Is Gonzaga the it school this year for boys?

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Anonymous wrote:Jesuit education is strong. Georgetown, Notre Dame, Boston College, Villanova, etc have also had a big surge (always popular---but even more in this day and age as people turn away from the Ivies).

You’d have to come from a fairly conservative background to think a Catholic education at both the high school and college level is preferable to a top public or private plus Ivy education. I do realize Trumpists are all about bashing Ivies these days to appeal to populist sentiments and Jewish voters, but even so relatively few are going to confuse Notre Dame with HYP or BC and Villanova with Dartmouth or Brown.

Just in case you needed a reality check.

Nah, we’re “Catholic for the in-parish tuition” level Catholics and think Jesuit schools (I’ll speak to Gonzaga/BC) really teach the idea of looking out for and learning about others in a way you probably don’t get at your grassy knoll privates. I’m sure no one misses us at Princeton, etc., but people look for different things.

i mean, catholic education system famously looked the other way for a very long time... but I would say it's pretty useless to talk about all Jesuit schools or all "grassy knoll privates". GDS is very different than St. Albans, just as Gonzaga is very different from Prep.

I don't know what you're responding to but the pp's point is that "conservative Catholics" are definitely not required for Gonzaga. And many of us even "Catholic in name only" types have our kids attend catholic schools (speaking to Gonzaga/BC) because we prefer them over cushy privates.

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Anonymous wrote:No, only if you can't afford elite private or dislike public.

It's Catholic, not private and it's half the price of the privates. It's the school for super athletes whose parents are Catholic or don't mind a catholic education.

Umm it’s private…I think what you mean is it’s not an independent school (like SR and GP) but rather is a parish school/ associated with a church.

It is not a parish school.

It’s literally connected to a church…

The church is only active for the school. It is not a church with a parish community beyond the school. So it is not supported by a parish community.

Cool. It's still a Catholic Church school.

I'm not knocking it, I'd send my kids there, but it's not the same as an independent private school.

Gonzaga, St. John’s and Good counsel are all independent. Damatha might be also I can’t remember.

That is their legal starting.

Perhaps you have a different definition.

The legal starting is four members of the Jesuit order on the board of trustees and a Jesuit priest as the headmaster. It's a Catholic school... not sure where you're going with this. It's a great education, unreal sports and I'd be happy to let my kids go there because, despite it being a catholic school, many non-catholics choose to go there and have a great experience.

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Anonymous wrote:Jesuit education is strong. Georgetown, Notre Dame, Boston College, Villanova, etc have also had a big surge (always popular---but even more in this day and age as people turn away from the Ivies).

You’d have to come from a fairly conservative background to think a Catholic education at both the high school and college level is preferable to a top public or private plus Ivy education. I do realize Trumpists are all about bashing Ivies these days to appeal to populist sentiments and Jewish voters, but even so relatively few are going to confuse Notre Dame with HYP or BC and Villanova with Dartmouth or Brown.

Just in case you needed a reality check.

Nah, we’re “Catholic for the in-parish tuition” level Catholics and think Jesuit schools (I’ll speak to Gonzaga/BC) really teach the idea of looking out for and learning about others in a way you probably don’t get at your grassy knoll privates. I’m sure no one misses us at Princeton, etc., but people look for different things.

I work at Georgetown’s med school and “the idea of looking out for and learning about others” is very important. I deeply admire what I have learned about Jesuit education since working there and believe that one of the things the Jesuits do best is preparing students to be good people and to prioritize caring for others in a difficult world.

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Anonymous wrote:No, only if you can't afford elite private or dislike public.

It's Catholic, not private and it's half the price of the privates. It's the school for super athletes whose parents are Catholic or don't mind a catholic education.

Umm it’s private…I think what you mean is it’s not an independent school (like SR and GP) but rather is a parish school/ associated with a church.

It is not a parish school.

It’s literally connected to a church…

The church is only active for the school. It is not a church with a parish community beyond the school. So it is not supported by a parish community.

Cool. It's still a Catholic Church school.

I'm not knocking it, I'd send my kids there, but it's not the same as an independent private school.

You have no idea what you are talking about. It's an independent private school that has Catholic religious affiliation -- specifically Jesuit.

