Merit Scholarship-Landon

[Anonymous]

I am sure you are a great Christian example for your kids. Why would any rational adult detest another school? As a Gonzaga grad from the 90's I know how distant in philosophy the IAC schools were from the WCAC schools. However things have changed. Landon only has 15 to 20 new 9th graders so if 5 come from Catholic Schools that is a lot not to mention other Catholic families that came from public schools. Sure STA and Landon have more in common but some families apply to all four. Back to the original issue...the merit scholarship is a great idea. Probably not for WCAC but great idea for Landon's market share

[Anonymous]

I'm a Georgetown Prep or Gonzaga alum and have lived in DC my entire life. I spend my weekends playing Golf with the boys at Columbia Country Club and try to attend as many Gonzaga and Georgetown Prep football games. I could never envision myself leaving this area.

I can't stand Landon and truly look down upon a Catholic family who would even consider the idea of sending their boy to a non religious private school. My friends are set for life from my grade school and high school experience. I don't care to have much interaction with my college friends.

I'm a member of the Catholic Mafia and I view things as black or white.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a Georgetown Prep or Gonzaga alum and have lived in DC my entire life. I spend my weekends playing Golf with the boys at Columbia Country Club and try to attend as many Gonzaga and Georgetown Prep football games. I could never envision myself leaving this area.

I can't stand Landon and truly look down upon a Catholic family who would even consider the idea of sending their boy to a non religious private school. My friends are set for life from my grade school and high school experience. I don't care to have much interaction with my college friends.

I'm a member of the Catholic Mafia and I view things as black or white.

This is a very large group that has a great deal in common, including 150 years of history in America and Europe before that of which many are acutely aware.

[Anonymous]

50Th percentile? Lolol

I bet they arent 50th percentile in lax

[Anonymous]

You Montgomery County people make me laugh. There are plenty of Fairfax County kids who drove to Landon (e.g. Matt Ward) because of the lack of comparable lacrosse options in VA. Those kids are going more and more now to Gonzaga or a school like PVI.

To say that nobody is considering PVI and Landon is silly. For kids who find a sport like lacrosse important, they are looking at lots of options. Because there are more top lacrosse HS programs in the area, a school like Landon now has to try harder to woo them. This "scholarship" is a joke, but obviously a necessity for Landon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You Montgomery County people make me laugh. There are plenty of Fairfax County kids who drove to Landon (e.g. Matt Ward) because of the lack of comparable lacrosse options in VA. Those kids are going more and more now to Gonzaga or a school like PVI.

To say that nobody is considering PVI and Landon is silly. For kids who find a sport like lacrosse important, they are looking at lots of options. Because there are more top lacrosse HS programs in the area, a school like Landon now has to try harder to woo them. This "scholarship" is a joke, but obviously a necessity for Landon.

Then don't apply.

[Anonymous]

I think its a great idea and expect other schools will soon follow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Landon has current freshmen from Blessed Sacrament, Woods and Mater Dei. I have coached a number of boys who have applied to all three schools. There is overlap between Prep and Landon and a little with Zaga and Landon. I could name a number of boys who are at Prep or Landon currently that applied to both schools. All the comments come from folks that are old and are not on the scene. Fyi, there is not a Hot Shoppes in Bethesda anymore and the Cold War is over. Also if your kid is talking about dating "molly" that is a bad thing.

The few Catholic families that send their sons to Landon are almost all new to DC. They don't yet get how much the GP and GZA crowd detest Landon.

This is such a joke. Among the many Catholic famlies I know at Landon, several are long-time Washingtonians.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Landon has current freshmen from Blessed Sacrament, Woods and Mater Dei. I have coached a number of boys who have applied to all three schools. There is overlap between Prep and Landon and a little with Zaga and Landon. I could name a number of boys who are at Prep or Landon currently that applied to both schools. All the comments come from folks that are old and are not on the scene. Fyi, there is not a Hot Shoppes in Bethesda anymore and the Cold War is over. Also if your kid is talking about dating "molly" that is a bad thing.

The few Catholic families that send their sons to Landon are almost all new to DC. They don't yet get how much the GP and GZA crowd detest Landon.

This is such a joke. Among the many Catholic famlies I know at Landon, several are long-time Washingtonians.

Many?

When compared to the approx. 500 families at Prep and the nearly 1,000 families at Gonzaga at any one time, this "many' is actually a miniscule handful who have decided for whatever reason to leave the "community". Good luck to them with their new friends.

[Anonymous]

Honestly all the schools mentioned all phenomenal. We are lucky to have so many options. Great program by Landon. We will see in few months if Landon is really looking for scholars. I think they are to boost Ivy numbers. They have the athletics already. I wonder if Holton will follow suit.

[Anonymous]

Landon's open house was packed and I was impressed with the middle school. I wish this merit scholarship was available for middle school applicants

It was a surprised to see the Middle School Head was A) a woman B) Came from a Friends school from NYC and Harvard educated as well

Maybe Landon is changing after all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Landon's open house was packed and I was impressed with the middle school. I wish this merit scholarship was available for middle school applicants

It was a surprised to see the Middle School Head was A) a woman B) Came from a Friends school from NYC and Harvard educated as well

Maybe Landon is changing after all.

Yeah, right. Fantasy sex leagues, teenage drinking, SAT cheating, abuse/murder, etc.

[Anonymous]

Holton won't follow PP - no recruiting issue there for athletes or scholars or good citizens or any combo of the three.

[Anonymous]

You are not looking at the program correctly. There is no chance Holton is beating out NCS or Sidwell for girls. Therefore, this would help them attract girls that may chose those schools. Besides the money (if you don't need it) there is a prestige factor and you can sell it to the colleges when your DC applies. Landon has been "full" during all the supposed scandals so it is not about filling seats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Landon's open house was packed and I was impressed with the middle school. I wish this merit scholarship was available for middle school applicants

It was a surprised to see the Middle School Head was A) a woman B) Came from a Friends school from NYC and Harvard educated as well

Maybe Landon is changing after all.

Yeah, right. Fantasy sex leagues, teenage drinking, SAT cheating, abuse/murder, etc.

All off campus by the way - the Landon campus is the only boys school to have escaped the scourge of pedophile teachers and gun toting students on campus. Not to mention alum who cheat one another and their school in business dealings conducted on campus.