Edmund Burke

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This is enjoyable. Beyond DC, recognition tends to be limited to Sidwell. Sidwell is widely known, and some are familiar with GDS. Gonzaga gains recognition mainly through sports, occasionally followed by Landon/Bullis and St. Albans/Cathedral schools. Trust me when I say, most people are unfamiliar with Burke, Maret, Field, or any other schools. Does this matter to you? If not, Burke is a fantastic option! It boasts a diverse student body with many mainstream, non-quirky kids.

OP didn't ask about national prestige...

OP, Burke is a lovey and particular school. It is very small and doesn't have a huge athletic campus so it's not known for being a sporty school. It's known for being a place where kids are both nurtured and prepared. Generally, people who look at Burke look at Field as well, as they are both schools with a more inclusive and less cutthroat mentality. It is still a selective school that turns down many applicants.

Is it prestigious? Depends how you define it. But pps are right than anyone looking for a school with "prestige" likely isn't the right fit for burke.

Rigor, College Matriculations, Alumni, etc.

Burke has rigor, excellent college matriculation as a whole, an impressive alumni network and much more; so if that's the definition, yes, it is prestigious.

=1. THIS!

It does not have excellent college admissions, come on, this is delusional.

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This is enjoyable. Beyond DC, recognition tends to be limited to Sidwell. Sidwell is widely known, and some are familiar with GDS. Gonzaga gains recognition mainly through sports, occasionally followed by Landon/Bullis and St. Albans/Cathedral schools. Trust me when I say, most people are unfamiliar with Burke, Maret, Field, or any other schools. Does this matter to you? If not, Burke is a fantastic option! It boasts a diverse student body with many mainstream, non-quirky kids.

OP didn't ask about national prestige...

OP, Burke is a lovey and particular school. It is very small and doesn't have a huge athletic campus so it's not known for being a sporty school. It's known for being a place where kids are both nurtured and prepared. Generally, people who look at Burke look at Field as well, as they are both schools with a more inclusive and less cutthroat mentality. It is still a selective school that turns down many applicants.

Is it prestigious? Depends how you define it. But pps are right than anyone looking for a school with "prestige" likely isn't the right fit for burke.

Rigor, College Matriculations, Alumni, etc.

Burke has rigor, excellent college matriculation as a whole, an impressive alumni network and much more; so if that's the definition, yes, it is prestigious.

=1. THIS!

It does not have excellent college admissions, come on, this is delusional.

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This is enjoyable. Beyond DC, recognition tends to be limited to Sidwell. Sidwell is widely known, and some are familiar with GDS. Gonzaga gains recognition mainly through sports, occasionally followed by Landon/Bullis and St. Albans/Cathedral schools. Trust me when I say, most people are unfamiliar with Burke, Maret, Field, or any other schools. Does this matter to you? If not, Burke is a fantastic option! It boasts a diverse student body with many mainstream, non-quirky kids.

OP didn't ask about national prestige...

OP, Burke is a lovey and particular school. It is very small and doesn't have a huge athletic campus so it's not known for being a sporty school. It's known for being a place where kids are both nurtured and prepared. Generally, people who look at Burke look at Field as well, as they are both schools with a more inclusive and less cutthroat mentality. It is still a selective school that turns down many applicants.

Is it prestigious? Depends how you define it. But pps are right than anyone looking for a school with "prestige" likely isn't the right fit for burke.

Rigor, College Matriculations, Alumni, etc.

Burke has rigor, excellent college matriculation as a whole, an impressive alumni network and much more; so if that's the definition, yes, it is prestigious.

=1. THIS!

It does not have excellent college admissions, come on, this is delusional.

The second entry (in the thread) on this page in this link has a link to the matriculations. See for yourself: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1470/1173827.page

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Anonymous wrote:I’m sorry, no. It’s a well loved “school for quirky kids” by the parents’ own words

^^ This. Our child applied for HS in F 20, and after the parent interview (on Zoom in a group of several parents), and when it wrapped, my spouse and I looked at each other and we both didn't want our child to attend. All the other parents on the call thought their child was special in some odd way, and needed special attention. We got the impression it was a hippy dippy granola school. Our child was accepted, but choose on their own to go elsewhere

There was a group interview? That's odd.

We never had a group interview with parents. They do offer panels with current parents who speak about their students’ experiences at Burke. But it wasn’t an interview, just an info session for prospective families!

Sometimes well meaning volunteer parents act off, at all schools, imo. They try to oversell or conversely act humble and overdo it in either direction..

Exactly. Happens at all schools.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m sorry, no. It’s a well loved “school for quirky kids” by the parents’ own words

What doe "quirky" mean?

