Bullis v. Landon v. St. Andrews

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: I am not the prior poster, but as a parent of SAES kids I have talked to a number of families there who transferred in from public school. Overall, I suspect each situation is different depending on the teacher, the child, etc. and I am putting aside the magnets and full IB programs for the moment. But generally speaking, what I have heard is that kids who have been able to do well in MCPS without too much effort find it takes much more effort to get the same grades in same level courses at SAES. Private schools generally run on a shorter calendar than publics, requiring classes to move faster to get in the same material -- usually,, there are exceptions. BCC parents tell me that there is little emphasis on writing before 11th grade. I have heard SAES graduates report that their friends in colleges from public schools are often shocked by the amount of writing /analysis required in some classes whereas the SAES kids are accustomed to it -- no doubt just as at a number of other privates.

As for EC's that's a bit different. Any large public offers more choices than a small private. If you want to play football, you can do that at public school but not at SAES. But the depth of involvement in school ECs at SAES is very high, and the faculty does a great job with those that are offered generally.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Landon is best for academics and arts far above MCPS. Music program at Landon is world-renowned. Politically right.
Bullis is similar academics to MCPS (strong), but way more accountability and help. Politically neutral.
St. Andrews lags a bit from MCPS, but supportive environment (not as much as McLean School). Politically left.

I completely disagree - SAES far outpaces MCPS in academics and extracurriculars. It's ridiculous to even compare. I have kids in both MCPS and SAES - and we are pulling our MCPS kid for SAES.

Has your MCPS kid been admitted to SAES? Does SAES have much financial aid available? This school has only recently appeared on my radar screen but I guess it's too late to apply for this year. Bullis seems better for athletes, as does Landon, and I don't have an athlete.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Landon is best for academics and arts far above MCPS. Music program at Landon is world-renowned. Politically right.
Bullis is similar academics to MCPS (strong), but way more accountability and help. Politically neutral.
St. Andrews lags a bit from MCPS, but supportive environment (not as much as McLean School). Politically left.

I completely disagree - SAES far outpaces MCPS in academics and extracurriculars. It's ridiculous to even compare. I have kids in both MCPS and SAES - and we are pulling our MCPS kid for SAES.

http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/churchillhs/students/clubs.aspx

http://www.thechurchillobserver.com/

http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/churchillhs/athletics/


# of graduates -503 Number scoring 3 or higher on an AP - 420

Avg SAT Scores - 607 Math, 633 Reading 599 writing

Please let's compare.
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04602.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Landon is best for academics and arts far above MCPS. Music program at Landon is world-renowned. Politically right.
Bullis is similar academics to MCPS (strong), but way more accountability and help. Politically neutral.
St. Andrews lags a bit from MCPS, but supportive environment (not as much as McLean School). Politically left.

I completely disagree - SAES far outpaces MCPS in academics and extracurriculars. It's ridiculous to even compare. I have kids in both MCPS and SAES - and we are pulling our MCPS kid for SAES.

Has your MCPS kid been admitted to SAES? Does SAES have much financial aid available? This school has only recently appeared on my radar screen but I guess it's too late to apply for this year. Bullis seems better for athletes, as does Landon, and I don't have an athlete.

I would apply. Depending on which grade you are looking at, there may be spots. Plus, they haven't received the contracts yet, so the field is still open. It's definitely worth a call to the admissions office. I think that goes for all three schools.

[Anonymous]

And all three schools have healthy endowments, so there may be some FA left.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Landon is best for academics and arts far above MCPS. Music program at Landon is world-renowned. Politically right.
Bullis is similar academics to MCPS (strong), but way more accountability and help. Politically neutral.
St. Andrews lags a bit from MCPS, but supportive environment (not as much as McLean School). Politically left.

I completely disagree - SAES far outpaces MCPS in academics and extracurriculars. It's ridiculous to even compare. I have kids in both MCPS and SAES - and we are pulling our MCPS kid for SAES.

Has your MCPS kid been admitted to SAES? Does SAES have much financial aid available? This school has only recently appeared on my radar screen but I guess it's too late to apply for this year. Bullis seems better for athletes, as does Landon, and I don't have an athlete.

I would apply. Depending on which grade you are looking at, there may be spots. Plus, they haven't received the contracts yet, so the field is still open. It's definitely worth a call to the admissions office. I think that goes for all three schools.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Bullis - the public school you pay for - which is a lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bullis - the public school you pay for - which is a lot.

It's funny how Landon parents/kids repeat this mantra at every availability. It's funny because Landon is fighting to get kids (especially athletes) because of the improving alternatives out there (and increasingly cheaper). Meanwhile, Bullis' freshman class was the biggest in history.

[Anonymous]

I have no dog in this fight but just PP is of base with his comment about Bullis' large incoming freshman class. It is large because the school is expanding and is basically taking anyone.

[Anonymous]

Especially football and basketball players

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have no dog in this fight but just PP is of base with his comment about Bullis' large incoming freshman class. It is large because the school is expanding and is basically taking anyone.

LOL. Hi, Landon Parent.

[Anonymous]

You don't have to be a Landon parent to see the obvious. The new headmaster of Bullis specifically wants to expand Bullis to be a powerhouse athletic school after many years of being a doormat similar to Good Counsel. You can deny it all you want but that's what they are pursuing. Bullis parents just seem so defensive about this especially when they are cheering the football team on.

[Anonymous]

The number of Landon kids who have flunked out of Landon or were asked to leave Landon for discipline reasons always seem to end up at Bullis.

These are FACTS.

Bullis will accept anyone who can pay $35K a year in tuition to finance its football program.

[Anonymous]

Bullis has very strong college placements for the class of 2013. Make of that what you will.

[Anonymous]

Why don't you compare the college placement lists between the 2 schools over the past 4 years. One year is not a large enough sample size to make a full blown conclusion.

Bullis has always been known as the reform school for the wealthy.