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Anonymous wrote:No, only if you can't afford elite private or dislike public.

It's Catholic, not private and it's half the price of the privates. It's the school for super athletes whose parents are Catholic or don't mind a catholic education.

Umm it’s private…I think what you mean is it’s not an independent school (like SR and GP) but rather is a parish school/ associated with a church.

It is not a parish school.

It’s literally connected to a church…

The church is only active for the school. It is not a church with a parish community beyond the school. So it is not supported by a parish community.

Cool. It's still a Catholic Church school.

I'm not knocking it, I'd send my kids there, but it's not the same as an independent private school.

Gonzaga, St. John’s and Good counsel are all independent. Damatha might be also I can’t remember.

That is their legal starting.

Perhaps you have a different definition.

The legal starting is four members of the Jesuit order on the board of trustees and a Jesuit priest as the headmaster. It's a Catholic school... not sure where you're going with this. It's a great education, unreal sports and I'd be happy to let my kids go there because, despite it being a catholic school, many non-catholics choose to go there and have a great experience.

Board of Trustees

https://www.gonzaga.org/about/board-of-trustees

Headmaster

https://www.gonzaga.org/academics/headmasters-welcome

I’m not going anywhere with it. I’m explaining the definition of private school versus independent school to you because you clearly don’t understand it.

Well, this subtle distinction between a private school and an independent school has to do with the legal structure of each, how they are governed, and how they are funded. An independent school has a truly independent board of trustees that oversees the school's operation, while a private school can theoretically be part of another entity, such as a for profit corporation or a not for profit organization such as a church or synagogue

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jesuit education is strong. Georgetown, Notre Dame, Boston College, Villanova, etc have also had a big surge (always popular---but even more in this day and age as people turn away from the Ivies).

You’d have to come from a fairly conservative background to think a Catholic education at both the high school and college level is preferable to a top public or private plus Ivy education. I do realize Trumpists are all about bashing Ivies these days to appeal to populist sentiments and Jewish voters, but even so relatively few are going to confuse Notre Dame with HYP or BC and Villanova with Dartmouth or Brown.

Just in case you needed a reality check.

Nah, we’re “Catholic for the in-parish tuition” level Catholics and think Jesuit schools (I’ll speak to Gonzaga/BC) really teach the idea of looking out for and learning about others in a way you probably don’t get at your grassy knoll privates. I’m sure no one misses us at Princeton, etc., but people look for different things.

I work at Georgetown’s med school and “the idea of looking out for and learning about others” is very important. I deeply admire what I have learned about Jesuit education since working there and believe that one of the things the Jesuits do best is preparing students to be good people and to prioritize caring for others in a difficult world.

Mileage may vary… I.e. Ken Cuccinelli

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Anonymous wrote:No, only if you can't afford elite private or dislike public.

It's Catholic, not private and it's half the price of the privates. It's the school for super athletes whose parents are Catholic or don't mind a catholic education.

Umm it’s private…I think what you mean is it’s not an independent school (like SR and GP) but rather is a parish school/ associated with a church.

It is not a parish school.

It’s literally connected to a church…

The church is only active for the school. It is not a church with a parish community beyond the school. So it is not supported by a parish community.

Cool. It's still a Catholic Church school.

I'm not knocking it, I'd send my kids there, but it's not the same as an independent private school.

Gonzaga, St. John’s and Good counsel are all independent. Damatha might be also I can’t remember.

That is their legal starting.

Perhaps you have a different definition.

The legal starting is four members of the Jesuit order on the board of trustees and a Jesuit priest as the headmaster. It's a Catholic school... not sure where you're going with this. It's a great education, unreal sports and I'd be happy to let my kids go there because, despite it being a catholic school, many non-catholics choose to go there and have a great experience.

Board of Trustees

https://www.gonzaga.org/about/board-of-trustees

Headmaster

https://www.gonzaga.org/academics/headmasters-welcome

I’m not going anywhere with it. I’m explaining the definition of private school versus independent school to you because you clearly don’t understand it.

