges. I believe Bullis to provide what kids need to be successful and happy kids that can move forward into a smooth transition to a college suited for them.

Exactly. I don't believe you have to be in a pressure cooker to be successful. Some area schools, public and private are downright abusive.

[Anonymous]

Agreed.

[Anonymous]

Not trolling - I promise. Just stating an opinion. Kids are in school. That is their job. They are there to learn. The real world is challenging and difficult. This country needs strivers not relaxers.

What is wrong with high school preparing young folks for the real world through competition and hard work and arduous homework. I dont get it.

I understand elementary school and middle school tender years but a 14 year old is a young person who should handle 3 hours of homework in preparation for college just under 4 years away.

We have regressed as a country and this "lots of homework is bad" is why we have fallen behind other industrialized nations.

Bullis is a fine fine school and the top kids can go to top places. But they are doing a disservice to their students by not pushing them. So even if the top students get into top schools, they wont be as well prepared for college or life.

[Anonymous]

But they are not better prepared. Lecture, memorization and testing does not make you more prepared.

I have a large family and the ones that dropped out after HS built businesses are just as successful as the lawyers.

Anonymous wrote:Not trolling - I promise. Just stating an opinion. Kids are in school. That is their job. They are there to learn. The real world is challenging and difficult. This country needs strivers not relaxers.

What is wrong with high school preparing young folks for the real world through competition and hard work and arduous homework. I dont get it.

I understand elementary school and middle school tender years but a 14 year old is a young person who should handle 3 hours of homework in preparation for college just under 4 years away.

We have regressed as a country and this "lots of homework is bad" is why we have fallen behind other industrialized nations.

Bullis is a fine fine school and the top kids can go to top places. But they are doing a disservice to their students by not pushing them. So even if the top students get into top schools, they wont be as well prepared for college or life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.wusa9.com/video/1913447070001/1/Bullis-Cornerback-JD-Dyer-Draws-Interest-From-Ivy-Leagues

Here's another star Bullis football player, but this one started in 8th grade and is being recruited by Harvard. The top running back and the quarterback have also been there since Middle School, and last year's QB started in 3rd grade. Maybe you should ask these parents directly if they are upset about one senior transfer joining the team.

Then it's too bad Bullis wasn't willing to compete with its "home grown" players and had to rent, I mean, recruit, senior year transfers from public schools.

Interesting. This poster is complaining about lack of dedication to the home grown player while another thread is arguing why tuition costs at the schools are rising faster than the rate of inflation. Bullis increased its visibility by identifying a high value scholarship recipient senior year? What a financially prudent move for Bullis.

It is somewhat naive to think K-12 schools charging tuitions comparable to colleges and universities are not going to engage in some of the same practices of those colleges and universities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.wusa9.com/video/1913447070001/1/Bullis-Cornerback-JD-Dyer-Draws-Interest-From-Ivy-Leagues

Here's another star Bullis football player, but this one started in 8th grade and is being recruited by Harvard. The top running back and the quarterback have also been there since Middle School, and last year's QB started in 3rd grade. Maybe you should ask these parents directly if they are upset about one senior transfer joining the team.

Then it's too bad Bullis wasn't willing to compete with its "home grown" players and had to rent, I mean, recruit, senior year transfers from public schools.

Interesting. This poster is complaining about lack of dedication to the home grown player while another thread is arguing why tuition costs at the schools are rising faster than the rate of inflation. Bullis increased its visibility by identifying a high value scholarship recipient senior year? What a financially prudent move for Bullis.

It is somewhat naive to think K-12 schools charging tuitions comparable to colleges and universities are not going to engage in some of the same practices of those colleges and universities.

I don't actually know if it's a financially prudent move. Bullis has a small endowment and does not raise much in annual giving by comparison with other schools. They are very reliant on tuition income, which may mean the major sports recruiting of full or near full financial aide I pints is hard to sustain. Maybe winning creates buzz, and they nt out more paying customers -- they have the campus size to support increased enrollment. But if parents stop feeling there are opportunities for ordinary non-recruited kids to pay on teams, that may hurt admissions/retention in the long run. Time will tell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.wusa9.com/video/1913447070001/1/Bullis-Cornerback-JD-Dyer-Draws-Interest-From-Ivy-Leagues

Here's another star Bullis football player, but this one started in 8th grade and is being recruited by Harvard. The top running back and the quarterback have also been there since Middle School, and last year's QB started in 3rd grade. Maybe you should ask these parents directly if they are upset about one senior transfer joining the team.

