WJ v. BCC

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Pick Einstein and save money

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Anonymous wrote:We bought in Kensington specifically for the IB program at Einstein. All 3 kids now done, one in grad school, 2 still in college. We were going to move after the kids finished HS, bit we love it here so we are going to stay.

I'd love to hear about your kids' experiences. Did they start off in Einstein-zoned ES and MS? How difficult is the IB program and how does it compare to the other specialty programs within Einstein?

We live in the part of Kensington zoned for Einstein and think it is a hidden gem. We love our neighbors and central location. Our kids are in preschool.

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Anonymous wrote:Pick Einstein and save money

The metrics by which some people dismiss Einstein are misguided. If people visited the schools and dug a bit deeper into the data, they'd make better decisions.

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Einstein notable alumni

Rebecca Sugar - animator, composer, and director.
Alex Rybeck - pianist, music director[3]

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We know a few families at Rock View through our religious org who seem happy there. I don’t really have details.

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Einstein is an awesome school. Compare it to BCC on any metric: SAT scores - check, School placement - check, suspension rate- check, drugs - check, housing prices - check, restaurants nearby - check, safety in the halls/beefing - check, special ed - check, APs offered - check, pregnancy - check, teacher engagement - check, math championship - check, WIFI/BYOD policy - check, BBall - check, field quality - check, facial hair policy - check, notable alumni - check, Model UN/Congress - check, speed of receiving report cards - check, student parking - check, shorts on Fridays- check, close to the slopes - check

I love this place!!!!

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Shush..don't tell them about Einstein. Its already pretty full, don't want it to be super overcrowded for our kids when they go.

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Anonymous wrote:Personally, I'd go with Einstein. It gets a bad rap here but as far as I've seen the kids there are much less pretentious and it's easier for kids to just relax and be themselves. My DC goes to BCC. He went to a top private for middle school and finds the work at BCC laughably easy. Although he has a friend group and is not struggling socially, he frequently reports that the kids there are "two faced," "snobby," "fake," "champ," and that TONS of kids use the open campus policy to leave and smoke weed.

This has always been BCC and there is a huge divide between kids whose parents are financially comfortable and those who don't have resources.

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Anonymous wrote:Personally, I'd go with Einstein. It gets a bad rap here but as far as I've seen the kids there are much less pretentious and it's easier for kids to just relax and be themselves. My DC goes to BCC. He went to a top private for middle school and finds the work at BCC laughably easy. Although he has a friend group and is not struggling socially, he frequently reports that the kids there are "two faced," "snobby," "fake," "champ," and that TONS of kids use the open campus policy to leave and smoke weed.

Did your DC go to a catholic school or another top private?

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Anonymous wrote:Shush..don't tell them about Einstein. Its already pretty full, don't want it to be super overcrowded for our kids when they go.

Wasn't Einstein projected to be around 800 over capacity by 2022? This was one of the reasons for Woodward.

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Anonymous wrote:Shush..don't tell them about Einstein. Its already pretty full, don't want it to be super overcrowded for our kids when they go.

Wasn't Einstein projected to be around 800 over capacity by 2022? This was one of the reasons for Woodward.

Not quite that much. The latest projection has it as 490 over capacity in 2024-25. Once Northwood and Kennedy get their additions, Einstein will be by far the smallest of the DCC high schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Shush..don't tell them about Einstein. Its already pretty full, don't want it to be super overcrowded for our kids when they go.

Wasn't Einstein projected to be around 800 over capacity by 2022? This was one of the reasons for Woodward.

Not quite that much. The latest projection has it as 490 over capacity in 2024-25. Once Northwood and Kennedy get their additions, Einstein will be by far the smallest of the DCC high schools.

I remember reading that Blair would be at close to 4k by that time.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shush..don't tell them about Einstein. Its already pretty full, don't want it to be super overcrowded for our kids when they go.

Wasn't Einstein projected to be around 800 over capacity by 2022? This was one of the reasons for Woodward.

Not quite that much. The latest projection has it as 490 over capacity in 2024-25. Once Northwood and Kennedy get their additions, Einstein will be by far the smallest of the DCC high schools.

I remember reading that Blair would be at close to 4k by that time.

3619 (707 over capacity).

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Anonymous wrote:Einstein is an awesome school. Compare it to BCC on any metric: SAT scores - check, School placement - check, suspension rate- check, drugs - check, housing prices - check, restaurants nearby - check, safety in the halls/beefing - check, special ed - check, APs offered - check, pregnancy - check, teacher engagement - check, math championship - check, WIFI/BYOD policy - check, BBall - check, field quality - check, facial hair policy - check, notable alumni - check, Model UN/Congress - check, speed of receiving report cards - check, student parking - check, shorts on Fridays- check, close to the slopes - check

I love this place!!!!

compare the scores but then compare how many kids take the tests. wen only the top students take the test it is not a real reflection of the entire student body. Einstein is a fine school but the bottom half of it is really bad.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Einstein is an awesome school. Compare it to BCC on any metric: SAT scores - check, School placement - check, suspension rate- check, drugs - check, housing prices - check, restaurants nearby - check, safety in the halls/beefing - check, special ed - check, APs offered - check, pregnancy - check, teacher engagement - check, math championship - check, WIFI/BYOD policy - check, BBall - check, field quality - check, facial hair policy - check, notable alumni - check, Model UN/Congress - check, speed of receiving report cards - check, student parking - check, shorts on Fridays- check, close to the slopes - check

I love this place!!!!

compare the scores but then compare how many kids take the tests. wen only the top students take the test it is not a real reflection of the entire student body. Einstein is a fine school but the bottom half of it is really bad.

Actually, isn't that a good thing as colleges are only going to take so many kids from each high school so that gives your child a greater chance of going to the college of their choice. It also isn't as competitive in some sports - i.e. only team kids make it on the teams, etc. Its really income based. Higher income schools have parents who can pay for supports and private tutoring. If MCPS put more supports in place with the struggling kids, some may do much better given their parents cannot or will not be able to provide the extra's that other parents can. Drugs and alcohol are at every school and if anything more at the W schools as kids have more money and access.