Ascending v. Descending? Or just stuck?

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Anonymous wrote:My kids are six years apart. So doing search all over again (first child in a single sex school and second is different gender). Even just in 6 years, it seems like the reputation, vibe, and even physical plant has changed at most schools. But others seem forever stuck (looking at you, Maret). I don't want to slant the discussion with my own views, although Maret does seem like a time capsule from the 90s, with indoor athletic facilities from the 40s.

So what schools rising and which ones losing their luster?

I agree. It seems like as Maret has shot up in the academic rankings to equal the likes of GDS, Sidwell, etc. it has paid less attention to its athletic facilities. I think they're building a new off-campus outdoor facility though.

This didn’t happen at least not during the past six years.

NP. Maret has same college matriculation as Sidwell and GDS so I generally would agree with PP. Plus they have better athletics in general (aside from Sidwell with better bball). I would say Maret’s star has been rising quite a bit the last few years.

OK, Karen.

New intriguing family. Prove me otherwise. We are being recruiter by both schools. From what I’ve seen they literally have the same college schools. If not better at Maret based on %. I honestly don’t see a difference between Maret and Sidwell. Went to the Maret football semi finals game today. Met quite a few families that are headed to Ivy League.

Those kids are headed to Ivies for the same reason they got into sidwell or GDS or wherever: because they come from rich, connected families. These kids would be going to the same colleges even if they went to whatever you perceive to be the worst public school.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids are six years apart. So doing search all over again (first child in a single sex school and second is different gender). Even just in 6 years, it seems like the reputation, vibe, and even physical plant has changed at most schools. But others seem forever stuck (looking at you, Maret). I don't want to slant the discussion with my own views, although Maret does seem like a time capsule from the 90s, with indoor athletic facilities from the 40s.

So what schools rising and which ones losing their luster?

I agree. It seems like as Maret has shot up in the academic rankings to equal the likes of GDS, Sidwell, etc. it has paid less attention to its athletic facilities. I think they're building a new off-campus outdoor facility though.

This didn’t happen at least not during the past six years.

NP. Maret has same college matriculation as Sidwell and GDS so I generally would agree with PP. Plus they have better athletics in general (aside from Sidwell with better bball). I would say Maret’s star has been rising quite a bit the last few years.

OK, Karen.

New intriguing family. Prove me otherwise. We are being recruiter by both schools. From what I’ve seen they literally have the same college schools. If not better at Maret based on %. I honestly don’t see a difference between Maret and Sidwell. Went to the Maret football semi finals game today. Met quite a few families that are headed to Ivy League.

Because of sports.
If your kid isn’t a sports recruit, you’re in the general admissions with low acceptance rates.

Yeah this is just not accurate at all. It can be easily confirmed also.

There is not one athletic recruit on this page. So all the Ivy ones and T20 shown here are non-athletes. I can say there is one kid at Yale playing basketball but he’s not even shown on this page. One kid shown on this page going to Emory was going to walk on but is not playing bball anymore. Another kid not shown here is playing football at UVA. There is also another kid at Dartmouth here that played tennis but not on college level.

Where are you getting your information or are you just assuming?

https://instagram.com/maretfrogs2022?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

The Maret admission team must live and breathe this board! Do they employ someone full time to troll these boards?

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Anonymous wrote:My kids are six years apart. So doing search all over again (first child in a single sex school and second is different gender). Even just in 6 years, it seems like the reputation, vibe, and even physical plant has changed at most schools. But others seem forever stuck (looking at you, Maret). I don't want to slant the discussion with my own views, although Maret does seem like a time capsule from the 90s, with indoor athletic facilities from the 40s.

So what schools rising and which ones losing their luster?

I agree. It seems like as Maret has shot up in the academic rankings to equal the likes of GDS, Sidwell, etc. it has paid less attention to its athletic facilities. I think they're building a new off-campus outdoor facility though.

This didn’t happen at least not during the past six years.

