How does Bullis do with academically high performing kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This whole thread reads fishy to me. Timed to add people to apply, so many positive responses that just might feel real and sway people to apply.

Interesting tactic, but wonder why it's needed.

It's not needed. If you aren't affiliated with Bullis, or looking to apply, why are you even responding?

[Anonymous]

My aquaintance has two extremely high achieving academic kids. (Kids who have been at the Johns Hopkins Ctr for Talented Youth, which is basically a gifted program). They go to Bullis, and have for a long time. They really like it and seem to be doing very well there.


Anecdote isn't data, but I seriously doubt they'd be sending them there with all the other options out there if they didn't think it was academically a good fit for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This whole thread reads fishy to me. Timed to add people to apply, so many positive responses that just might feel real and sway people to apply.

Interesting tactic, but wonder why it's needed.

It's not needed. If you aren't affiliated with Bullis, or looking to apply, why are you even responding?

Because it’s a public thread.

[Anonymous]

The public school you pay for.

Please be real. Top 5-7 kids do great. The rest, not so much.

Spoiled entitled brats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The public school you pay for.

Please be real. Top 5-7 kids do great. The rest, not so much.

Spoiled entitled brats.

Thanks for insulting our kids. Classy move.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This whole thread reads fishy to me. Timed to add people to apply, so many positive responses that just might feel real and sway people to apply.

Interesting tactic, but wonder why it's needed.

It's not needed. If you aren't affiliated with Bullis, or looking to apply, why are you even responding?

Because it’s a public thread.

To which you are contributing absolutely nothing--no knowledge of any kind. Just random remarks. Just how bored are you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The public school you pay for.

Please be real. Top 5-7 kids do great. The rest, not so much.

Spoiled entitled brats.

Thanks for insulting our kids. Classy move.

Ignore. Just another envious troll. Private school threads, and Bullis in particular, always draws these losers.

[Anonymous]

It's been great for our kids. Co-ed education. Progressive curriculum. We have no idea where they will go to college, but we'll figure that out as they get older. Would not change a thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This whole thread reads fishy to me. Timed to add people to apply, so many positive responses that just might feel real and sway people to apply.

Interesting tactic, but wonder why it's needed.

I'm sure you know why it's needed and the original post was so poorly worded it makes one wonder if it was intentional.

How would you have worded the post?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you were to believe this thread, it sounds as if Bullis sends 50% of its graduates to Ivy league schools without athletic hooks. This is patently ridiculous.


Every single Bullis high schooler I know from the past 5 years was unable to get an offer from a more rigorous school. Bullis is where the “oh sh!t MCPS sucks!” parents ended up when Covid created a scramble for anything at all that wasn’t a public school disaster.

Don't you have anything better to do than post on an anonymous message board at 345 am??

I could think of any number of things I would rather be doing at that hour. Then again, much of what I would rather be doing would need a spouse or bedmate...

[Anonymous]

Current Bullis parent here. It's a nice environment with strong teachers and a well rounded view of students. Academic rigor is always available to students that actually want it. Some do not, and that's what makes the environment so wonderful for all students. Go take a tour and talk to actual families - not an anonymous message board. The HOS has been an amazing addition to the school - most will meet him at their on campus tour.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous]We were extremely happy with Bullis academics. It has a broad range of students, which is nice. It has a beautiful and serene campus and top notch facilities which add immeasurably to the experience. It has rigorous academics and is challenging. Both of our kids went on to Ivy League schools from Bullis and graduated with honors from both. While this was great, this was not our sole goal going in. They were well prepared. DO NOT take your advice from the haters on this site. Go see for yourself and make your own decisions. Our students had a great high school experience without being miserable and benefited from Bullis' balanced approach. I hope you can talk to current parents. It is a lovely community. Good luck to you and your students.[/quote]

This person's kids probably were not academically strong or considered gifted or highly advanced. Yes, it is a nice pretty school for low achieving to mid level achieving students. And no-one is "hating" - it's just [I]not[/I] an academic powerhouse. Everyone knows that - no point in being sensitive about it. When you say your kid goes to Bullis, unless your kid is an athlete, people usually stifle a snicker because parents say it so proudly, oblivious to how they are perceived.

[Anonymous]

The problem at Bullis is that, for as long as it has existed, it has prioritized athletics. While there are certainly academically capable athletes, there has always been a wide range of ability in the classroom (particularly in the high school). When we were (briefly) there they were responding with a robust learning support program and on-site tutors who work with the athletes. Lots of money available went to athletes from around the area. While none of this is negative, it created a school with a huge range in the classroom. Some families we know also left because it did not cater to the high achievers. And while some of the Ivy admits were non-athletes, many were strong athletes who did well enough.

There is a new Head of School and they are touting a renewed focus on academics. But football still rules. Covid and the MCPS has given them the best admission seasons they could have hoped for. This happened everywhere in MoCo so it is wrong of Bullis to say it is a reflection of the School. It is the exodus from public schools of families who can pay for private. Any other story is just not accurate and the school knows that. Covid was and continues to be a windfall for Bullis. There just aren't that many non-parochial private schools in Montgomery County for high school.

So, is it a risk worth taking? Visit and see but know that Bullis has a long history to overcome. There are so many academically strong schools in the DMV. I personally wanted my under-challenged student to go to a school that had a track record and a culture of excellence. It was the right decision for us and one I would make again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This whole thread reads fishy to me. Timed to add people to apply, so many positive responses that just might feel real and sway people to apply.

Interesting tactic, but wonder why it's needed.

I'm sure you know why it's needed and the original post was so poorly worded it makes one wonder if it was intentional.

How would you have worded the post?

I would have used proper diction, syntax and grammar. The post is rife with stylistic and grammatical errors. It's atrocious writing by any objective measure. It certainly brings into question the OP's ability to assess whether the child is actually gifted in any way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s not known for academics.

Was it differnt 10-20 years ago?

The bullis grads I know are all top specialist doctors