Catholic girls schools - matriculations

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Anonymous wrote:Holy Child's ten year list on their website is pretty strong. I'm sure Visit and SR have stellar ten year placements, but I also saw a lot of range and great options on the schools HC has placed in over the past decade.

Most of those were athletic recruits

But not at Visi or SR?

Yes. Those also. But I specifically know the HC list and the girls.

You know a full decade of Holy Child girls?

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone see this? Is it accurate or?


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if concerned about college matriculations, one should take a look at the schools these students headed to recently. To make it easy, below are 2022 matriculations for Holy Child, Stone Ridge and VISI.

There is another recent thread comparing SR and VISI, so I pulled some data from there. Basically if one were to evaluate matriculations based on % of students going to USNWR top 25 schools, SR and VISI would be the better choice for a student concerned about college admissions to top schools. For the class of '22, the % of students matriculating to top 25 schools are:

SR: 24.2%
VISI: 22.5%
HC: 8.7% (note only 2 schools represented--NYU and UVA--both #25)

Note that for Holy Child, there were no top 20 schools. Also, I was surprised that as a Catholic HS, there were none going to Boston College, Georgetown, or Notre Dame...not even one student.

Depends on what the students are looking for. For example coming from Catholic they may want the top 3 Catholics which would be Notre Dame, Boston, and Georgetown. So for them top three in the country would include BC. Also BC is ranked #4 colleges for Finance. Also other colleges highly regarded for architecture are not listed as top 25 but their graduates start with very successful salaries and careers.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone see this? Is it accurate or?


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if concerned about college matriculations, one should take a look at the schools these students headed to recently. To make it easy, below are 2022 matriculations for Holy Child, Stone Ridge and VISI.

There is another recent thread comparing SR and VISI, so I pulled some data from there. Basically if one were to evaluate matriculations based on % of students going to USNWR top 25 schools, SR and VISI would be the better choice for a student concerned about college admissions to top schools. For the class of '22, the % of students matriculating to top 25 schools are:

SR: 24.2%
VISI: 22.5%
HC: 8.7% (note only 2 schools represented--NYU and UVA--both #25)

Note that for Holy Child, there were no top 20 schools. Also, I was surprised that as a Catholic HS, there were none going to Boston College, Georgetown, or Notre Dame...not even one student.

Depends on what the students are looking for. For example coming from Catholic they may want the top 3 Catholics which would be Notre Dame, Boston, and Georgetown. So for them top three in the country would include BC. Also BC is ranked #4 colleges for Finance. Also other colleges highly regarded for architecture are not listed as top 25 but their graduates start with very successful salaries and careers.

I totally agree with this. Also, military academies etc. I would expect to see a range of interests among a range of young women. I did see the above schools on the ten year list for HC, reflecting more range.

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Can you please break down those percentages by URM, legacy and sports recruits? JK but without this information the stats are less meaningful.

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Anonymous wrote:Op who cares. This is not the goal of the catholic families who are sending their daughters to these schools. I could got into Georgetown but chose a smaller Catholic school that wasn’t ranked as highly. I’m a SAHm now. Does it really matter where I went?

So you aspire for all women to stay home and be mothers.

Hell no thank you.

No, of course not. I’m saying that Georgetown/BC/Ivy whatever schools people think are so great don’t really matter. Some of the most successful people I know went to not well known colleges. It doesn’t matter.

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Anonymous wrote:Can you please break down those percentages by URM, legacy and sports recruits? JK but without this information the stats are less meaningful.

It doesn't matter. Bottom line, some schools are more academically rigorous and those students are more successful at getting admitted to top schools. Yes, some will be legacy and recruited athletes, but the stark difference in percentages should tell you something. If you are hoping to get into a top college, your chances are much higher if you attend either SR or VISI among the all girls Catholic schools in the area.

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Anonymous wrote:Two more area girls Catholic high schools to add to the list.

Academy of the Holy Cross:
They did not post a matriculation list for last year, however, they did post "college acceptances." Keep in mind that with acceptances, one student is often accepted to multiple schools, so not a great tool for evaluation. However, there were only 3 top 25 schools on the list (UVA, Northwestern, and Georgetown). Those three could have been one person, but we don't really know. Even if it were three separate students, the percentage of students attending top 25 schools is extremely low in this school. https://www.academyoftheholycross.org/sisterhood/graduation2022/2022-college-acceptances

Oakcrest:
This school also only posted acceptances. Only 2 top 25 schools on their list of accetences (Penn and UVA). https://oakcrest.myschoolapp.com/ftpimages/1017/download/download_7071134.pdf

The Academy of the Holy Cross is full of MAGA it has never been a bastion of academics. My DD played Basketball and soccer with families from here. She was the only one not attending HC. Long story as to how she ended up on this team. We experienced this from age 11 -18. I am absolutely horrified at how many of these families are now cult members spewing crap from Epoch times. That alone tells me academics are not there.