NP. Maret has same college matriculation as Sidwell and GDS so I generally would agree with PP. Plus they have better athletics in general (aside from Sidwell with better bball). I would say Maret’s star has been rising quite a bit the last few years.

OK, Karen.

New intriguing family. Prove me otherwise. We are being recruiter by both schools. From what I’ve seen they literally have the same college schools. If not better at Maret based on %. I honestly don’t see a difference between Maret and Sidwell. Went to the Maret football semi finals game today. Met quite a few families that are headed to Ivy League.

Because of sports.
If your kid isn’t a sports recruit, you’re in the general admissions with low acceptance rates.

Yeah this is just not accurate at all. It can be easily confirmed also.

There is not one athletic recruit on this page. So all the Ivy ones and T20 shown here are non-athletes. I can say there is one kid at Yale playing basketball but he’s not even shown on this page. One kid shown on this page going to Emory was going to walk on but is not playing bball anymore. Another kid not shown here is playing football at UVA. There is also another kid at Dartmouth here that played tennis but not on college level.

Where are you getting your information or are you just assuming?

https://instagram.com/maretfrogs2022?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

The Maret admission team must live and breathe this board! Do they employ someone full time to troll these boards?

By “troll” do you mean offer up facts with receipts to prove it?

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Anonymous wrote:My kids are six years apart. So doing search all over again (first child in a single sex school and second is different gender). Even just in 6 years, it seems like the reputation, vibe, and even physical plant has changed at most schools. But others seem forever stuck (looking at you, Maret). I don't want to slant the discussion with my own views, although Maret does seem like a time capsule from the 90s, with indoor athletic facilities from the 40s.

So what schools rising and which ones losing their luster?

I agree. It seems like as Maret has shot up in the academic rankings to equal the likes of GDS, Sidwell, etc. it has paid less attention to its athletic facilities. I think they're building a new off-campus outdoor facility though.

This didn’t happen at least not during the past six years.

NP. Maret has same college matriculation as Sidwell and GDS so I generally would agree with PP. Plus they have better athletics in general (aside from Sidwell with better bball). I would say Maret’s star has been rising quite a bit the last few years.

OK, Karen.

New intriguing family. Prove me otherwise. We are being recruiter by both schools. From what I’ve seen they literally have the same college schools. If not better at Maret based on %. I honestly don’t see a difference between Maret and Sidwell. Went to the Maret football semi finals game today. Met quite a few families that are headed to Ivy League.

Because of sports.
If your kid isn’t a sports recruit, you’re in the general admissions with low acceptance rates.

Yeah this is just not accurate at all. It can be easily confirmed also.

There is not one athletic recruit on this page. So all the Ivy ones and T20 shown here are non-athletes. I can say there is one kid at Yale playing basketball but he’s not even shown on this page. One kid shown on this page going to Emory was going to walk on but is not playing bball anymore. Another kid not shown here is playing football at UVA. There is also another kid at Dartmouth here that played tennis but not on college level.

Where are you getting your information or are you just assuming?

https://instagram.com/maretfrogs2022?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

The Maret admission team must live and breathe this board! Do they employ someone full time to troll these boards?

It’s well-known that one member reads it all day, every day and will ask the site owners to remove posts or threads that get too real.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids are six years apart. So doing search all over again (first child in a single sex school and second is different gender). Even just in 6 years, it seems like the reputation, vibe, and even physical plant has changed at most schools. But others seem forever stuck (looking at you, Maret). I don't want to slant the discussion with my own views, although Maret does seem like a time capsule from the 90s, with indoor athletic facilities from the 40s.

So what schools rising and which ones losing their luster?

I agree. It seems like as Maret has shot up in the academic rankings to equal the likes of GDS, Sidwell, etc. it has paid less attention to its athletic facilities. I think they're building a new off-campus outdoor facility though.

This didn’t happen at least not during the past six years.

