McDonogh vs Bryn Mawr

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Anonymous wrote:My dd was accepted at both and went to Bryn Mawr. Academic rigor is significantly higher at BM, Mcdonogh offers coed. Honestly, feel like McDonogh was hot ten years ago but now more families choosing between Bryn Mawr and RPCS or Bryn Mawr and Saint Paul’s.

McDonogh is known to serve a wider range of students, but for top students the experience and opportunities are similar.

For example, this past year BM had 2 national merit semi finalists while McDonogh had 4.

My understanding, based on number of applicants, is that McDonogh has more interest than ever.

It’s also an aberration. Even though the school is half the size, BM typically has the same number or more national merit semifinalists. Last year both schools had three.

They are just similar for top students. Not an aberration at all.

What an odd response. The national merit number is definitely an aberration, that’s a fact that can be verified, not an opinion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dd was accepted at both and went to Bryn Mawr. Academic rigor is significantly higher at BM, Mcdonogh offers coed. Honestly, feel like McDonogh was hot ten years ago but now more families choosing between Bryn Mawr and RPCS or Bryn Mawr and Saint Paul’s.

McDonogh is known to serve a wider range of students, but for top students the experience and opportunities are similar.

For example, this past year BM had 2 national merit semi finalists while McDonogh had 4.

My understanding, based on number of applicants, is that McDonogh has more interest than ever.

It’s also an aberration. Even though the school is half the size, BM typically has the same number or more national merit semifinalists. Last year both schools had three.

They are just similar for top students. Not an aberration at all.

What an odd response. The national merit number is definitely an aberration, that’s a fact that can be verified, not an opinion.

Provide link please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dd was accepted at both and went to Bryn Mawr. Academic rigor is significantly higher at BM, Mcdonogh offers coed. Honestly, feel like McDonogh was hot ten years ago but now more families choosing between Bryn Mawr and RPCS or Bryn Mawr and Saint Paul’s.

McDonogh is known to serve a wider range of students, but for top students the experience and opportunities are similar.

For example, this past year BM had 2 national merit semi finalists while McDonogh had 4.

My understanding, based on number of applicants, is that McDonogh has more interest than ever.

Google for yiurself

It’s also an aberration. Even though the school is half the size, BM typically has the same number or more national merit semifinalists. Last year both schools had three.

They are just similar for top students. Not an aberration at all.

What an odd response. The national merit number is definitely an aberration, that’s a fact that can be verified, not an opinion.

Provide link please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dd was accepted at both and went to Bryn Mawr. Academic rigor is significantly higher at BM, Mcdonogh offers coed. Honestly, feel like McDonogh was hot ten years ago but now more families choosing between Bryn Mawr and RPCS or Bryn Mawr and Saint Paul’s.

McDonogh is known to serve a wider range of students, but for top students the experience and opportunities are similar.

For example, this past year BM had 2 national merit semi finalists while McDonogh had 4.

My understanding, based on number of applicants, is that McDonogh has more interest than ever.

Google for yiurself

It’s also an aberration. Even though the school is half the size, BM typically has the same number or more national merit semifinalists. Last year both schools had three.

They are just similar for top students. Not an aberration at all.

What an odd response. The national merit number is definitely an aberration, that’s a fact that can be verified, not an opinion.

Provide link please.

Google it yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One is co-ed, one is all-girls

One is way out in the suburbs, one is in Baltimore City

One has a reputation for well-rounded kids with an emphasis on sports, one has a reputation for being an academic pressure cooker

One seems popular with long-time Baltimore families and is a bit more conservative, one is laden with kids of Hopkins professors and high-achieving immigrants

It's a little surprising you need all of these differences laid out for you. How did you pick these 2 schools? Have you set foot on either campus?

Other than geographical locations, literally nothing in this quote is accurate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dd was accepted at both and went to Bryn Mawr. Academic rigor is significantly higher at BM, Mcdonogh offers coed. Honestly, feel like McDonogh was hot ten years ago but now more families choosing between Bryn Mawr and RPCS or Bryn Mawr and Saint Paul’s.

McDonogh is known to serve a wider range of students, but for top students the experience and opportunities are similar.

For example, this past year BM had 2 national merit semi finalists while McDonogh had 4.

My understanding, based on number of applicants, is that McDonogh has more interest than ever.

Google for yiurself

It’s also an aberration. Even though the school is half the size, BM typically has the same number or more national merit semifinalists. Last year both schools had three.

They are just similar for top students. Not an aberration at all.

What an odd response. The national merit number is definitely an aberration, that’s a fact that can be verified, not an opinion.

Provide link please.

Google it yourself.