You post about MAGA families at AHC every time it's mentioned here. My DD is a recent grad and we never once encountered any MAGA families nor did my daughter report that of any of her friends' families. I'm a dyed in the wool liberal so I would be on high alert on this. You must have encountered a small group that somehow clouded your thinking.
Yes, the school's college placement isn't as great as the other schools. I think this is in part due to the fact that it has a much higher percentage of girls who need financial aid for college so they go where they can get the most money.

Agreed. We have not encountered any MAGA idiocy at AHC and would not be happy about that. I don't know what the PP is talking about.

There is a lot of snobbery toward AHC on this forum. SR and Visi cater to wealthier families who have narrow definitions of success and failure when it comes to college.

We have had two DDs at AHC and we have never encountered any MAGA. We do however know many Trumpers who sent their DDs to SR and especially Visitation based in part on their MAGA politics. Neither one is the full-on reactionary equivalent of say the Heights, but none of that applies to AHC.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Two more area girls Catholic high schools to add to the list.

Academy of the Holy Cross:
They did not post a matriculation list for last year, however, they did post "college acceptances." Keep in mind that with acceptances, one student is often accepted to multiple schools, so not a great tool for evaluation. However, there were only 3 top 25 schools on the list (UVA, Northwestern, and Georgetown). Those three could have been one person, but we don't really know. Even if it were three separate students, the percentage of students attending top 25 schools is extremely low in this school. https://www.academyoftheholycross.org/sisterhood/graduation2022/2022-college-acceptances

Oakcrest:
This school also only posted acceptances. Only 2 top 25 schools on their list of accetences (Penn and UVA). https://oakcrest.myschoolapp.com/ftpimages/1017/download/download_7071134.pdf

The Academy of the Holy Cross is full of MAGA it has never been a bastion of academics. My DD played Basketball and soccer with families from here. She was the only one not attending HC. Long story as to how she ended up on this team. We experienced this from age 11 -18. I am absolutely horrified at how many of these families are now cult members spewing crap from Epoch times. That alone tells me academics are not there.

First, off I think you need to decide what school you are actually talking about The Academy of the Holy Cross AHC or Holy Child HC then we can see if I have this right because you have a DD that did not attend AHC but only had teammates on sports teams who they played with and you happen to have met a couple of those parents you are now labeling the whole school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two more area girls Catholic high schools to add to the list.

Academy of the Holy Cross:
They did not post a matriculation list for last year, however, they did post "college acceptances." Keep in mind that with acceptances, one student is often accepted to multiple schools, so not a great tool for evaluation. However, there were only 3 top 25 schools on the list (UVA, Northwestern, and Georgetown). Those three could have been one person, but we don't really know. Even if it were three separate students, the percentage of students attending top 25 schools is extremely low in this school. https://www.academyoftheholycross.org/sisterhood/graduation2022/2022-college-acceptances

Oakcrest:
This school also only posted acceptances. Only 2 top 25 schools on their list of accetences (Penn and UVA). https://oakcrest.myschoolapp.com/ftpimages/1017/download/download_7071134.pdf

The Academy of the Holy Cross is full of MAGA it has never been a bastion of academics. My DD played Basketball and soccer with families from here. She was the only one not attending HC. Long story as to how she ended up on this team. We experienced this from age 11 -18. I am absolutely horrified at how many of these families are now cult members spewing crap from Epoch times. That alone tells me academics are not there.

First, off I think you need to decide what school you are actually talking about The Academy of the Holy Cross AHC or Holy Child HC then we can see if I have this right because you have a DD that did not attend AHC but only had teammates on sports teams who they played with and you happen to have met a couple of those parents you are now labeling the whole school?

AHC

I can copy and paste their racist crap.

I can copy and paste for the last three years their MAGA garbage.

And it spans at least the last 10 years and has gotten exponentially worse in the last 3.

AHC is not a bastion of academic anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two more area girls Catholic high schools to add to the list.

Academy of the Holy Cross:
They did not post a matriculation list for last year, however, they did post "college acceptances." Keep in mind that with acceptances, one student is often accepted to multiple schools, so not a great tool for evaluation. However, there were only 3 top 25 schools on the list (UVA, Northwestern, and Georgetown). Those three could have been one person, but we don't really know. Even if it were three separate students, the percentage of students attending top 25 schools is extremely low in this school. https://www.academyoftheholycross.org/sisterhood/graduation2022/2022-college-acceptances

Oakcrest:
This school also only posted acceptances. Only 2 top 25 schools on their list of accetences (Penn and UVA). https://oakcrest.myschoolapp.com/ftpimages/1017/download/download_7071134.pdf

The Academy of the Holy Cross is full of MAGA it has never been a bastion of academics. My DD played Basketball and soccer with families from here. She was the only one not attending HC. Long story as to how she ended up on this team. We experienced this from age 11 -18. I am absolutely horrified at how many of these families are now cult members spewing crap from Epoch times. That alone tells me academics are not there.