NP. Maret has same college matriculation as Sidwell and GDS so I generally would agree with PP. Plus they have better athletics in general (aside from Sidwell with better bball). I would say Maret’s star has been rising quite a bit the last few years.

OK, Karen.

New intriguing family. Prove me otherwise. We are being recruiter by both schools. From what I’ve seen they literally have the same college schools. If not better at Maret based on %. I honestly don’t see a difference between Maret and Sidwell. Went to the Maret football semi finals game today. Met quite a few families that are headed to Ivy League.

Because of sports.
If your kid isn’t a sports recruit, you’re in the general admissions with low acceptance rates.

Yeah this is just not accurate at all. It can be easily confirmed also.

There is not one athletic recruit on this page. So all the Ivy ones and T20 shown here are non-athletes. I can say there is one kid at Yale playing basketball but he’s not even shown on this page. One kid shown on this page going to Emory was going to walk on but is not playing bball anymore. Another kid not shown here is playing football at UVA. There is also another kid at Dartmouth here that played tennis but not on college level.

Where are you getting your information or are you just assuming?

https://instagram.com/maretfrogs2022?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

The Maret admission team must live and breathe this board! Do they employ someone full time to troll these boards?

It’s well-known that one member reads it all day, every day and will ask the site owners to remove posts or threads that get too real.

Am I right that they seem more active than other schools? Or are their posts/comments just more obvious?

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Anonymous wrote:My kids are six years apart. So doing search all over again (first child in a single sex school and second is different gender). Even just in 6 years, it seems like the reputation, vibe, and even physical plant has changed at most schools. But others seem forever stuck (looking at you, Maret). I don't want to slant the discussion with my own views, although Maret does seem like a time capsule from the 90s, with indoor athletic facilities from the 40s.

So what schools rising and which ones losing their luster?

I agree. It seems like as Maret has shot up in the academic rankings to equal the likes of GDS, Sidwell, etc. it has paid less attention to its athletic facilities. I think they're building a new off-campus outdoor facility though.

This didn’t happen at least not during the past six years.

NP. Maret has same college matriculation as Sidwell and GDS so I generally would agree with PP. Plus they have better athletics in general (aside from Sidwell with better bball). I would say Maret’s star has been rising quite a bit the last few years.

OK, Karen.

New intriguing family. Prove me otherwise. We are being recruiter by both schools. From what I’ve seen they literally have the same college schools. If not better at Maret based on %. I honestly don’t see a difference between Maret and Sidwell. Went to the Maret football semi finals game today. Met quite a few families that are headed to Ivy League.

Because of sports.
If your kid isn’t a sports recruit, you’re in the general admissions with low acceptance rates.

Yeah this is just not accurate at all. It can be easily confirmed also.

There is not one athletic recruit on this page. So all the Ivy ones and T20 shown here are non-athletes. I can say there is one kid at Yale playing basketball but he’s not even shown on this page. One kid shown on this page going to Emory was going to walk on but is not playing bball anymore. Another kid not shown here is playing football at UVA. There is also another kid at Dartmouth here that played tennis but not on college level.

Where are you getting your information or are you just assuming?

https://instagram.com/maretfrogs2022?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

The Maret admission team must live and breathe this board! Do they employ someone full time to troll these boards?

It’s well-known that one member reads it all day, every day and will ask the site owners to remove posts or threads that get too real.

Am I right that they seem more active than other schools? Or are their posts/comments just more obvious?

Instagram Maret poster here. I can promise you I am not a Maret staff member in no way. Not sure how to prove a negative. But I’m just a mom that works in finance.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids are six years apart. So doing search all over again (first child in a single sex school and second is different gender). Even just in 6 years, it seems like the reputation, vibe, and even physical plant has changed at most schools. But others seem forever stuck (looking at you, Maret). I don't want to slant the discussion with my own views, although Maret does seem like a time capsule from the 90s, with indoor athletic facilities from the 40s.

So what schools rising and which ones losing their luster?

