Flint Hill

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We were very disappointed with Flint Hill and pulled out our children several years ago, which would make us relatively recent FHS parents. We know many disgruntled former FHS parents. The Lower School is much, much smaller than it used to be. There is a reason for that.

This person is a troll who posts almost the exact same comment, word for word, every time FH comes up on this board. Either they are a true troll and are just making stuff up, or they are former Huskies who, for whatever their own odd reasons are, feel the need to rehash something from “several years ago”. For certain your data reference point is old as the LS is growing and there were wait lists in several grades this year. Maybe it’s just time you moved on and let current parents off our perspective on the strengths and weaknesses of our CURRENT experiences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know of Junior who got the headmaster's award 2 years in a row, good grading system.

Grade inflation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We pulled our daughter out of Flint Hill and put her in Nysmith. She was very behind her Nysmith classmates.

That’s your fault, not the schools. Just because you have poor judgment, don’t blame the school.

She was most likely behind her FH classmates

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We pulled our daughter out of Flint Hill and put her in Nysmith. She was very behind her Nysmith classmates.

If course she would be. Nysmith is a school for the gifted whereas Flint Hill is not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We pulled our daughter out of Flint Hill and put her in Nysmith. She was very behind her Nysmith classmates.

If course she would be. Nysmith is a school for the gifted whereas Flint Hill is not.

I’d love to hear the story of why you dislike a school so much. Did they make you sad? Was your dear child not admitted? Thrown out? Could you not afford it? Don’t like that it’s not in DC proper? Anti-Husky? What is it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We pulled our daughter out of Flint Hill and put her in Nysmith. She was very behind her Nysmith classmates.

If course she would be. Nysmith is a school for the gifted whereas Flint Hill is not.

I’d love to hear the story of why you dislike a school so much. Did they make you sad? Was your dear child not admitted? Thrown out? Could you not afford it? Don’t like that it’s not in DC proper? Anti-Husky? What is it?

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We pulled our daughter out of Flint Hill and put her in Nysmith. She was very behind her Nysmith classmates.

If course she would be. Nysmith is a school for the gifted whereas Flint Hill is not.

I’d love to hear the story of why you dislike a school so much. Did they make you sad? Was your dear child not admitted? Thrown out? Could you not afford it? Don’t like that it’s not in DC proper? Anti-Husky? What is it?

I’m not sure what your point is. No one is anti husky. They are both fine schools- they just have different purposes. Why is this so hard to understand?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We were very disappointed with Flint Hill and pulled out our children several years ago, which would make us relatively recent FHS parents. We know many disgruntled former FHS parents. The Lower School is much, much smaller than it used to be. There is a reason for that.

This person is a troll who posts almost the exact same comment, word for word, every time FH comes up on this board. Either they are a true troll and are just making stuff up, or they are former Huskies who, for whatever their own odd reasons are, feel the need to rehash something from “several years ago”. For certain your data reference point is old as the LS is growing and there were wait lists in several grades this year. Maybe it’s just time you moved on and let current parents off our perspective on the strengths and weaknesses of our CURRENT experiences.

^^THIS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We pulled our daughter out of Flint Hill and put her in Nysmith. She was very behind her Nysmith classmates.

If course she would be. Nysmith is a school for the gifted whereas Flint Hill is not.

I’d love to hear the story of why you dislike a school so much. Did they make you sad? Was your dear child not admitted? Thrown out? Could you not afford it? Don’t like that it’s not in DC proper? Anti-Husky? What is it?

NP Everyone gets into Flint Hill, so that can't be the problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We pulled our daughter out of Flint Hill and put her in Nysmith. She was very behind her Nysmith classmates.

If course she would be. Nysmith is a school for the gifted whereas Flint Hill is not.

I’d love to hear the story of why you dislike a school so much. Did they make you sad? Was your dear child not admitted? Thrown out? Could you not afford it? Don’t like that it’s not in DC proper? Anti-Husky? What is it?

NP Everyone gets into Flint Hill, so that can't be the problem.

LOL! So delusional.

Two years ago, our DD applied to FH, Potomac, Langley, GDS, and SFS for 5th grade. We only got into Langley and GDS.

So, saying "everyone gets into Flint Hill" is literally not true.

We aren't even a FH family, we have loved Langley, but don't understand why the one or two on this board that don't like FH make it a life's mission to attack a school. And, our DD will likely apply to FH for 9th grade post-Langley (among other schools), FYI.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We pulled our daughter out of Flint Hill and put her in Nysmith. She was very behind her Nysmith classmates.

If course she would be. Nysmith is a school for the gifted whereas Flint Hill is not.

I’d love to hear the story of why you dislike a school so much. Did they make you sad? Was your dear child not admitted? Thrown out? Could you not afford it? Don’t like that it’s not in DC proper? Anti-Husky? What is it?

NP Everyone gets into Flint Hill, so that can't be the problem.

LOL! So delusional.

Two years ago, our DD applied to FH, Potomac, Langley, GDS, and SFS for 5th grade. We only got into Langley and GDS.



I guess the FH admissions team is trolling.

So, saying "everyone gets into Flint Hill" is literally not true.

We aren't even a FH family, we have loved Langley, but don't understand why the one or two on this board that don't like FH make it a life's mission to attack a school. And, our DD will likely apply to FH for 9th grade post-Langley (among other schools), FYI.

[Anonymous]

God bless FH; everyone needs a safety school.

[Anonymous]

OP, we applied to FH this year for all of our kids. We know families who go there who've had nothing but positive things to say about it, and they've been there since LS. If accepted, we'd gladly enroll our kid. Don't listen to all the trolling here. DCUM will have you believe that if your kid is not at Sidwell or St. Albans, nothing is worth it. So maybe the rest of us should just stop educating altogether?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, we applied to FH this year for all of our kids. We know families who go there who've had nothing but positive things to say about it, and they've been there since LS. If accepted, we'd gladly enroll our kid. Don't listen to all the trolling here. DCUM will have you believe that if your kid is not at Sidwell or St. Albans, nothing is worth it. So maybe the rest of us should just stop educating altogether?

Don't forget everyone worships at the altar of Potomac here too.

OP - the smart thing to do is go through the process. Only you can figure out what's right for your family. Not strangers on an anonymous message board. I just saw a thread where someone said they regretted their school decision and wound up pulling their kid because they put too much stock in what they read here.

[Anonymous]

Is there an increase in #'s from 8th - 9th?