Bishop Ireton vs. SSSAS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looks like on average 4 graduates a year (out of a typical class of 115) get into an Ivy. Yea, that's worth $45k.

yup and I'll bet on average 2-3 of those are girl's lax players.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like on average 4 graduates a year (out of a typical class of 115) get into an Ivy. Yea, that's worth $45k.

yup and I'll bet on average 2-3 of those are girl's lax players.

I cannot believe I’m on here correcting this because the attacks on St Stephens college list are so ridiculous, BUT…

Around 5% of the graduating class (looking at last 5 years) goes to an Ivy, Stanford, or MIT
Around 10% goes to Williams, Georgetown, John’s Hopkins, and similar top private schools
Around 20-25% goes to UVA, William and Mary, or other top public schools
The rest go to a mix of solid colleges and universities.

No one is going to argue that this compares to Sidwell, where something like 18% of kids go to an Ivy. But not all of us want an academically intense experience for our kids. And of course St Stephens sends more kids to top colleges than a local public school, mostly because the population of kids is richer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like on average 4 graduates a year (out of a typical class of 115) get into an Ivy. Yea, that's worth $45k.

yup and I'll bet on average 2-3 of those are girl's lax players.

I cannot believe I’m on here correcting this because the attacks on St Stephens college list are so ridiculous, BUT…

Around 5% of the graduating class (looking at last 5 years) goes to an Ivy, Stanford, or MIT
Around 10% goes to Williams, Georgetown, John’s Hopkins, and similar top private schools
Around 20-25% goes to UVA, William and Mary, or other top public schools
The rest go to a mix of solid colleges and universities.

No one is going to argue that this compares to Sidwell, where something like 18% of kids go to an Ivy. But not all of us want an academically intense experience for our kids. And of course St Stephens sends more kids to top colleges than a local public school, mostly because the population of kids is richer.

this is bullshit. these numbers don't match the information the school releases.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why LOL? Do you think that there are no high achieving students whose parents can’t afford 30,000+ per year? Or do you think non-Catholics apply to a Catholic school don’t have to have a better ‘application’ than Catholic students?

not PP but we all know the BI acceptance rate is over 87%.

And your point is….

All of PVI, BI and DJO are really good high schools. BI is 25-30% smaller than the other two, so is probably weaker in sports. I think they are all of close quality educationally, just serving different geographies. They generally produce well rounded, college-ready kids.

SSSAS is probably a bit more UMC, but is also a really nice place. We looked at both schools and liked both a lot. Ended up at SSSAS for robotics but we’re impressed with BI.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like on average 4 graduates a year (out of a typical class of 115) get into an Ivy. Yea, that's worth $45k.

yup and I'll bet on average 2-3 of those are girl's lax players.

I cannot believe I’m on here correcting this because the attacks on St Stephens college list are so ridiculous, BUT…

Around 5% of the graduating class (looking at last 5 years) goes to an Ivy, Stanford, or MIT
Around 10% goes to Williams, Georgetown, John’s Hopkins, and similar top private schools
Around 20-25% goes to UVA, William and Mary, or other top public schools
The rest go to a mix of solid colleges and universities.

No one is going to argue that this compares to Sidwell, where something like 18% of kids go to an Ivy. But not all of us want an academically intense experience for our kids. And of course St Stephens sends more kids to top colleges than a local public school, mostly because the population of kids is richer.

this is bullshit. these numbers don't match the information the school releases.

It’s literally on their website, though they don’t describe it this way because the ranking is obnoxious.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like on average 4 graduates a year (out of a typical class of 115) get into an Ivy. Yea, that's worth $45k.

yup and I'll bet on average 2-3 of those are girl's lax players.

I cannot believe I’m on here correcting this because the attacks on St Stephens college list are so ridiculous, BUT…

Around 5% of the graduating class (looking at last 5 years) goes to an Ivy, Stanford, or MIT
Around 10% goes to Williams, Georgetown, John’s Hopkins, and similar top private schools
Around 20-25% goes to UVA, William and Mary, or other top public schools
The rest go to a mix of solid colleges and universities.

No one is going to argue that this compares to Sidwell, where something like 18% of kids go to an Ivy. But not all of us want an academically intense experience for our kids. And of course St Stephens sends more kids to top colleges than a local public school, mostly because the population of kids is richer.

this is bullshit. these numbers don't match the information the school releases.

It’s literally on their website, though they don’t describe it this way because the ranking is obnoxious.

right here it is: https://www.sssas.org/academics/college-counseling. No way 35-40% go to schools like UVA, similar or better. so BS comment stands.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why LOL? Do you think that there are no high achieving students whose parents can’t afford 30,000+ per year? Or do you think non-Catholics apply to a Catholic school don’t have to have a better ‘application’ than Catholic students?

not PP but we all know the BI acceptance rate is over 87%.

And your point is….

All of PVI, BI and DJO are really good high schools. BI is 25-30% smaller than the other two, so is probably weaker in sports. I think they are all of close quality educationally, just serving different geographies. They generally produce well rounded, college-ready kids.

SSSAS is probably a bit more UMC, but is also a really nice place. We looked at both schools and liked both a lot. Ended up at SSSAS for robotics but we’re impressed with BI.

The point is that this statement from PP "A non-catholic from those schools needs the same stats to get into Ireton as they would to get into GDS/Sidwell/NNCS/STA" is false and really funny.