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This is enjoyable. Beyond DC, recognition tends to be limited to Sidwell. Sidwell is widely known, and some are familiar with GDS. Gonzaga gains recognition mainly through sports, occasionally followed by Landon/Bullis and St. Albans/Cathedral schools. Trust me when I say, most people are unfamiliar with Burke, Maret, Field, or any other schools. Does this matter to you? If not, Burke is a fantastic option! It boasts a diverse student body with many mainstream, non-quirky kids.

OP didn't ask about national prestige...

OP, Burke is a lovey and particular school. It is very small and doesn't have a huge athletic campus so it's not known for being a sporty school. It's known for being a place where kids are both nurtured and prepared. Generally, people who look at Burke look at Field as well, as they are both schools with a more inclusive and less cutthroat mentality. It is still a selective school that turns down many applicants.

Is it prestigious? Depends how you define it. But pps are right than anyone looking for a school with "prestige" likely isn't the right fit for burke.

Rigor, College Matriculations, Alumni, etc.

Burke has rigor, excellent college matriculation as a whole, an impressive alumni network and much more; so if that's the definition, yes, it is prestigious.

=1. THIS!

It does not have excellent college admissions, come on, this is delusional.

The second entry (in the thread) on this page in this link has a link to the matriculations. See for yourself: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1470/1173827.page

Respectable but not top-tier by any means.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m sorry, no. It’s a well loved “school for quirky kids” by the parents’ own words

What doe "quirky" mean?

Children who are mostly not conventional strivers.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s a good school but it’s not prestigious.

This. And also what was said above. Nice community but small.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m sorry, no. It’s a well loved “school for quirky kids” by the parents’ own words

What doe "quirky" mean?

Children who are mostly not conventional strivers.

Can you just be frank and clear please?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m sorry, no. It’s a well loved “school for quirky kids” by the parents’ own words

What doe "quirky" mean?

Children who are mostly not conventional strivers.

Can you just be frank and clear please?

not type-A

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Anonymous wrote:We are considering it for our DC and see/hear lots of positive things for Burke. Any major negatives that folks have had?

We are current MS parents. It is a very lovely school with many pros, but definite cons. They include: in our experience, not at all rigorous (except math, which is tracked); very limited physical space (both inside and out); athletics are terrible (perfectly fine if your kid is not sporty and just wants to play on a team). A significant percentage of the class is some combination of quirky/ weird / needs extra learning supports. The classes are very small. The college admissions aren’t terribly impressive.

Pros: if your child needs extra attention/ small environment; no cut sports; good arts program; great, down to earth parent community; racially diverse student body and faculty.

This is the same post repeated over and over on all the threads related to Burke. It's kind of sad this MS parent speaking so negatively about the school. It's obvious that the family is applying out.

Why is it sad? Are families not allowed to share their experiences with the school? By the way, I am not alone in my thoughts.

It's sad because the repetitive nature of your posts indicates that you have a grudge. Other parents may have similar thoughts but they are not repeating the same gripes over and over. Your posts identify who you are. (Yes, you have left enough of a trail to be identified.)

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It's a great school. Like all schools, it will work for some and not others.

My kid is challenged academically by teachers who seem to genuinely like their jobs and the kids.

The arts are terrific. Art classes and band are well done and interesting. And theatre! If you didn't catch their production of the Mean Girls musical, you missed out. It was so good!

Socially, IMO, high school is better than middle school because of the larger class size. MS can be a bit lonely if you don't gel tightly with any of your small grade. And the MS seems sometimes overshadowed by the high schoolers' events.

Athletics vary by sport. My kid has gotten support and learned so much from 2 of his coaches in particular who are incredibly positive and great role models. The confidence he's gotten from meeting physical challenges are evident in his day-to-day life. He likes P.E. classes, too, because they vary and are a fun way to break up the long day.

I don't see as much of the quirkiness others love to go on and on about. There are quirky kids, sure. But there are quirky kids at every school. Maybe they stand out more at Burke because it is such a small school. And they don't get bullied or teased, which I think is lovely and rare and means that they can freely express themselves. From what I have seen, in my kid's grade anyway, there are more "Sephora kids" than quirky kids

And, lastly, I'll say that the kids at Burke don't reek of the same entitlement present at other private schools I am well acquainted with. They have more of a down to earth feel about them.

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Wait, what? Kids at other schools “reek” of entitlement. How are you well acquainted with it?

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Anonymous wrote:Wait, what? Kids at other schools “reek” of entitlement. How are you well acquainted with it?

And yet there are ample "Sephora kids" at Burke...

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Anonymous wrote:Wait, what? Kids at other schools “reek” of entitlement. How are you well acquainted with it?

Reek was probably a poor choice of words. Sorry. The kids seem more down to earth than kids I know from other private schools.