FAQ: What is the "Big 3"? (or "Big 5", or "Big 10", etc)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree with PP. I'm not sure why the number is 3 when everyone only seems to agree on 2. Why not call it "the big two" instead since Sidwell and Beauvoir/NCS/StA are always on the "big three" lists with [insert name of other school here]?

Congratulations on being the first douchbag to not get it and start ranking the schools many of our children go to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-private-high-schools/m/washington-dc-metro-area/

Madeira over Potomac or Maret. Um...no. What a wacky list.

Madeira is its own thing. My kid greatly preferred it to any other school she considered. So far, we can't imagine a better place for her.

[Anonymous]

As near as I can tell, after reading and watching DCUM for a while, there are around 7 different schools in the "Big 3".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As near as I can tell, after reading and watching DCUM for a while, there are around 7 different schools in the "Big 3".

Yeah about 7 and Potomac is considered adjacent by many

[Anonymous]

Rodney Glasgow working his magic at Kentucky Day School

https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/02/11/how-de...-country-day-school/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As near as I can tell, after reading and watching DCUM for a while, there are around 7 different schools in the "Big 3".

No, there are only three - it's easy to remember them as MBB - McKinsey, Bain, BCG. If your 4th grader can't run a case yet, then you might as well give up.

[Anonymous]

Here is the definitive list:

Big 3 are Sidwell, BIM, and Madeira.

https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-high-schools/m/washington-dc-metro-area/

[Anonymous]

Big three:

Larry, Curley, and Moe.