Then it's too bad Bullis wasn't willing to compete with its "home grown" players and had to rent, I mean, recruit, senior year transfers from public schools.

Interesting. This poster is complaining about lack of dedication to the home grown player while another thread is arguing why tuition costs at the schools are rising faster than the rate of inflation. Bullis increased its visibility by identifying a high value scholarship recipient senior year? What a financially prudent move for Bullis.

It is somewhat naive to think K-12 schools charging tuitions comparable to colleges and universities are not going to engage in some of the same practices of those colleges and universities.

I don't actually know if it's a financially prudent move. Bullis has a small endowment and does not raise much in annual giving by comparison with other schools. They are very reliant on tuition income, which may mean the major sports recruiting of full or near full financial aid recipients is hard to sustain. Maybe winning creates buzz, and they net out more paying customers -- they have the campus size to support increased enrollment. But if parents stop feeling there are opportunities for ordinary non-recruited kids to pay on teams, that may hurt admissions/retention in the long run. Time will tell.

[Anonymous]

Bullis at it again with the senior year athletic transfers:

http://www.gazette.net/article/20130327/SPORTS/130329362/0/former-gaithersburg-player-settles-in-at-bullis&template=gazette

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bullis at it again with the senior year athletic transfers:

http://www.gazette.net/article/20130327/SPORTS/130329362/0/former-gaithersburg-player-settles-in-at-bullis&template=gazette

The team has a 5-4 record and got swept by prep so it doesn't seem that this recruit is doing much for the team.

[Anonymous]

Let me get this straight.. Bullis admits seniors transfers which is soo wrong in soo many ways. They went as low as to admit a second semester senior transfer for baseball
What is wrong with the current administration there. What about the boys who have worked their ass off in the off-season and are hoping to crack the lineup. They brought in two senior transfers for football back in August and one of them has already left and enrolled back in his prior public school. Bullis will always be viewed as a safety school in this area.

[Anonymous]

Its a public school you pay for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let me get this straight.. Bullis admits seniors transfers which is soo wrong in soo many ways. They went as low as to admit a second semester senior transfer for baseball
What is wrong with the current administration there. What about the boys who have worked their ass off in the off-season and are hoping to crack the lineup. They brought in two senior transfers for football back in August and one of them has already left and enrolled back in his prior public school. Bullis will always be viewed as a safety school in this area.

Maret did the same thing for basketball this year, and their 20-year-old senior transfer got them disqualified from the DC Championship tournament.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let me get this straight.. Bullis admits seniors transfers which is soo wrong in soo many ways. They went as low as to admit a second semester senior transfer for baseball
What is wrong with the current administration there. What about the boys who have worked their ass off in the off-season and are hoping to crack the lineup. They brought in two senior transfers for football back in August and one of them has already left and enrolled back in his prior public school. Bullis will always be viewed as a safety school in this area.

The article said something like a "fall transfer" which did seem a little bit oddly phrased, as if the athlete had transferred in once the school year had begun. That is awfully unusual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting. This poster is complaining about lack of dedication to the home grown player while another thread is arguing why tuition costs at the schools are rising faster than the rate of inflation. Bullis increased its visibility by identifying a high value scholarship recipient senior year? What a financially prudent move for Bullis.

It is somewhat naive to think K-12 schools charging tuitions comparable to colleges and universities are not going to engage in some of the same practices of those colleges and universities.

I don't actually know if it's a financially prudent move. Bullis has a small endowment and does not raise much in annual giving by comparison with other schools. They are very reliant on tuition income, which may mean the major sports recruiting of full or near full financial aid recipients is hard to sustain. Maybe winning creates buzz, and they net out more paying customers -- they have the campus size to support increased enrollment. But if parents stop feeling there are opportunities for ordinary non-recruited kids to pay on teams, that may hurt admissions/retention in the long run. Time will tell.

The last PP quoted offers a savvy analysis. PP, if you're still around, why do you think Bullis's annual giving is so low?

[Anonymous]

It seriously looks like it's the same 2 parents that post everything related to Bullis athletic transfers all over this board. Why are they so obsessed?