You are just making up stuff at this point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One is co-ed, one is all-girls

One is way out in the suburbs, one is in Baltimore City

One has a reputation for well-rounded kids with an emphasis on sports, one has a reputation for being an academic pressure cooker

One seems popular with long-time Baltimore families and is a bit more conservative, one is laden with kids of Hopkins professors and high-achieving immigrants

It's a little surprising you need all of these differences laid out for you. How did you pick these 2 schools? Have you set foot on either campus?

Other than geographical locations, literally nothing in this quote is accurate.

Huh? Not the person you’re replying to but.. all looks 100% accurate to me. My kid is in a different Baltimore independent school, but everyone knows this stuff about both McDonogh and BMS. Which of these assertions do you dispute?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One is co-ed, one is all-girls

One is way out in the suburbs, one is in Baltimore City

One has a reputation for well-rounded kids with an emphasis on sports, one has a reputation for being an academic pressure cooker

One seems popular with long-time Baltimore families and is a bit more conservative, one is laden with kids of Hopkins professors and high-achieving immigrants

It's a little surprising you need all of these differences laid out for you. How did you pick these 2 schools? Have you set foot on either campus?

Other than geographical locations, literally nothing in this quote is accurate.

Huh? Not the person you’re replying to but.. all looks 100% accurate to me. My kid is in a different Baltimore independent school, but everyone knows this stuff about both McDonogh and BMS. Which of these assertions do you dispute?

Well, for one, there is of course well rounded kids at both schools. Bryn Mawr doesn’t recruit athletes but most girls participate in sports and some are quite competitive in the IAAM. Bryn Mawr isn’t an academic pressure cooker. Mcdonogh is not more popular with long time Baltimore families. Bryn Mawr is not “laden with kids of Hopkins professors and high achieving immigrants.” Doesn’t leave much.

Source: had one daughter and several other family members recently attend Bryn Mawr, son is at Gilman, and know lots of kids at all the other Baltimore private schools including Mcdonogh. I also have one child who applied and was accepted to Mcdonogh but chose not to attend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One is co-ed, one is all-girls

One is way out in the suburbs, one is in Baltimore City

One has a reputation for well-rounded kids with an emphasis on sports, one has a reputation for being an academic pressure cooker

One seems popular with long-time Baltimore families and is a bit more conservative, one is laden with kids of Hopkins professors and high-achieving immigrants

It's a little surprising you need all of these differences laid out for you. How did you pick these 2 schools? Have you set foot on either campus?

Other than geographical locations, literally nothing in this quote is accurate.

Huh? Not the person you’re replying to but.. all looks 100% accurate to me. My kid is in a different Baltimore independent school, but everyone knows this stuff about both McDonogh and BMS. Which of these assertions do you dispute?

Well, for one, there is of course well rounded kids at both schools. Bryn Mawr doesn’t recruit athletes but most girls participate in sports and some are quite competitive in the IAAM. Bryn Mawr isn’t an academic pressure cooker. Mcdonogh is not more popular with long time Baltimore families. Bryn Mawr is not “laden with kids of Hopkins professors and high achieving immigrants.” Doesn’t leave much.

Source: had one daughter and several other family members recently attend Bryn Mawr, son is at Gilman, and know lots of kids at all the other Baltimore private schools including Mcdonogh. I also have one child who applied and was accepted to Mcdonogh but chose not to attend.

Oh, come on. Sure, plenty of Bryn Mawr girls play sports. But McDonogh is sportier. Of course what makes an “academic pressure cooker” is subjective, but Bryn Mawr is a heck of a lot closer than McD. I do agree with you that for real old Baltimore money the pipeline is Calvert > Gilman/Bryn Mawr. But for County money, McDonogh is certainly a popular choice.

Do you think that Gilman is “laden with kids of Hopkins professors and high achieving immigrants”? I do, and we are a Gilman family. But again, I guess “laden” is subjective.

Anyway, I think PP’s post is basically sound information, albeit obvious stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One is co-ed, one is all-girls

One is way out in the suburbs, one is in Baltimore City

One has a reputation for well-rounded kids with an emphasis on sports, one has a reputation for being an academic pressure cooker

One seems popular with long-time Baltimore families and is a bit more conservative, one is laden with kids of Hopkins professors and high-achieving immigrants

It's a little surprising you need all of these differences laid out for you. How did you pick these 2 schools? Have you set foot on either campus?

Other than geographical locations, literally nothing in this quote is accurate.

Huh? Not the person you’re replying to but.. all looks 100% accurate to me. My kid is in a different Baltimore independent school, but everyone knows this stuff about both McDonogh and BMS. Which of these assertions do you dispute?

Well, for one, there is of course well rounded kids at both schools. Bryn Mawr doesn’t recruit athletes but most girls participate in sports and some are quite competitive in the IAAM. Bryn Mawr isn’t an academic pressure cooker. Mcdonogh is not more popular with long time Baltimore families. Bryn Mawr is not “laden with kids of Hopkins professors and high achieving immigrants.” Doesn’t leave much.

