Bullis or St Andrews

[Anonymous]

You have to pay money for the privilege of even touring Bullis. That should tell you everything you need to know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You have to pay money for the privilege of even touring Bullis. That should tell you everything you need to know.

+100

[Anonymous]

We've been very happy with the teachers at SAES. With the "kindness" of the kids, not at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We've been very happy with the teachers at SAES. With the "kindness" of the kids, not at all.

You must have a child in the Junior class. There are some very questionable students in that cohort.

[Anonymous]

We’ve had a very good experience so far in the lower school at St. Andrew’s. There are some incredibly kind and talented kids. Hope people visit and judge for themselves.

[Anonymous]

Bullis was the only school in the region that opened at the beginning of Covid, a courageous decision rooted in what was in the best interests of students. All the other schools, including at. Andrew's waited to see how it would be for Bullis. While I'm a bit tired of the head going on about being student centric not adult centric, it does seem genuine.

These comments about wealth are bogus. Bullis is one of the most socio-economically diverse schools in the DMV.

And today is the college deadline day. Let's compare college outcomes for the seniors - and not just this year but for the last three years at the two schools. There's no comparison. Bullis' list is way superior. And before the trolls come out, the scholar athletes are not the only ones going to the elite schools. Bullis even identifies the athletes in its year-by-year college list. Who else does this?

[Anonymous]

I think the comments about money are tied to the building of the new Bullis Lower School, playground and new field along Falls Rd. Who can afford to do this in this environment? Those facilities look pretty amazing though. .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bullis was the only school in the region that opened at the beginning of Covid, a courageous decision rooted in what was in the best interests of students. All the other schools, including at. Andrew's waited to see how it would be for Bullis. While I'm a bit tired of the head going on about being student centric not adult centric, it does seem genuine.

These comments about wealth are bogus. Bullis is one of the most socio-economically diverse schools in the DMV.

And today is the college deadline day. Let's compare college outcomes for the seniors - and not just this year but for the last three years at the two schools. There's no comparison. Bullis' list is way superior. And before the trolls come out, the scholar athletes are not the only ones going to the elite schools. Bullis even identifies the athletes in its year-by-year college list. Who else does this?

This is not true. Many Catholic schools opened, without the resources that Bullis has. Bullis just got the publicity because they are big and can pay a PR person.

[Anonymous]

True about some of the catholic schools - but not Prep, Visi or Stone Ridge - the competitor schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bullis - the public school you pay for.

That was certainly my impression of Bullis when I was a student. This was 20 years ago, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bullis was the only school in the region that opened at the beginning of Covid, a courageous decision rooted in what was in the best interests of students. All the other schools, including at. Andrew's waited to see how it would be for Bullis. While I'm a bit tired of the head going on about being student centric not adult centric, it does seem genuine.

These comments about wealth are bogus. Bullis is one of the most socio-economically diverse schools in the DMV.

And today is the college deadline day. Let's compare college outcomes for the seniors - and not just this year but for the last three years at the two schools. There's no comparison. Bullis' list is way superior. And before the trolls come out, the scholar athletes are not the only ones going to the elite schools. Bullis even identifies the athletes in its year-by-year college list. Who else does this?

Not true. DC’s school in VA opened at the start of school in the fall. They did a great job handling the situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bullis - the public school you pay for.

What public has average class sizes of 15?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You have to pay money for the privilege of even touring Bullis. That should tell you everything you need to know.

+100

We applied to tour but saw that outside of the busiest admissions season time they opened up tours for non-applicants. This is another reason to start touring a year before applying to get a sense of what you may or may not like. Also, they offer a shadow day with an 8th grader while applying and then a shadow with a 9th grader if admitted. This is a great way to see the kids int he cohort and also have an opportunity to see the classes. We ultimately chose a school closer to our house but were very impressed by the energy of the teachers.

[Anonymous]

The way my kid describes it is that Bullis has a small group of very sporty kids and the rest more artsy, some quirky, quieter and St Andrew's has "more popular" kind of kids, parties etc. in the upper school so it seems like there is something for everyone across the two.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bullis was the only school in the region that opened at the beginning of Covid, a courageous decision rooted in what was in the best interests of students. All the other schools, including at. Andrew's waited to see how it would be for Bullis. While I'm a bit tired of the head going on about being student centric not adult centric, it does seem genuine.

These comments about wealth are bogus. Bullis is one of the most socio-economically diverse schools in the DMV.

And today is the college deadline day. Let's compare college outcomes for the seniors - and not just this year but for the last three years at the two schools. There's no comparison. Bullis' list is way superior. And before the trolls come out, the scholar athletes are not the only ones going to the elite schools. Bullis even identifies the athletes in its year-by-year college list. Who else does this?

Bullis is a great school, but as others have noted, many other private schools reopened to in-person instruction before the public school systems