I agree. It seems like as Maret has shot up in the academic rankings to equal the likes of GDS, Sidwell, etc. it has paid less attention to its athletic facilities. I think they're building a new off-campus outdoor facility though.

You really think Maret had shot up in the academic ranks to equal the likes of GDS, Sidwell, etc.?

If true, I guess I haven't been paying attention.

GDS is way overrated in terms of academics. It is a case of it being a big school in an area with a high number of parents on this board.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids are six years apart. So doing search all over again (first child in a single sex school and second is different gender). Even just in 6 years, it seems like the reputation, vibe, and even physical plant has changed at most schools. But others seem forever stuck (looking at you, Maret). I don't want to slant the discussion with my own views, although Maret does seem like a time capsule from the 90s, with indoor athletic facilities from the 40s.

So what schools rising and which ones losing their luster?

I agree. It seems like as Maret has shot up in the academic rankings to equal the likes of GDS, Sidwell, etc. it has paid less attention to its athletic facilities. I think they're building a new off-campus outdoor facility though.

Not much Maret can do with the physical existing space given the neighborhood restrictions. My kid is looking at playing bball and baseball there so while I do wish they had a gym that looked like Sidwell, I am intrigued with the new outdoor facilities.

I can see Maret’s next project will be renovation of the school and grounds. With the new athletes center the school can use the existing field at Maret as staging for construction. Look for this to be a big push by the new HOS. They will redo the building and grounds. There is more than enough money at the school.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids are six years apart. So doing search all over again (first child in a single sex school and second is different gender). Even just in 6 years, it seems like the reputation, vibe, and even physical plant has changed at most schools. But others seem forever stuck (looking at you, Maret). I don't want to slant the discussion with my own views, although Maret does seem like a time capsule from the 90s, with indoor athletic facilities from the 40s.

So what schools rising and which ones losing their luster?

I agree. It seems like as Maret has shot up in the academic rankings to equal the likes of GDS, Sidwell, etc. it has paid less attention to its athletic facilities. I think they're building a new off-campus outdoor facility though.

This didn’t happen at least not during the past six years.

NP. Maret has same college matriculation as Sidwell and GDS so I generally would agree with PP. Plus they have better athletics in general (aside from Sidwell with better bball). I would say Maret’s star has been rising quite a bit the last few years.

OK, Karen.

New intriguing family. Prove me otherwise. We are being recruiter by both schools. From what I’ve seen they literally have the same college schools. If not better at Maret based on %. I honestly don’t see a difference between Maret and Sidwell. Went to the Maret football semi finals game today. Met quite a few families that are headed to Ivy League.

Because of sports.
If your kid isn’t a sports recruit, you’re in the general admissions with low acceptance rates.

Yeah this is just not accurate at all. It can be easily confirmed also.

There is not one athletic recruit on this page. So all the Ivy ones and T20 shown here are non-athletes. I can say there is one kid at Yale playing basketball but he’s not even shown on this page. One kid shown on this page going to Emory was going to walk on but is not playing bball anymore. Another kid not shown here is playing football at UVA. There is also another kid at Dartmouth here that played tennis but not on college level.

Where are you getting your information or are you just assuming?

https://instagram.com/maretfrogs2022?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

The Maret admission team must live and breathe this board! Do they employ someone full time to troll these boards?

It’s well-known that one member reads it all day, every day and will ask the site owners to remove posts or threads that get too real.

Am I right that they seem more active than other schools? Or are their posts/comments just more obvious?

Instagram Maret poster here. I can promise you I am not a Maret staff member in no way. Not sure how to prove a negative. But I’m just a mom that works in finance.

well you also responded to a post that noted that if families at the football game in mid November knew their kids were going Ivy that they had to be athletic recruits. I think the exact line was "Met quite a few families that are headed to Ivy League" No one was talking about last year or years past. So I think you got all hot and bothered for nothing.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids are six years apart. So doing search all over again (first child in a single sex school and second is different gender). Even just in 6 years, it seems like the reputation, vibe, and even physical plant has changed at most schools. But others seem forever stuck (looking at you, Maret). I don't want to slant the discussion with my own views, although Maret does seem like a time capsule from the 90s, with indoor athletic facilities from the 40s.

