What are the best independent schools ranked 1 - 8 ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would not pay for, unless my kid has social anxiety or something, for Burke, WIS, etc 2nd tier

I would not pay for the Catholics despite the discount because of the trauma a lot of them carry and the brainwashing

“brainwashing?” Maybe you should read a bit more widely It might make you less stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no best school. Only a best-school-for-your-kid.

This. Do what’s best for your family. If that is soul-crushing workload and hopes of Ivy admission, then cool, I guess. But we picked a school that hasn’t been mentioned yet because it’s best for what our kids need right now — smaller classes, dedicated teachers, expansive academic offerings, engaged students, etc. — which is all we care about. We are aiming for happy kids, not instagram clout.

[Anonymous]

Imagine being a parent and posting online about high school rankings all day. You are all losers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Imagine being a parent and posting online about high school rankings all day. You are all losers.

Have you looked in the mirror lately?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are the best Greater Washington DC area independent schools ranked 1 - 8, in your opinion ?
1)__
2)__
3)__
4)__
5)__
6)__
7)__
8)__
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1. STA/NCS/Beauvoir
2. GDS
3. Maret
4. Sidwell
5. Holton

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are the best Greater Washington DC area independent schools ranked 1 - 8, in your opinion ?
1)__
2)__
3)__
4)__
5)__
6)__
7)__
8)__
????

1. STA/NCS/Beauvoir
2. GDS
3. Maret
4. Sidwell
5. Holton

You’re late to the game. PP nailed it one page one.

1) the school my kid goes to and I think makes other envious.
2) a school that is similar to my kid’s school. “We” got accepted but turned it down.
3) see #2
4) some school that gets mentioned a lot but I know nothing about.
5) the school my friend’s kids go to.
6) a school that wait listed my kid.
7) a really bad school.
8) the school that b#$ch Jane’s kids got in to but rejected my kid…screw you!

[Anonymous]

Top academic schools:
Sidwell
GDS
Holton
Ncs/STA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Top academic schools:
Sidwell
GDS
Holton
Ncs/STA

I love how you snuck Holton in there

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would not pay for, unless my kid has social anxiety or something, for Burke, WIS, etc 2nd tier

I would not pay for the Catholics despite the discount because of the trauma a lot of them carry and the brainwashing

“brainwashing?” Maybe you should read a bit more widely It might make you less stupid.

We are newer to Stone Ridge and loving it. I asked my child what her favorite classes were, and she surprised me with Science and Religion. She said the teacher in the latter is really nice. If that's what you mean by brainwashing, she's easily swayed I guess! I would not call it heavy handed--she does find questions/discussions about life/the universe/ethics/purpose etc. interesting though. Has since she was little.

[Anonymous]

How many saints assignments and such?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are the best Greater Washington DC area independent schools ranked 1 - 8, in your opinion ?
1)__
2)__
3)__
4)__
5)__
6)__
7)__
8)__
????

1. STA/NCS/Beauvoir
2. GDS
3. Maret
4. Sidwell
5. Holton

You’re late to the game. PP nailed it one page one.

1) the school my kid goes to and I think makes other envious.
2) a school that is similar to my kid’s school. “We” got accepted but turned it down.
3) see #2
4) some school that gets mentioned a lot but I know nothing about.
5) the school my friend’s kids go to.
6) a school that wait listed my kid.
7) a really bad school.
8) the school that b#$ch Jane’s kids got in to but rejected my kid…screw you!

+1000 most honest post of the year!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Troll

This thread is about the independent schools. There’s the same trend catching up with them as with the colleges, which Selingo identifies as skip over schools. At these fees, if you can’t get the best, you don’t pay for the 2nd best, you go public and supplement with the top private services available from tutors to sports to admissions.

What? No. There's definitely a group of smaller schools that get little attention on DCUM growing like gangbusters because the ranking that matters is that FOR YOUR CHILD.

I mean, my kid would absolutely *crater* at a place like GDS because a progressive education style is kryptonite to his ability to focus; a more traditional school, like Blessed Trinity Gospel, in the strip mall next to the Piggly-Wiggly, therefore ranks significantly higher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are the best Greater Washington DC area independent schools ranked 1 - 8, in your opinion ?
1)__
2)__
3)__
4)__
5)__
6)__
7)__
8)__
????

1. STA/NCS/Beauvoir
2. GDS
3. Maret
4. Sidwell
5. Holton

You’re late to the game. PP nailed it one page one.

1) the school my kid goes to and I think makes other envious.
2) a school that is similar to my kid’s school. “We” got accepted but turned it down.
3) see #2
4) some school that gets mentioned a lot but I know nothing about.
5) the school my friend’s kids go to.
6) a school that wait listed my kid.
7) a really bad school.
8) the school that b#$ch Jane’s kids got in to but rejected my kid…screw you!

+1000 most honest post of the year!

I'd just add "That school I want to love but don't and its great for other people's kids"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How many saints assignments and such?

it's mostly classwork she says. She's not home writing research reports on saints

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1) the school my kid goes to and I think makes other envious.
2) a school that is similar to my kid’s school. “We” got accepted but turned it down.
3) see #2
4) some school that gets mentioned a lot but I know nothing about.
5) the school my friend’s kids go to.
6) a school that wait listed my kid.
7) a really bad school.
8) the school that b#$ch Jane’s kids got in to but rejected my kid…screw you!

This is so funny and spot on.