Well, this subtle distinction between a private school and an independent school has to do with the legal structure of each, how they are governed, and how they are funded. An independent school has a truly independent board of trustees that oversees the school's operation, while a private school can theoretically be part of another entity, such as a for profit corporation or a not for profit organization such as a church or synagogue

You just proved that Gonzaga is independent. The fact it has a specific board of trustees dedicated only to this school means it is independent. You are confusing schools that are governed by the Archdiocese of Washington. Those tend to be the "parish" schools, and the curriculum and all the regulations are managed at the Archdiocese level. Gonzaga is independent.

[Anonymous]

We were drawn to its service. There is a soup kitchen and homeless center on campus. My sons serve there over lunch.

Giving back is a huge part of the Jesuit/Gonzaga experience. It is much needed in this world—thinking outside of oneself.

We knew it had fantastic academics, was single sex and I was raised Catholic- but the service elements and philosophy were a huge draw.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, only if you can't afford elite private or dislike public.

I don't think this is fair. There are plenty of families that turn down the "big 3" for Gonzaga.

Gonzaga is great for boys that are very sporty and want a quality high school education that will not overwhelm them. Gonzaga is much bigger in size than the elite privates and the student body is more down-to-earth.

Not everyone wants to do 5 hours of homework a night just to end up with a 3.6 GPA and admission to Wisconsin.

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Anonymous wrote:No, only if you can't afford elite private or dislike public.

I don't think this is fair. There are plenty of families that turn down the "big 3" for Gonzaga.

Gonzaga is great for boys that are very sporty and want a quality high school education that will not overwhelm them. Gonzaga is much bigger in size than the elite privates and the student body is more down-to-earth.

Not everyone wants to do 5 hours of homework a night just to end up with a 3.6 GPA and admission to Wisconsin.

Even more of us that have kids that didn’t even apply to any of those. We applied to two Jesuit all-male schools period. The other schools were not a fit for various reasons-complete non-starters.

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Anonymous wrote:We were drawn to its service. There is a soup kitchen and homeless center on campus. My sons serve there over lunch.

Giving back is a huge part of the Jesuit/Gonzaga experience. It is much needed in this world—thinking outside of oneself.

We knew it had fantastic academics, was single sex and I was raised Catholic- but the service elements and philosophy were a huge draw.

100%. Service elements are part of the day. They do so much for the community around them.

[Anonymous]

We picked Gonzaga because it is more affordable than the ritzy privates.
Heck we are not even Christian and are grateful for G

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Sorry, got cut off. We are not of the Christian faith but are grateful that Gonzaga accepted our family. It is a nice school. Religion is entwined with the school but overall it is working out. No way that we can afford paying 50k + in tuition. Even 30k is a stretch. Kids range from very smart to not interested in academics

[Anonymous]

Considering Gonzaga for our DS, but are concerned about the commute time since we are in Chevy Chase, MD. I was looking at their college decisions instagram page (which is pretty impressive btw) and noticed a fair number of students are listed as coming from CC or Bethesda. Do most take the metro? Plugging it into GoogleMaps it shows almost an hour one way. Wondering if someone with experience with this commute could speak to this.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jesuit education is strong. Georgetown, Notre Dame, Boston College, Villanova, etc have also had a big surge (always popular---but even more in this day and age as people turn away from the Ivies).

You’d have to come from a fairly conservative background to think a Catholic education at both the high school and college level is preferable to a top public or private plus Ivy education. I do realize Trumpists are all about bashing Ivies these days to appeal to populist sentiments and Jewish voters, but even so relatively few are going to confuse Notre Dame with HYP or BC and Villanova with Dartmouth or Brown.

Just in case you needed a reality check.

Nah, we’re “Catholic for the in-parish tuition” level Catholics and think Jesuit schools (I’ll speak to Gonzaga/BC) really teach the idea of looking out for and learning about others in a way you probably don’t get at your grassy knoll privates. I’m sure no one misses us at Princeton, etc., but people look for different things.

I work at Georgetown’s med school and “the idea of looking out for and learning about others” is very important. I deeply admire what I have learned about Jesuit education since working there and believe that one of the things the Jesuits do best is preparing students to be good people and to prioritize caring for others in a difficult world.

Mileage may vary… I.e. Ken Cuccinelli

Yeah, well, he didn't attend the med school. So.