So what schools rising and which ones losing their luster?

I agree. It seems like as Maret has shot up in the academic rankings to equal the likes of GDS, Sidwell, etc. it has paid less attention to its athletic facilities. I think they're building a new off-campus outdoor facility though.

Not much Maret can do with the physical existing space given the neighborhood restrictions. My kid is looking at playing bball and baseball there so while I do wish they had a gym that looked like Sidwell, I am intrigued with the new outdoor facilities.

I can see Maret’s next project will be renovation of the school and grounds. With the new athletes center the school can use the existing field at Maret as staging for construction. Look for this to be a big push by the new HOS. They will redo the building and grounds. There is more than enough money at the school.

I have nothing against Maret. We considered it quite seriously for our child, and we liked it a lot when we visited. But I do think that this is not the right forum for professionals to be marketing your school. It feels borderline unethical, because you intentionally create the misleading impression that you are a parent at the school. You are trying to trick people. That feels icky and desperate. If you want the reputation of Maret to change (i.e. you want people to think it's a top-academic school, or you want people to think the athletic facilities are good, or you want people to think it's comparable to the more sought-after schools in the area) this is not the way to do that. The way to do that is to focus on improving the actual substance of the school. It would be great if Maret makes a big move to change and update its campus, but the place to talk about that is on your website, or with a press release, not in a whisper campaign on an anonymous message board. But again, I actually really liked Maret a lot. So this isn't a slam on the school. Just the marketing techniques used here.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids are six years apart. So doing search all over again (first child in a single sex school and second is different gender). Even just in 6 years, it seems like the reputation, vibe, and even physical plant has changed at most schools. But others seem forever stuck (looking at you, Maret). I don't want to slant the discussion with my own views, although Maret does seem like a time capsule from the 90s, with indoor athletic facilities from the 40s.

So what schools rising and which ones losing their luster?

I agree. It seems like as Maret has shot up in the academic rankings to equal the likes of GDS, Sidwell, etc. it has paid less attention to its athletic facilities. I think they're building a new off-campus outdoor facility though.

Not much Maret can do with the physical existing space given the neighborhood restrictions. My kid is looking at playing bball and baseball there so while I do wish they had a gym that looked like Sidwell, I am intrigued with the new outdoor facilities.

I can see Maret’s next project will be renovation of the school and grounds. With the new athletes center the school can use the existing field at Maret as staging for construction. Look for this to be a big push by the new HOS. They will redo the building and grounds. There is more than enough money at the school.

I have nothing against Maret. We considered it quite seriously for our child, and we liked it a lot when we visited. But I do think that this is not the right forum for professionals to be marketing your school. It feels borderline unethical, because you intentionally create the misleading impression that you are a parent at the school. You are trying to trick people. That feels icky and desperate. If you want the reputation of Maret to change (i.e. you want people to think it's a top-academic school, or you want people to think the athletic facilities are good, or you want people to think it's comparable to the more sought-after schools in the area) this is not the way to do that. The way to do that is to focus on improving the actual substance of the school. It would be great if Maret makes a big move to change and update its campus, but the place to talk about that is on your website, or with a press release, not in a whisper campaign on an anonymous message board. But again, I actually really liked Maret a lot. So this isn't a slam on the school. Just the marketing techniques used here.

Maret Instagram poster again. I am not a marketing professional of the school. I am a mom that has been there for 2 years and have been impressed with all the students I’ve met so far as well as the college matriculation which is why I posted. I’m not on the PTA and have only volunteered for school function twice so far. I’m happy to talk more specifically about why you think my posts are that of a staff. Very weird assumption. Do people not “defend” or “correct” the school their kids attend if someone on the threads is stating something that’s inaccurate?