First, off I think you need to decide what school you are actually talking about The Academy of the Holy Cross AHC or Holy Child HC then we can see if I have this right because you have a DD that did not attend AHC but only had teammates on sports teams who they played with and you happen to have met a couple of those parents you are now labeling the whole school?

AHC

I can copy and paste their racist crap.

I can copy and paste for the last three years their MAGA garbage.

And it spans at least the last 10 years and has gotten exponentially worse in the last 3.

AHC is not a bastion of academic anything.

So AHC is responsible for the opinions of a few outlier parents? And you don't think there are parents like that at all the other girls schools in this area (and anywhere)? What are you smoking?

The school does not promote these ideas or ideals. We would not let our child attend if they did.

You are either a troll or need to go confront those individuals instead of disparaging an entire school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can you please break down those percentages by URM, legacy and sports recruits? JK but without this information the stats are less meaningful.

It doesn't matter. Bottom line, some schools are more academically rigorous and those students are more successful at getting admitted to top schools. Yes, some will be legacy and recruited athletes, but the stark difference in percentages should tell you something. If you are hoping to get into a top college, your chances are much higher if you attend either SR or VISI among the all girls Catholic schools in the area.

It's just about money. It's always about money and connections. Stop pretending it's anything else. The kids from our Catholic elementary that went to these schools were a mix academically and most were not top of the class. They were just the most wealthy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you please break down those percentages by URM, legacy and sports recruits? JK but without this information the stats are less meaningful.

It doesn't matter. Bottom line, some schools are more academically rigorous and those students are more successful at getting admitted to top schools. Yes, some will be legacy and recruited athletes, but the stark difference in percentages should tell you something. If you are hoping to get into a top college, your chances are much higher if you attend either SR or VISI among the all girls Catholic schools in the area.

It's just about money. It's always about money and connections. Stop pretending it's anything else. The kids from our Catholic elementary that went to these schools were a mix academically and most were not top of the class. They were just the most wealthy.

Having had one already go through the process out of a DC Catholic HS, I scan assure you that it is not about money. You have to have the grades and test scores plus the extracurricular resume. Sounds more like you are blaming wealthy people for your kid not getting in. Maybe they just need to study harder and prep better for the tests. We don’t have any wealth and our oldest got into one of those top schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you please break down those percentages by URM, legacy and sports recruits? JK but without this information the stats are less meaningful.

It doesn't matter. Bottom line, some schools are more academically rigorous and those students are more successful at getting admitted to top schools. Yes, some will be legacy and recruited athletes, but the stark difference in percentages should tell you something. If you are hoping to get into a top college, your chances are much higher if you attend either SR or VISI among the all girls Catholic schools in the area.

It's just about money. It's always about money and connections. Stop pretending it's anything else. The kids from our Catholic elementary that went to these schools were a mix academically and most were not top of the class. They were just the most wealthy.

Having had one already go through the process out of a DC Catholic HS, I scan assure you that it is not about money. You have to have the grades and test scores plus the extracurricular resume. Sounds more like you are blaming wealthy people for your kid not getting in. Maybe they just need to study harder and prep better for the tests. We don’t have any wealth and our oldest got into one of those top schools.

No, kid got in. Just didn't choose those schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone see this? Is it accurate or?


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if concerned about college matriculations, one should take a look at the schools these students headed to recently. To make it easy, below are 2022 matriculations for Holy Child, Stone Ridge and VISI.

There is another recent thread comparing SR and VISI, so I pulled some data from there. Basically if one were to evaluate matriculations based on % of students going to USNWR top 25 schools, SR and VISI would be the better choice for a student concerned about college admissions to top schools. For the class of '22, the % of students matriculating to top 25 schools are:

SR: 24.2%
VISI: 22.5%
HC: 8.7% (note only 2 schools represented--NYU and UVA--both #25)

Note that for Holy Child, there were no top 20 schools. Also, I was surprised that as a Catholic HS, there were none going to Boston College, Georgetown, or Notre Dame...not even one student.

I have a boy, so at a different school. Brilliant, great resume, great stats, etc. However, he didn't apply to any of the schools you are using as your measure of high school worth. He didn't want to go to any of them. This is not a reflection on the quality of education he received at his high shcool. People who haven't been through it with a real kid with real opinions and choices, tend to read all of the wrong things into the list of schools students choose.

If what you say is true which I highly doubt you are an outlier.

One can see from the postings on this board that parents are not putting their kids in these schools to not attend top colleges. That is the goal they spew continuously how the education is better, well if it was truely that much better admissions would statistically show that and it does not.

I'm not lying, and you are wrong.

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Anonymous wrote:As if kids don't have enough stress, you are all going to come on here and pick apart their college choices like this? Gross.

It's an important tool for some who want their kids to have the best opportunity to get into top colleges if that is their goal. Nothing gross about that. I wish someone had done this analysis when we were considering schools.

No school is getting your kid into a top college right now. What does your family and what does your kid bring to the table? That is all that matters.