Woodlin/Sligo vs Sligo Creek/SSIM

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, Woodlin is likely going to be zoned to Woodward. Woodward before it closed in the 80’s due to low enrollment was every bit of a “W” school as Walter Johnson. I expect that to continue when it opens again. There’s a few Woodward threads on here and you can go on the Montgomery County website to look at the plan surrounding Woodward.

Obviously. I mean, Woodward.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, Woodlin is likely going to be zoned to Woodward. Woodward before it closed in the 80’s due to low enrollment was every bit of a “W” school as Walter Johnson. I expect that to continue when it opens again. There’s a few Woodward threads on here and you can go on the Montgomery County website to look at the plan surrounding Woodward.

Obviously. I mean, Woodward.

Is this just conjecture or do you have a real reason to believe this?

[Anonymous]

I have heard good things about Sligo from neighbors

I think smart motivated kids do well at both high schools

One thing about Northwood is your kid's college applications won't be competing against as many kids in the same school for the few prestigious slots in certain universities

People have said there is a certain bump an application gets for being from a school that isn't 99% high income

[Anonymous]

OP here. The IB program at SSIM does sound lovely.. and Woodward is a wild card that I've followed along with, but not making any assumptions one way or another.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The IB program at SSIM does sound lovely.. and Woodward is a wild card that I've followed along with, but not making any assumptions one way or another.

As a parent with kids at SSIMS and Northwood, I can't say enough positive things about both schools. There is definitely a high achieving cohort at both schools, and the MC2 program at Northwood gives students an opportunity to get their Associate's Degree at the same time as their high school diploma. My kids have great friends, challenging classes, and ample opportunities to pursue their extracurricular interests. There's no telling this early who will go to Woodward, so you're right not to count on that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The IB program at SSIM does sound lovely.. and Woodward is a wild card that I've followed along with, but not making any assumptions one way or another.

As a parent with kids at SSIMS and Northwood, I can't say enough positive things about both schools. There is definitely a high achieving cohort at both schools, and the MC2 program at Northwood gives students an opportunity to get their Associate's Degree at the same time as their high school diploma. My kids have great friends, challenging classes, and ample opportunities to pursue their extracurricular interests. There's no telling this early who will go to Woodward, so you're right not to count on that.

Why do people care about this?

I would rather have more AP offerings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The IB program at SSIM does sound lovely.. and Woodward is a wild card that I've followed along with, but not making any assumptions one way or another.

As a parent with kids at SSIMS and Northwood, I can't say enough positive things about both schools. There is definitely a high achieving cohort at both schools, and the MC2 program at Northwood gives students an opportunity to get their Associate's Degree at the same time as their high school diploma. My kids have great friends, challenging classes, and ample opportunities to pursue their extracurricular interests. There's no telling this early who will go to Woodward, so you're right not to count on that.

Why do people care about this?

I would rather have more AP offerings.

Two reasons. First you can save a ton of money if you transfer to a four year college as a junior
Second, many places such as UMD offer guaranteed admission to most programs (business and engineering are a couple of noteworthy exceptions) as long as you have an Associates degree and a B average.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The IB program at SSIM does sound lovely.. and Woodward is a wild card that I've followed along with, but not making any assumptions one way or another.

As a parent with kids at SSIMS and Northwood, I can't say enough positive things about both schools. There is definitely a high achieving cohort at both schools, and the MC2 program at Northwood gives students an opportunity to get their Associate's Degree at the same time as their high school diploma. My kids have great friends, challenging classes, and ample opportunities to pursue their extracurricular interests. There's no telling this early who will go to Woodward, so you're right not to count on that.

Why do people care about this?

I would rather have more AP offerings.

Two reasons. First you can save a ton of money if you transfer to a four year college as a junior
Second, many places such as UMD offer guaranteed admission to most programs (business and engineering are a couple of noteworthy exceptions) as long as you have an Associates degree and a B average.

Not to mention that most of the college credits you receive are based on a full semester of graded coursework, not a single AP exam that may or may not be representative of how well you know the subject.

