SJC - Rejected.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Don't worry.
If you are in DC, the college outcomes from JR for a kid who does the work are FAR better than the same kid from SJC.
I don't know as much about MCPS but I would imagine it is similar.

What a stupid comment. First it presumes that the OP only wants the kid in SJC for college. Second you have no idea what school district the kid is even in, even in DC. Just a stupid comment all around.

No. It's reality and a factor that I wish I had considered.
College outcomes are not everything but you are literally taking a step down in options by going to SJC over JR (or Sidwell, NCS, etc for that matter).
I know it doesn't make a rejection feel any better when it's your kid who really wants to attend a school but it will likely work out better for him in the long-run.

I just watched a video posted on next door with the fighting at JR that required police intervention. So you may have better outcomes (which I doubt), but that is not an environment that I want my kid in daily.

Plenty of kids do just fine at JR and plenty of kids do just fine at SJC. There is no need to get down in the mud with the PP. She likes it and you just feel dirty.

The Ballou valedictorian will do better on college admissions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't worry.
If you are in DC, the college outcomes from JR for a kid who does the work are FAR better than the same kid from SJC.
I don't know as much about MCPS but I would imagine it is similar.

What a stupid comment. First it presumes that the OP only wants the kid in SJC for college. Second you have no idea what school district the kid is even in, even in DC. Just a stupid comment all around.

No. It's reality and a factor that I wish I had considered.
College outcomes are not everything but you are literally taking a step down in options by going to SJC over JR (or Sidwell, NCS, etc for that matter).
I know it doesn't make a rejection feel any better when it's your kid who really wants to attend a school but it will likely work out better for him in the long-run.

I just watched a video posted on next door with the fighting at JR that required police intervention. So you may have better outcomes (which I doubt), but that is not an environment that I want my kid in daily.

Plenty of kids do just fine at JR and plenty of kids do just fine at SJC. There is no need to get down in the mud with the PP. She likes it and you just feel dirty.

The Ballou valedictorian will do better on college admissions.

And good for them. I hope all the kids do great, don’t you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't worry.
If you are in DC, the college outcomes from JR for a kid who does the work are FAR better than the same kid from SJC.
I don't know as much about MCPS but I would imagine it is similar.

What a stupid comment. First it presumes that the OP only wants the kid in SJC for college. Second you have no idea what school district the kid is even in, even in DC. Just a stupid comment all around.

No. It's reality and a factor that I wish I had considered.
College outcomes are not everything but you are literally taking a step down in options by going to SJC over JR (or Sidwell, NCS, etc for that matter).
I know it doesn't make a rejection feel any better when it's your kid who really wants to attend a school but it will likely work out better for him in the long-run.

No one cares what your opinion is on schools.

OP, I am sorry for the disappointment. Waitlist movement is really at all the Catholic high schools. Hang in there!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m sorry. Your child will find the school that is great for them and this will be a blip on the radar. But it feels awful in the moment.

This. Let them be sad. It will pass and they will settle in to the right place.

Yes. I know there is a place for your child somewhere. Wishing the best.

[Anonymous]

1. it is not such a great school for outcomes but if that is where kid wanted to be...it's hard on them
2. when i was growing up everyone got into the catholic schools DMV is crazy because public options seem scary
3. don't talk about JR fights without talking about the troubling issues at SJC not fair to act like there is none- it is happening at all schools
4. to poster who said good training to prep for college rejections, i say that there is enough these kids are facing these days, and getting "rejected" doesnt necessarily build character- it can define a kid in how they feel about themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't worry.
If you are in DC, the college outcomes from JR for a kid who does the work are FAR better than the same kid from SJC.
I don't know as much about MCPS but I would imagine it is similar.

What a stupid comment. First it presumes that the OP only wants the kid in SJC for college. Second you have no idea what school district the kid is even in, even in DC. Just a stupid comment all around.

No. It's reality and a factor that I wish I had considered.
College outcomes are not everything but you are literally taking a step down in options by going to SJC over JR (or Sidwell, NCS, etc for that matter).
I know it doesn't make a rejection feel any better when it's your kid who really wants to attend a school but it will likely work out better for him in the long-run.

I just watched a video posted on next door with the fighting at JR that required police intervention. So you may have better outcomes (which I doubt), but that is not an environment that I want my kid in daily.