[Anonymous]

I don’t know if BI’s acceptance rate is 87% or not. It is definitely not as selective as Big 3. But selectivity is not a proxy for quality. Neither is college placement. And in BI’s defense it’s relatively much easier to have superior college admissions when you only select tippy top students to begin with. BI’s mission is to select a broad range of students. If you want a load of college prep classes (honors AP etc) you can get a rigorous education. If you want a more relaxed experience you can do that. If you go to BI and are near the top of the class, you should have plenty of good college options. Ivy is not everyone’s goal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like on average 4 graduates a year (out of a typical class of 115) get into an Ivy. Yea, that's worth $45k.

yup and I'll bet on average 2-3 of those are girl's lax players.

I cannot believe I’m on here correcting this because the attacks on St Stephens college list are so ridiculous, BUT…

Around 5% of the graduating class (looking at last 5 years) goes to an Ivy, Stanford, or MIT
Around 10% goes to Williams, Georgetown, John’s Hopkins, and similar top private schools
Around 20-25% goes to UVA, William and Mary, or other top public schools
The rest go to a mix of solid colleges and universities.

No one is going to argue that this compares to Sidwell, where something like 18% of kids go to an Ivy. But not all of us want an academically intense experience for our kids. And of course St Stephens sends more kids to top colleges than a local public school, mostly because the population of kids is richer.

this is bullshit. these numbers don't match the information the school releases.

I truly don't understand why you care though? Do your kids go to school there? Sounds like they don't. So who cares how good or bad another school that your kids don't even go to is?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like on average 4 graduates a year (out of a typical class of 115) get into an Ivy. Yea, that's worth $45k.

yup and I'll bet on average 2-3 of those are girl's lax players.

I cannot believe I’m on here correcting this because the attacks on St Stephens college list are so ridiculous, BUT…

Around 5% of the graduating class (looking at last 5 years) goes to an Ivy, Stanford, or MIT
Around 10% goes to Williams, Georgetown, John’s Hopkins, and similar top private schools
Around 20-25% goes to UVA, William and Mary, or other top public schools
The rest go to a mix of solid colleges and universities.

No one is going to argue that this compares to Sidwell, where something like 18% of kids go to an Ivy. But not all of us want an academically intense experience for our kids. And of course St Stephens sends more kids to top colleges than a local public school, mostly because the population of kids is richer.

this is bullshit. these numbers don't match the information the school releases.

It’s literally on their website, though they don’t describe it this way because the ranking is obnoxious.

right here it is: https://www.sssas.org/academics/college-counseling. No way 35-40% go to schools like UVA, similar or better. so BS comment stands.

Maybe we disagree about how good a school UVA is compared to U Michigan or UCSD? I put all those in one category. Also lots of these smaller schools people choose (Oberlin, Kenyon, etc) are fabulous schools even if not Ivy League.

But seriously - I’m strangely invested in defending St Stephens college admissions list because I’m a St Stephens parent, and I happen to have some time on my hands today to be checking dcum.

Why in the world are you so invested in bashing SSSAS? Clearly plenty of well educated parents think it’s worth 45K a year. What does it matter to you?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like on average 4 graduates a year (out of a typical class of 115) get into an Ivy. Yea, that's worth $45k.

yup and I'll bet on average 2-3 of those are girl's lax players.

I cannot believe I’m on here correcting this because the attacks on St Stephens college list are so ridiculous, BUT…

Around 5% of the graduating class (looking at last 5 years) goes to an Ivy, Stanford, or MIT
Around 10% goes to Williams, Georgetown, John’s Hopkins, and similar top private schools
Around 20-25% goes to UVA, William and Mary, or other top public schools
The rest go to a mix of solid colleges and universities.

No one is going to argue that this compares to Sidwell, where something like 18% of kids go to an Ivy. But not all of us want an academically intense experience for our kids. And of course St Stephens sends more kids to top colleges than a local public school, mostly because the population of kids is richer.

this is bullshit. these numbers don't match the information the school releases.

I truly don't understand why you care though? Do your kids go to school there? Sounds like they don't. So who cares how good or bad another school that your kids don't even go to is?

NP. Why does anyone go on DCUM? Looks like here it was to correct false information. And to answer original post that SSSAS is not any better even though it is $47K.

[Anonymous]

My goodness, someone has an ax to grind. One would think you come across quite jealous… maybe because you can’t afford it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My goodness, someone has an ax to grind. One would think you come across quite jealous… maybe because you can’t afford it?

My goodness, someone has an ax to grind. One would think you come across as someone with buyer's remorse… maybe because not everyone who can afford it thinks it would be money well spent?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My goodness, someone has an ax to grind. One would think you come across quite jealous… maybe because you can’t afford it?

My goodness, someone has an ax to grind. One would think you come across as someone with buyer's remorse… maybe because not everyone who can afford it thinks it would be money well spent?

NP but most people who don’t think it’s money well spent don’t come on dcum to rip on others who do.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My goodness, someone has an ax to grind. One would think you come across quite jealous… maybe because you can’t afford it?

My goodness, someone has an ax to grind. One would think you come across as someone with buyer's remorse… maybe because not everyone who can afford it thinks it would be money well spent?

NP but most people who don’t think it’s money well spent don’t come on dcum to rip on others who do.

It is pertinent to the original question and the entire point of this post - the OP wanted to know BI vs SSSAS.