Landon vs. Georgetown Prep Upper School
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Anonymous
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Nothing out of the ordinary here .
It looks like the schools has a huge virginia presence. Gonzaga really does pull in kids from all areas around the beltway due it's proximity to smack down in the city and every single metro line leads to union station. College matriculation list is good but not eye opening - it pulls in a wide range on the academic spectra. I do think some of the brightest / smartest kids at Gonzaga could be able to hack it out at a sidwell, STA etc etc. |
Anonymous
Of course they could hack it. The difference is that Gonzaga serves a community and not a narrow slice of the rest of DC. |
Anonymous
| GP is sinking. If you have a choice, save your money and go for GZ. |
Anonymous
| GP has been sinking for a while - and I'm not just talking about its athletic offerings |
Anonymous
Examples please |
Anonymous
Ignore this fool. Just a jealous Gonzaga dad. He's clueless. |
Anonymous
| Is GP still having finance problems? |
Anonymous
| DS shadowed at GP. Wasn't his cup of tea. He loved GZ and SJC. My wallet and I are grateful for this. |
Anonymous
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Look at their head of school. - he is way under-qualified
The new headmaster was pretty much forced out of Marquette. The school as seen an influx of Asian families who can pay beyond just full tuition since the school can't seem to fill itself the way it used to. |
Anonymous
| Both schools specialize is producing a-holes. |
Anonymous
| As opposed to the fine, upstanding GZ men? Please. |
Anonymous
Nice , qualified opinions make this conversation interesting |
Anonymous
| There are so many great schools to choose from in DC. Both catholic and independent. I went independent but have siblings that went catholic. We all turned out just fine! Landon and GP are both great choices and your son (or your family) won't be less catholic if he goes the independent route. Despite the rantings of the poster on the previous page. I have many catholic friends who went to ALL the schools mentioned in this thread. Many went on to top tier catholic universities and colleges (and law/med schools). Others went on to ivies and the like. Good luck! |
Anonymous
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I tihnk its only the Gonzaga and Prep alums who are the ones who are so obessed with where a Catholic familiy sends their child for HS.
The poster who continues to rant on this topic must not have had a very sucessful career or must be verry bored if he is that infatuated with where Catholic families send their children. |
Anonymous
Very few native DC Catholics send their kids to Independent schools. If they don't send them to a Catholic high school, then they will send them to a public school. That is how it is here in DC. |