[Anonymous]

Another vote that SSIMS is a very good middle school. As PP's said, the block schedule gives students 8 classes, is nice to get one more elective in, and the IB Middle Years program is good. I don't have personal knowledge on Sligo MS.

As for the high schools, with the DCC, your child has the option to request any one of the 5 schools, but they may not get their selection. You are guaranteed your home school if you rank it 1st or 2nd. So you might get to go to a different school in the DCC than the one your home is slated for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The IB program at SSIM does sound lovely.. and Woodward is a wild card that I've followed along with, but not making any assumptions one way or another.

As a parent with kids at SSIMS and Northwood, I can't say enough positive things about both schools. There is definitely a high achieving cohort at both schools, and the MC2 program at Northwood gives students an opportunity to get their Associate's Degree at the same time as their high school diploma. My kids have great friends, challenging classes, and ample opportunities to pursue their extracurricular interests. There's no telling this early who will go to Woodward, so you're right not to count on that.

Why do people care about this?

I would rather have more AP offerings.

Two reasons. First you can save a ton of money if you transfer to a four year college as a junior
Second, many places such as UMD offer guaranteed admission to most programs (business and engineering are a couple of noteworthy exceptions) as long as you have an Associates degree and a B average.

Not to mention that most of the college credits you receive are based on a full semester of graded coursework, not a single AP exam that may or may not be representative of how well you know the subject.

That's great to know about getting into UMD via this program

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The IB program at SSIM does sound lovely.. and Woodward is a wild card that I've followed along with, but not making any assumptions one way or another.

As a parent with kids at SSIMS and Northwood, I can't say enough positive things about both schools. There is definitely a high achieving cohort at both schools, and the MC2 program at Northwood gives students an opportunity to get their Associate's Degree at the same time as their high school diploma. My kids have great friends, challenging classes, and ample opportunities to pursue their extracurricular interests. There's no telling this early who will go to Woodward, so you're right not to count on that.

Why do people care about this?

I would rather have more AP offerings.

Two reasons. First you can save a ton of money if you transfer to a four year college as a junior
Second, many places such as UMD offer guaranteed admission to most programs (business and engineering are a couple of noteworthy exceptions) as long as you have an Associates degree and a B average.

My DC’s college (not elite) does not accept concurrent enrollment credits, but did accept his AP credits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The IB program at SSIM does sound lovely.. and Woodward is a wild card that I've followed along with, but not making any assumptions one way or another.

As a parent with kids at SSIMS and Northwood, I can't say enough positive things about both schools. There is definitely a high achieving cohort at both schools, and the MC2 program at Northwood gives students an opportunity to get their Associate's Degree at the same time as their high school diploma. My kids have great friends, challenging classes, and ample opportunities to pursue their extracurricular interests. There's no telling this early who will go to Woodward, so you're right not to count on that.

Why do people care about this?

I would rather have more AP offerings.

Two reasons. First you can save a ton of money if you transfer to a four year college as a junior
Second, many places such as UMD offer guaranteed admission to most programs (business and engineering are a couple of noteworthy exceptions) as long as you have an Associates degree and a B average.

Not to mention that most of the college credits you receive are based on a full semester of graded coursework, not a single AP exam that may or may not be representative of how well you know the subject.

That only works if a given college accepts the credits.

My kid is not community college bound, so the MC to UMD path is irrelevant.

[Anonymous]

How do other top colleges view the associates degree from that program?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

That only works if a given college accepts the credits.

My kid is not community college bound, so the MC to UMD path is irrelevant.

I think you're missing the point. If you graduate from high school with an AA, then you don't have to go to community college, because you already have your AA. And if you already have your AA, then the AA-to-UMD path is entirely relevant.

Or did you mean to say that your kid is not going to UMD, so the AA-to-UMD path is irrelevant?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, Woodlin is likely going to be zoned to Woodward. Woodward before it closed in the 80’s due to low enrollment was every bit of a “W” school as Walter Johnson. I expect that to continue when it opens again. There’s a few Woodward threads on here and you can go on the Montgomery County website to look at the plan surrounding Woodward.

Obviously. I mean, Woodward.

Is this just conjecture or do you have a real reason to believe this?

NP: It's total conjecture.