Plenty of kids do just fine at JR and plenty of kids do just fine at SJC. There is no need to get down in the mud with the PP. She likes it and you just feel dirty.

The Ballou valedictorian will do better on college admissions.

True, but he will probably find college much harder than the Gonzaga grad would.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1. it is not such a great school for outcomes but if that is where kid wanted to be...it's hard on them
2. when i was growing up everyone got into the catholic schools DMV is crazy because public options seem scary
3. don't talk about JR fights without talking about the troubling issues at SJC not fair to act like there is none- it is happening at all schools
4. to poster who said good training to prep for college rejections, i say that there is enough these kids are facing these days, and getting "rejected" doesnt necessarily build character- it can define a kid in how they feel about themselves.

Pla be specific if you can.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1. it is not such a great school for outcomes but if that is where kid wanted to be...it's hard on them
2. when i was growing up everyone got into the catholic schools DMV is crazy because public options seem scary
3. don't talk about JR fights without talking about the troubling issues at SJC not fair to act like there is none- it is happening at all schools
4. to poster who said good training to prep for college rejections, i say that there is enough these kids are facing these days, and getting "rejected" doesnt necessarily build character- it can define a kid in how they feel about themselves.

Come now. Yes, all schools obviously have problems but to act like the environments at SJC and JR are the same is silly. The differences are exactly why JR students would, in theory, have better college prospects. Colleges respect what JR students have had to endure to get where they are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't worry.
If you are in DC, the college outcomes from JR for a kid who does the work are FAR better than the same kid from SJC.
I don't know as much about MCPS but I would imagine it is similar.

What a stupid comment. First it presumes that the OP only wants the kid in SJC for college. Second you have no idea what school district the kid is even in, even in DC. Just a stupid comment all around.

No. It's reality and a factor that I wish I had considered.
College outcomes are not everything but you are literally taking a step down in options by going to SJC over JR (or Sidwell, NCS, etc for that matter).
I know it doesn't make a rejection feel any better when it's your kid who really wants to attend a school but it will likely work out better for him in the long-run.

Maybe a stupid question but what is JR?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't worry.
If you are in DC, the college outcomes from JR for a kid who does the work are FAR better than the same kid from SJC.
I don't know as much about MCPS but I would imagine it is similar.

What a stupid comment. First it presumes that the OP only wants the kid in SJC for college. Second you have no idea what school district the kid is even in, even in DC. Just a stupid comment all around.

No. It's reality and a factor that I wish I had considered.
College outcomes are not everything but you are literally taking a step down in options by going to SJC over JR (or Sidwell, NCS, etc for that matter).
I know it doesn't make a rejection feel any better when it's your kid who really wants to attend a school but it will likely work out better for him in the long-run.

Maybe a stupid question but what is JR?

DC public high school in NW DC. Used to be called Woodrow Wilson high school I think.

[Anonymous]

OP does your child have any other options?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1. it is not such a great school for outcomes but if that is where kid wanted to be...it's hard on them
2. when i was growing up everyone got into the catholic schools DMV is crazy because public options seem scary
3. don't talk about JR fights without talking about the troubling issues at SJC not fair to act like there is none- it is happening at all schools
4. to poster who said good training to prep for college rejections, i say that there is enough these kids are facing these days, and getting "rejected" doesnt necessarily build character- it can define a kid in how they feel about themselves.

Come now. Yes, all schools obviously have problems but to act like the environments at SJC and JR are the same is silly. The differences are exactly why JR students would, in theory, have better college prospects. Colleges respect what JR students have had to endure to get where they are.

JR is getting better.

https://thejackson-reedbeacon.com/22206/features/in-school-fighting-down-60-percent/

[Anonymous]

Two students at SJC and I have no idea what problems DC is referring to in their post.

[Anonymous]

to poster who said good training to prep for college rejections, i say that there is enough these kids are facing these days, and getting "rejected" doesnt necessarily build character- it can define a kid in how they feel about themselves.

Then the parents need to help redirect DC’s thinking. Rejection is part of life. It always has been and always will be.
And yes, DC was rejected. It is tough, especially the first few weeks, but please don’t let your feelings get in the way of helping DC move along.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1300 applications for 300 seats doesn’t mean that they reject 900. Some people turn it down so they admit way more than 300. Catholic schools are not that hard to get into.

Thanks, d&ckhead.