Would a Really Academic Girl Do Well at Holy Child
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Anonymous
They still turn out successful students going to good colleges. I’d have a problem with the fact that they all look alike. |
Anonymous
I know one kid with learning differences who goes to Sidwell. Should I assume Sidwell is a special ed school? |
Anonymous
| People are so jealous that the is a school full of wealthy, attractive girls.They just can't get over that. Sign. |
Anonymous
We live very close by to HC and often see the girls in the Village shopping center. I wouldn't classify them as you do honestly. Are there pretty girls? Of course! But it's not necessarily "full of wealthy, attractive girls." That said, we passed on HC for a more rigorous school where my attractive, smart daughter could thrive. It's all about fit. |
Anonymous
Agree this poster seems unhinged. People want to know what kind of school their kid might go to and what its reputation is. |
Anonymous
Where are you seeing this? None of these schools are on the list of college acceptances from 2011-2023. NONE. I usually don't look at the lists that capture acceptances because it doesn't take into account that students get accepted to multiple schools and for the most part a select few get into the multiple top schools. Matriculations are more telling. However for the purposes of comparison, I checked some similar schools' acceptances. Only SR had a "similar" list, except it was for a significantly shorter period of time (3 years vs. 12 years). You will see that HC has a limited number of acceptances to top 20 schools even over a very long period of time. SR has a much more comprehensive list over a much shorter period of time. This tells me that HC rarely gets acceptances to top 20 schools whereas it is more common at SR. This is important information to have for anyone looking for a school that can prepare their student for admission to a top school. Here is HC's list which included 12 years of acceptances. I asterisked the top 20 schools, which were Brown, Cal Tech, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, UCLA, ND, and Penn (6 of the top 20 schools OVER 12 YEARS). American Musical and Dramatic Academy American University Auburn University Ave Maria University Bard College Barnard College Belmont Abbey College Belmont University Berry College Boston College Boston University Brown University* Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo* Case Western Reserve University Chapman University Christopher Newport University Clemson University Coastal Carolina University College of Charleston College of the Holy Cross Columbia College Chicago Cornell University* Creighton University Curry College Dartmouth College* Davidson College Denison University Dickinson College Drexel University Duke University* Duquesne University East Carolina University Eastern Mennonite University Eckerd College Elon University Emmanuel College Emory & Henry College Endicott College Fairfield University Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Florida International University Florida State University Fordham University Franciscan University of Steubenville Franklin and Marshall College Frostburg State University George Washington University Georgetown University Gettysburg College Goucher College Hampton University High Point University Hollins University Hood College Howard University Illinois Wesleyan University Indiana University-Bloomington James Madison University John Carroll University Kalamazoo College Kenyon College Lake Forest College Liberty University Louisiana State University Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Maryland Loyola University New Orleans Lynn University Marist College Marquette University Maryland Institute College of Art Marymount University McDaniel College Mercyhurst University Miami University, Oxford Michigan State University Monash University Montgomery College Mount St. Mary’s University Neumann University New York University Northeastern University Ohio State University Ohio Wesleyan University Pellissippi State Community College Pennsylvania State University Point Loma Nazarene University Providence College Radford University Rhodes College Roanoke College Rochester Institute of Technology Rollins College Saint Francis University Saint Joseph’s University Saint Louis University Saint Peter’s University Saint Vincent College Salisbury University Savannah College of Art & Design Seton Hall University Skidmore College Smith College Southern Methodist University St. John’s University-New York St. Mary’s College of Maryland Stetson University Stony Brook University Swarthmore College Syracuse Texas Christian University The Catholic University of America The New School The University of Alabama The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of Tampa The University of Tennessee- Knoxville The University of Texas at Austin The University of the South Towson University Trinity College Tufts University Tulane University of Louisiana Union College (NY) University of Arizona University of California-Davis University of California-Los Angeles* University of California-San Diego University of California-Santa Barbara University of California-Santa Cruz University of Colorado Boulder University of Dayton University of Delaware University of Georgia University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign University of Kentucky University of Louisville University of Maryland-Baltimore County University of Maryland-College Park University of Miami University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of Mississippi University of New Hampshire University of New Orleans University of North Carolina Wilmington University of Notre Dame* University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania* University of Pittsburgh University of Rhode Island University of Richmond University of San Diego University of San Francisco University of South Carolina University of South Florida University of Southern California University of Toronto University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Wisconsin-Madison Villanova University Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Wagner College Wake Forest University Washington College Washington University in St. Louis West Virginia