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Anonymous wrote:My kids are six years apart. So doing search all over again (first child in a single sex school and second is different gender). Even just in 6 years, it seems like the reputation, vibe, and even physical plant has changed at most schools. But others seem forever stuck (looking at you, Maret). I don't want to slant the discussion with my own views, although Maret does seem like a time capsule from the 90s, with indoor athletic facilities from the 40s.

So what schools rising and which ones losing their luster?

I agree. It seems like as Maret has shot up in the academic rankings to equal the likes of GDS, Sidwell, etc. it has paid less attention to its athletic facilities. I think they're building a new off-campus outdoor facility though.

This didn’t happen at least not during the past six years.

NP. Maret has same college matriculation as Sidwell and GDS so I generally would agree with PP. Plus they have better athletics in general (aside from Sidwell with better bball). I would say Maret’s star has been rising quite a bit the last few years.

OK, Karen.

New intriguing family. Prove me otherwise. We are being recruiter by both schools. From what I’ve seen they literally have the same college schools. If not better at Maret based on %. I honestly don’t see a difference between Maret and Sidwell. Went to the Maret football semi finals game today. Met quite a few families that are headed to Ivy League.

Because of sports.
If your kid isn’t a sports recruit, you’re in the general admissions with low acceptance rates.

Yeah this is just not accurate at all. It can be easily confirmed also.

There is not one athletic recruit on this page. So all the Ivy ones and T20 shown here are non-athletes. I can say there is one kid at Yale playing basketball but he’s not even shown on this page. One kid shown on this page going to Emory was going to walk on but is not playing bball anymore. Another kid not shown here is playing football at UVA. There is also another kid at Dartmouth here that played tennis but not on college level.

Where are you getting your information or are you just assuming?

https://instagram.com/maretfrogs2022?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

The Maret admission team must live and breathe this board! Do they employ someone full time to troll these boards?

It’s well-known that one member reads it all day, every day and will ask the site owners to remove posts or threads that get too real.

Am I right that they seem more active than other schools? Or are their posts/comments just more obvious?

Instagram Maret poster here. I can promise you I am not a Maret staff member in no way. Not sure how to prove a negative. But I’m just a mom that works in finance.

well you also responded to a post that noted that if families at the football game in mid November knew their kids were going Ivy that they had to be athletic recruits. I think the exact line was "Met quite a few families that are headed to Ivy League" No one was talking about last year or years past. So I think you got all hot and bothered for nothing.

That’s not me. I know of one football player (a top student) that is going to Yale in this year’s class. Not a few. There are very few seniors on the football team that I can think of. I think only 3 plan to play football in college and even then I wouldn’t classify them as recruited athletes, more so that they plan to try to walk on.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids are six years apart. So doing search all over again (first child in a single sex school and second is different gender). Even just in 6 years, it seems like the reputation, vibe, and even physical plant has changed at most schools. But others seem forever stuck (looking at you, Maret). I don't want to slant the discussion with my own views, although Maret does seem like a time capsule from the 90s, with indoor athletic facilities from the 40s.

So what schools rising and which ones losing their luster?

I agree. It seems like as Maret has shot up in the academic rankings to equal the likes of GDS, Sidwell, etc. it has paid less attention to its athletic facilities. I think they're building a new off-campus outdoor facility though.

This didn’t happen at least not during the past six years.

NP. Maret has same college matriculation as Sidwell and GDS so I generally would agree with PP. Plus they have better athletics in general (aside from Sidwell with better bball). I would say Maret’s star has been rising quite a bit the last few years.

OK, Karen.

New intriguing family. Prove me otherwise. We are being recruiter by both schools. From what I’ve seen they literally have the same college schools. If not better at Maret based on %. I honestly don’t see a difference between Maret and Sidwell. Went to the Maret football semi finals game today. Met quite a few families that are headed to Ivy League.

