All Girls School - Pros and Cons?

[Anonymous]

My daughter was in co-ed till elementary and moved to an all girls school in middle school. She absolutely loves it. She has blossomed in a way I never expected and has many friends. I asked her if she wanted to move in HS and she refused. She is at an all girls in NYC, and the academics are very strong. Her friends group is very diverse and she actively participates in many activities. She also knows boys from other schools through activities she participates in.

[Anonymous]

I went to an all girls school. One time a girl stepped on my toe and didn't apologize.

[Anonymous]

I went to an all girls school and it changed my life. I went from being a painfully shy girl to a confident young woman.

[Anonymous]

I went to all-girls school k-8, and I would reccomend it to anyone. Here are some of the best parts.

- As a child, I never thought "thats a girls thing" or "thats a boys thing" because I grew up with girls having every role: the star athlete, the class clown, the science nerd, etc.

- My class was incredibly close-knit.

- We were free to be ourselves at school without having to worry what our crushes thought of us.


And so much more! I had such a beautiful, idyllic childhood at an all-girls school and I would send my children there if I have any!

[Anonymous]

DD went to an all girls HS. As others have said, it provided her an ability to develop confidence. She has gone onto an engineering school that is roughly 70% male. She doesn't think twice about asking questions in class, is confident in leading projects, and is very involved in campus activities.

[Anonymous]

For those adults who went to an all girls HS, do you feel as comfortable around men? I do not mean your husbands, those you date or relatives.

I can have an easy, comfortable acquaintance relationship with men of all ages. I didn't happened to see that from my friends who went to an all girls high school or all womens college.

[Anonymous]

I think it depends on your DD's personality. I have an athletic, outspoken, STEM-loving competitive girl who flat out refused to look at all-girls schools for high school. She has no issue speaking up and is considered a leader by her peers and so saw no reason to change.

If DD were shy, introverted and/or perhaps not very self-confident, DH and I may have pushed for her to look at all-girls. We have known several girls who really blossomed in an all-girls school environment, finding their voice and passion.

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those adults who went to an all girls HS, do you feel as comfortable around men? I do not mean your husbands, those you date or relatives.

I can have an easy, comfortable acquaintance relationship with men of all ages. I didn't happened to see that from my friends who went to an all girls high school or all womens college.

I went to an all-girls school in this area from 7-12, and then one year at a women’s college before transferring. The biggest downside for me was exactly what you state. I am also fairly shy by temperament, and of course my experience is not universal (in fact, it’s probably pretty uncommon), but I felt very socially awkward and uncomfortable around men for years. Well into my 20s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those adults who went to an all girls HS, do you feel as comfortable around men? I do not mean your husbands, those you date or relatives.

I can have an easy, comfortable acquaintance relationship with men of all ages. I didn't happened to see that from my friends who went to an all girls high school or all womens college.

Very much so. As a teen, attending an all girls’ high school didn’t mean I only had female friends. Boys were always part of our social mix.

After high school and into adulthood, I see the women I went to high school with thriving, bother professionally and personally.

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are considering an all girls school for our daughter who has gone co-ed through pre & lower school. The school we are considering has a good relationship/link to the close by all boys school and seems to provide good class interaction on the high-school level and other opportunities for mixing (plays, musical groups, dances etc...). The school is a little larger than most all girls schools and has strong academics and sports.

Please tell me the pros/cons you have experienced?

Pro's?
- Based off of studies... potential to increase confidence in particular with the STEM fields. 6X more likely to major in STEM in college.
- Pro-girl camaraderie and community

Con's?
- Mean girls phases or stereotype if the school community is not inclusive
- Weird view of boys/men if there is not co-mingling and normalization of boys

What else do we need to be thinking about??

All girls schools do not have great stem programs. Absolute BS about 6 mores times likely. Our W public school had a ton of girls go stem. Both of mine did and have fabulous careers.

Pro Girl LOL in an all girls school you have got to be kidding it is mean girl city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are considering an all girls school for our daughter who has gone co-ed through pre & lower school. The school we are considering has a good relationship/link to the close by all boys school and seems to provide good class interaction on the high-school level and other opportunities for mixing (plays, musical groups, dances etc...). The school is a little larger than most all girls schools and has strong academics and sports.

Please tell me the pros/cons you have experienced?

Pro's?
- Based off of studies... potential to increase confidence in particular with the STEM fields. 6X more likely to major in STEM in college.
- Pro-girl camaraderie and community

Con's?
- Mean girls phases or stereotype if the school community is not inclusive
- Weird view of boys/men if there is not co-mingling and normalization of boys



What else do we need to be thinking about??

This is very odd, unless the girl had never interacted with boys or don't have opportunies outside the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to all-girls school k-8, and I would reccomend it to anyone. Here are some of the best parts.

- As a child, I never thought "thats a girls thing" or "thats a boys thing" because I grew up with girls having every role: the star athlete, the class clown, the science nerd, etc.

- My class was incredibly close-knit.

- We were free to be ourselves at school without having to worry what our crushes thought of us.


And so much more! I had such a beautiful, idyllic childhood at an all-girls school and I would send my children there if I have any!

That's great and all, but why the need to respond to a 2 year old thread with a random anecdote? No one who actually asked the question will see it