University William & Mary Wofford College Xavier University Here are SR acceptances for a period of 3 years, which are Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Harvard, Northwestern, Princeton, Rice, Stanford, UCLA, Chicago, Notre Dame, Penn, and Vanderbilt (15 of the top 20 over THREE years). American University Amherst College Auburn University Barnard College Bocconi University, Italy Boston College Boston University Brown University* Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University (3) Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Catholic University of America Clemson University (4) Colby College (2) Colgate University (2) College of Charleston College of the Holy Cross College of William and Mary (3) Columbia University* Cornell University* Dartmouth College* Davidson College Denison University Drexel University Duke University (3)* Elon University Emory University Fairfield University Fordham University (3) Franklin & Marshall College Furman University George Washington University (2) Georgetown University (5) Georgia Institute of Technology Hamilton College Harvard University* Haverford College High Point University Howard University Indiana University James Madison University Johns Hopkins University Kenyon College Lafayette College Lehigh University Lewis and Clark College Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Maryland Macalester College Marist College Marquette University McGill University Middlebury College North Carolina State University Northeastern University (2) Northwestern University* Oberlin College Occidental College Ohio State University Pace University Pennsylvania State University Pepperdine University Pratt Institute Princeton University (2)* Providence College Purdue University Reed College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rice University* Rochester Institute of Technology Rollins College Rutgers University Saint Joseph’s University Saint Louis University San Diego State University Santa Clara University (2) Sarah Lawrence College Sciences Po Paris Skidmore College Smith College Southern Methodist University Spelman College St. Mary’s College of Maryland St. John’s University Stanford University* Swarthmore College Syracuse University Texas Christian University Trinity College Dublin Tufts University Tulane University (2) Union College United States Naval Academy University of Alabama University of Arizona University of British Columbia University of California, Los Angeles* University of California, Santa Barbara University of Chicago* University of Colorado, Boulder University of Denver University of Florida University of Georgia University of Maryland, College Park (3) University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Miami (3) University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2) University of Notre Dame (4)* University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania* University of Pittsburgh (2) University of Richmond (3) University of Rochester University of San Diego University of South Carolina (2) University of Southern California University of St Andrews University of Tennessee University of Texas, Austin University of Toronto University of Vermont University of Virginia (2) University of Washington University of Wisconsin Vanderbilt University* Vassar College Villanova University Virginia Tech Wake Forest University (2) Washington University in St. Louis Washington and Lee University Williams College Xavier University |
Anonymous
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Yes. She'll do well wherever she goes if it's who she is.
Holy Child is excellent. DCUM's say the girls are snobby just because they tend to be very pretty and wealthy. However, they're not snobby. |
Anonymous
Yet another old hag mom obsessing over teen girls who just happen to be prettier than your daughter. You've spilled a lot of ink over a school you claim to not care about. Well, their open house was bursting at the seams, so clearly plenty of people value what this school has to offer. Sorry your plain Jane daughter won't be in the class of 2028. I'm sure Visi and its daily 8 hours of homework will be glad to have her. 
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Anonymous
| My DD had a classmate at her Big3 that was counseled out after 9th grade because she had Ds and Fs. Classmate switched to Holy Child for 10-12th. Ended up at a Top 25 college. This was recently. My DD ended up at a Top 50. I think Holy Child is doing something right! |
Anonymous
Also, follow their alum stories on Instagram - I've seen a lot more CEO/executive type positions and entrepreneur/start up profiles from their alum than a lot of the alums I see on some of the other all girls schools. I am not sure why but have definitely noticed that with HC grads. |
Anonymous
LOL triggered aren't you. Didn't you ever learn in Catholic school that it's not nice to call people names or judge people? I didn't say I didn't care about the school. I have two more girls approaching HS age and will be looking at HC for one of them as she isn't academically strong enough for some of the other all girls schools in the area. Plus HC is closest to our home. I hope you aren't a mom there...that would totally make me cross this school off the list. |
Anonymous
Well, I am a mom there! Cross it off your list stat! NCS is waiting for your daughters' applications. 
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Anonymous
Nah, not interested in NCS. We are looking for Catholic options only. Thanks for the heads up and just as a fyi, you do nothing for the reputation of your daughter's school. |
Anonymous
Not weird at all if you are a parent considering it for your child. The proof is in the pudding. If no child is going to highly selective colleges or only a couple each year are , that tells you something. Also telling if these are also the recruits for athletes where they are attending. They will posting signing pictures on the school SM sometimes and you can see that is their particular hook, which may not apply to your daughter. |
Anonymous
Hon, you can't afford the school anyway. It is $40k. So stick to the public high school where you are already enrolled and stop pretending to "weigh your options" - no one is believing you. HC is not an option for you. |