Because of sports.
If your kid isn’t a sports recruit, you’re in the general admissions with low acceptance rates.

Yeah this is just not accurate at all. It can be easily confirmed also.

There is not one athletic recruit on this page. So all the Ivy ones and T20 shown here are non-athletes. I can say there is one kid at Yale playing basketball but he’s not even shown on this page. One kid shown on this page going to Emory was going to walk on but is not playing bball anymore. Another kid not shown here is playing football at UVA. There is also another kid at Dartmouth here that played tennis but not on college level.

Where are you getting your information or are you just assuming?

https://instagram.com/maretfrogs2022?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

The Maret admission team must live and breathe this board! Do they employ someone full time to troll these boards?

It’s well-known that one member reads it all day, every day and will ask the site owners to remove posts or threads that get too real.

Am I right that they seem more active than other schools? Or are their posts/comments just more obvious?

Instagram Maret poster here. I can promise you I am not a Maret staff member in no way. Not sure how to prove a negative. But I’m just a mom that works in finance.

well you also responded to a post that noted that if families at the football game in mid November knew their kids were going Ivy that they had to be athletic recruits. I think the exact line was "Met quite a few families that are headed to Ivy League" No one was talking about last year or years past. So I think you got all hot and bothered for nothing.

That’s not me. I know of one football player (a top student) that is going to Yale in this year’s class. Not a few. There are very few seniors on the football team that I can think of. I think only 3 plan to play football in college and even then I wouldn’t classify them as recruited athletes, more so that they plan to try to walk on.

What do you mean that is isn’t you? It seems like you’re losing track of your personas. BTW, you seem awfully clued in for a mom who has only been at the school for two years and doesn’t really do much.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids are six years apart. So doing search all over again (first child in a single sex school and second is different gender). Even just in 6 years, it seems like the reputation, vibe, and even physical plant has changed at most schools. But others seem forever stuck (looking at you, Maret). I don't want to slant the discussion with my own views, although Maret does seem like a time capsule from the 90s, with indoor athletic facilities from the 40s.

So what schools rising and which ones losing their luster?

I agree. It seems like as Maret has shot up in the academic rankings to equal the likes of GDS, Sidwell, etc. it has paid less attention to its athletic facilities. I think they're building a new off-campus outdoor facility though.

This didn’t happen at least not during the past six years.

NP. Maret has same college matriculation as Sidwell and GDS so I generally would agree with PP. Plus they have better athletics in general (aside from Sidwell with better bball). I would say Maret’s star has been rising quite a bit the last few years.

OK, Karen.

New intriguing family. Prove me otherwise. We are being recruiter by both schools. From what I’ve seen they literally have the same college schools. If not better at Maret based on %. I honestly don’t see a difference between Maret and Sidwell. Went to the Maret football semi finals game today. Met quite a few families that are headed to Ivy League.

Because of sports.
If your kid isn’t a sports recruit, you’re in the general admissions with low acceptance rates.

Yeah this is just not accurate at all. It can be easily confirmed also.

There is not one athletic recruit on this page. So all the Ivy ones and T20 shown here are non-athletes. I can say there is one kid at Yale playing basketball but he’s not even shown on this page. One kid shown on this page going to Emory was going to walk on but is not playing bball anymore. Another kid not shown here is playing football at UVA. There is also another kid at Dartmouth here that played tennis but not on college level.

Where are you getting your information or are you just assuming?

https://instagram.com/maretfrogs2022?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

The Maret admission team must live and breathe this board! Do they employ someone full time to troll these boards?

It’s well-known that one member reads it all day, every day and will ask the site owners to remove posts or threads that get too real.

Am I right that they seem more active than other schools? Or are their posts/comments just more obvious?