Source: had one daughter and several other family members recently attend Bryn Mawr, son is at Gilman, and know lots of kids at all the other Baltimore private schools including Mcdonogh. I also have one child who applied and was accepted to Mcdonogh but chose not to attend.

Oh, come on. Sure, plenty of Bryn Mawr girls play sports. But McDonogh is sportier. Of course what makes an “academic pressure cooker” is subjective, but Bryn Mawr is a heck of a lot closer than McD. I do agree with you that for real old Baltimore money the pipeline is Calvert > Gilman/Bryn Mawr. But for County money, McDonogh is certainly a popular choice.

Do you think that Gilman is “laden with kids of Hopkins professors and high achieving immigrants”? I do, and we are a Gilman family. But again, I guess “laden” is subjective.

Anyway, I think PP’s post is basically sound information, albeit obvious stuff.

High achieving immigrants? I think there are very few at any of the private schools, including Gilman. And there are Hopkins parents at literally every private in Baltimore including Mcdonogh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One is co-ed, one is all-girls

One is way out in the suburbs, one is in Baltimore City

One has a reputation for well-rounded kids with an emphasis on sports, one has a reputation for being an academic pressure cooker

One seems popular with long-time Baltimore families and is a bit more conservative, one is laden with kids of Hopkins professors and high-achieving immigrants

It's a little surprising you need all of these differences laid out for you. How did you pick these 2 schools? Have you set foot on either campus?

Other than geographical locations, literally nothing in this quote is accurate.

Huh? Not the person you’re replying to but.. all looks 100% accurate to me. My kid is in a different Baltimore independent school, but everyone knows this stuff about both McDonogh and BMS. Which of these assertions do you dispute?

Well, for one, there is of course well rounded kids at both schools. Bryn Mawr doesn’t recruit athletes but most girls participate in sports and some are quite competitive in the IAAM. Bryn Mawr isn’t an academic pressure cooker. Mcdonogh is not more popular with long time Baltimore families. Bryn Mawr is not “laden with kids of Hopkins professors and high achieving immigrants.” Doesn’t leave much.

Source: had one daughter and several other family members recently attend Bryn Mawr, son is at Gilman, and know lots of kids at all the other Baltimore private schools including Mcdonogh. I also have one child who applied and was accepted to Mcdonogh but chose not to attend.

Oh, come on. Sure, plenty of Bryn Mawr girls play sports. But McDonogh is sportier. Of course what makes an “academic pressure cooker” is subjective, but Bryn Mawr is a heck of a lot closer than McD. I do agree with you that for real old Baltimore money the pipeline is Calvert > Gilman/Bryn Mawr. But for County money, McDonogh is certainly a popular choice.

Do you think that Gilman is “laden with kids of Hopkins professors and high achieving immigrants”? I do, and we are a Gilman family. But again, I guess “laden” is subjective.

Anyway, I think PP’s post is basically sound information, albeit obvious stuff.

High achieving immigrants? I think there are very few at any of the private schools, including Gilman. And there are Hopkins parents at literally every private in Baltimore including Mcdonogh.

Even back in the 1990s when I was in HS a decent percentage of girls at BMS plus boys at Gilman had parents who were first generation immigrants from Asia, India and Iran. Most were affiliated with Hopkins or were doctors in various practices and typically had come to the US for their medical training. By the time their kids were in high school, they'd been in the us for 20-30 years but technically they'd still be immigrants. So "high achieving immigrants" is a very valid term. And from what I see around me today, that's still the case albeit the backgrounds have diversified somewhat, knowing some families at Gilman where parents grew up in South America.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is another thread right now: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1162895.page That you all should read. It devolved, much as this thread did, into making educational decisions for your kids based on potential college matriculations.

It's a fool's errand and, in my opinion, not good parenting. I'm not sure what exactly you think an Ivy League education grants you in life, but as a grad of one, I can assure you it's not a golden ticket to life or anything.
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+1 spot on[/quote]

+2 this is spot on and if you are choosing a private school strictly for college placement you will be sadly disappointed.
- grad of ivy league education and parent of 3 in Baltimore privates (not based on college placement)

[Anonymous]

Of course McDonogh is sportier - they recruit globally and spend $$ for sport scholarships in high school.

[Anonymous]

All I can speak to is my own experience at Bryn Mawr, which was 20 years ago, so perhaps it's changed.

It was not fun, the faculty and staff were not supportive, and I couldn't wait to get out of there. I would never send a daughter to Bryn Mawr.

[Anonymous]

I have a current upper schooler who is very happy at Bryn Mawr. She thinks the faculty are very friendly, supportive and helpful. There are many fun events and they structure the day so that academic classes meet before lunch, so there is time for clubs and teacher office hours during the school day instead of after school. The academics are challenging, for sure, but that's part of the reason she's happy there.