Instagram Maret poster here. I can promise you I am not a Maret staff member in no way. Not sure how to prove a negative. But I’m just a mom that works in finance.

well you also responded to a post that noted that if families at the football game in mid November knew their kids were going Ivy that they had to be athletic recruits. I think the exact line was "Met quite a few families that are headed to Ivy League" No one was talking about last year or years past. So I think you got all hot and bothered for nothing.

That’s not me. I know of one football player (a top student) that is going to Yale in this year’s class. Not a few. There are very few seniors on the football team that I can think of. I think only 3 plan to play football in college and even then I wouldn’t classify them as recruited athletes, more so that they plan to try to walk on.

What do you mean that is isn’t you? It seems like you’re losing track of your personas. BTW, you seem awfully clued in for a mom who has only been at the school for two years and doesn’t really do much.

What's the deal with that gym? It's decrepit. The rest of the place is faded, but that gym is sad. No admissions team marketing can dress that up. Anyone see Potomac's new gym? It's amazing!

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Anonymous wrote:My kids are six years apart. So doing search all over again (first child in a single sex school and second is different gender). Even just in 6 years, it seems like the reputation, vibe, and even physical plant has changed at most schools. But others seem forever stuck (looking at you, Maret). I don't want to slant the discussion with my own views, although Maret does seem like a time capsule from the 90s, with indoor athletic facilities from the 40s.

So what schools rising and which ones losing their luster?

I agree. It seems like as Maret has shot up in the academic rankings to equal the likes of GDS, Sidwell, etc. it has paid less attention to its athletic facilities. I think they're building a new off-campus outdoor facility though.

This didn’t happen at least not during the past six years.

NP. Maret has same college matriculation as Sidwell and GDS so I generally would agree with PP. Plus they have better athletics in general (aside from Sidwell with better bball). I would say Maret’s star has been rising quite a bit the last few years.

OK, Karen.

New intriguing family. Prove me otherwise. We are being recruiter by both schools. From what I’ve seen they literally have the same college schools. If not better at Maret based on %. I honestly don’t see a difference between Maret and Sidwell. Went to the Maret football semi finals game today. Met quite a few families that are headed to Ivy League.

Because of sports.
If your kid isn’t a sports recruit, you’re in the general admissions with low acceptance rates.

Yeah this is just not accurate at all. It can be easily confirmed also.

There is not one athletic recruit on this page. So all the Ivy ones and T20 shown here are non-athletes. I can say there is one kid at Yale playing basketball but he’s not even shown on this page. One kid shown on this page going to Emory was going to walk on but is not playing bball anymore. Another kid not shown here is playing football at UVA. There is also another kid at Dartmouth here that played tennis but not on college level.

Where are you getting your information or are you just assuming?

https://instagram.com/maretfrogs2022?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

The Maret admission team must live and breathe this board! Do they employ someone full time to troll these boards?

It’s well-known that one member reads it all day, every day and will ask the site owners to remove posts or threads that get too real.

Am I right that they seem more active than other schools? Or are their posts/comments just more obvious?

Instagram Maret poster here. I can promise you I am not a Maret staff member in no way. Not sure how to prove a negative. But I’m just a mom that works in finance.

well you also responded to a post that noted that if families at the football game in mid November knew their kids were going Ivy that they had to be athletic recruits. I think the exact line was "Met quite a few families that are headed to Ivy League" No one was talking about last year or years past. So I think you got all hot and bothered for nothing.

That’s not me. I know of one football player (a top student) that is going to Yale in this year’s class. Not a few. There are very few seniors on the football team that I can think of. I think only 3 plan to play football in college and even then I wouldn’t classify them as recruited athletes, more so that they plan to try to walk on.

What do you mean that is isn’t you? It seems like you’re losing track of your personas. BTW, you seem awfully clued in for a mom who has only been at the school for two years and doesn’t really do much.

What's the deal with that gym? It's decrepit. The rest of the place is faded, but that gym is sad. No admissions team marketing can dress that up. Anyone see Potomac's new gym? It's amazing!

Ah, yes. The facilities arms race.