Georgetown Visitation vs. Stone Ridge
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Anonymous
I totally disagree. SR is independent and not part of the Archdiocese, which is preferable to many people. And rankings consistently indicate SR is over Visi: https://k12.nichebeta.com/rankings/private-high-schools/best-overall/m/washington-dc-metro-area/ https://www.lotusprep.com/best-high-schools-dc/ https://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchallenge/schools/2015/list/local/ Different schools are right for different kids though, so pick which one you like for your daughter. But both are good but saying SR is "less of a name" than Visi seems petty and untrue. |
Anonymous
| Both Visi and Stone Ridge are independent schools. Neither is an archdiocesan school. I believe the only archdiocesan high school in the area is Archbishop Carrolll. The rest are independent. Most of them are sponsored by religious orders, including both Visi and Stone Ridge. It's true that Visi uses the HSPT and SR does not, but that's a separate issue. Catholic high schools do have different "feels" depending on the sponsoring religious order and the families whose kids attend. The only way to get a sense of that is to visit. |
Anonymous
If it were truly an independent school (like SR) it wouldn't have the HSPT nor would it be limited by the Archdiocese rule about only applying to two Catholic schools. I understand the Visi order gives it a different independent feel (like AHC's Sisters of the Holy Cross are a different order as well), but people need to be aware that they are limited to applying to two Catholic schools in the Archdiocese. If they choose Visi, they only can select one other to apply to (like SJC, AHC, GC etc). Stone Ridge is truly independent even though it is affiliated with the Sacred Heart schools and is obviously therefore Catholic; however they get no funding from ADW (not sure if Visi does). Also, SR has no impact on which other Catholic Schools you apply to (same with another independent Catholic school, Holy Child). Visi, AHC, Seton etc are the schools the archdiocese says can be only one of the two schools you apply to. It makes people narrow down which schools they truly want and they don't have the top students applying to all the schools thus locking out lower performing students from getting a Catholic education. |
Anonymous
Hi, PP, I'm a SR parent. It is clear you have strong feelings about this but I think that you need to consider that there are only THREE Catholic high schools in the District that accept girls. Visi is one of them. Visi is the only Catholic high school in the District that is all girls. Visi is still an independent school but it is under the Diocesan umbrella because it is Catholic. And, yes, I understand that the diocese includes a wider geographic area than just the District. OP, your daughter should tour the schools and find the best fit for her. Both schools are good choices although I admit the PP SR parent's stridency about this one issue gives a bad impression and is turning even me off ... |
Anonymous
If this is truly how you feel, how do you explain SR (and Holy Child, and GP, among others who don't use the HSPT) including their information on the catholicschoolswork.org website, and include themselves on the Catholic School open house flyer, and go to the High School Fair sponsored by the Archdiocese, etc.? Like a PP said, all of these schools are independent exception Archbishop Carroll. At the end of the day they ALL are Catholic schools within this Archdiocese and therefore will always be associated with it. Stop trying to make some kind of false separation/category of school that in this area just doesn't exist. |
Anonymous
I don't understand what people are arguing about. I found the poster's information very useful. I had no idea we needed to narrow the choices when applying. Thanks for the heads up, PP. |
Anonymous
What's the third? Visi, SJC and ___? |
Anonymous
OK, I just realized Carroll went coed. It was all boys back in my time. |
Anonymous
Never heard you could only apply to limited schools. I thought you had to pay for the test to go to the 3rd school. You got two schools for free but after that you had to pay for you test results for the other schools. |
Anonymous
Exactly, you can apply to as many Catholic schools as you want -- you just have to pay a few bucks out of pocket to send the reports to more than two schools. |
Anonymous
Exactly. The diocese cannot and does not require that a child only apply to two schools. A child may apply to as many schools as s/he wants, including schools outside of the diocese. There is a fee for the test results to go to more than 2 diocesan schools. There also is an additional fee for a student to have test results to one pr two diocesan school/s and one non-diocesan school (for example, a student submitting applications only to St. John's and Bishop Ireton). |
Anonymous
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Exactly. The diocese cannot and does not require that a child only apply to two schools. A child may apply to as many schools as s/he wants, including schools outside of the diocese. There is a fee for the test results to go to more than 2 diocesan schools. There also is an additional fee for a student to have test results to one pr two diocesan school/s and one non-diocesan school (for example, a student submitting applications only to St. John's and Bishop Ireton). Just curious if you are coming from a parochial school or from a different school (independent, public, other religious affiliation)? The reason I ask is because I know at our school and all of my other friend's schools that are K-8 Catholic in MoCo that the kids are only permitted to apply to two schools under the archdiocesan umbrella (they will only send transcripts and recommendations to two schools) so we are definitely limited in where we can apply. I've never heard of someone being permitted to apply to more than two but maybe someone else has more info on this? |
Anonymous
Just curious if you are coming from a parochial school or from a different school (independent, public, other religious affiliation)? The reason I ask is because I know at our school and all of my other friend's schools that are K-8 Catholic in MoCo that the kids are only permitted to apply to two schools under the archdiocesan umbrella (they will only send transcripts and recommendations to two schools) so we are definitely limited in where we can apply. I've never heard of someone being permitted to apply to more than two but maybe someone else has more info on this? I did it for both my children and they were coming from a parochial school from VA. I doubt the rules are any different. They may only send to two for free under your umbrella. You just have to pay for the results of the test to be sent to the extra schools. The teachers usually do the recommendations and you just let them know what schools to send them to. Good luck |
Anonymous
I did it for both my children and they were coming from a parochial school from VA. I doubt the rules are any different. They may only send to two for free under your umbrella. You just have to pay for the results of the test to be sent to the extra schools. The teachers usually do the recommendations and you just let them know what schools to send them to. Good luck Here's the rule: For schools that use the HSPT in the Archdiocese of Washington (I don't know what the rules are in Arlington) You may send the scores to two schools only in ADW (this is where the two school restriction comes from- it isn't explicitly stated, but you'll never have a complete application without HSPT scores if the school uses the HSPT, so that's how it restricts). You cannot pay for more scores to be sent to schools in the ADW. You MAY pay $25 extra to send scores to ONE school in the Baltimore Archdiocese and/or Archdiocese of Arlington. You also may apply to any other schools to your liking that don't use the HSPT in any Archdiocese since you aren't restricted by the number of official score reports that will be sent. So, as an example: A young man could apply ONLY to Gonzaga and SJC within the Archdiocese of Washington. If they wanted to apply to Good Counsel as well (as all three use the HSPT) they would have to knock one off the list of GZ and SJC. They COULD however add GP to that list of the other two as they don't use the HSPT (and as many that don't take it as they want). They could also pay $25 to send score reports to Bishop Ireton in the Arlington Archdiocese and say, Spalding in the Archdiocese of Baltimore for a total of: 2 ADW schools that take the HSPT, (this is a hard stop restriction) 1 (but really as many as you want) ADW schools that do not use the HSPT, and 1 other school in the two neighboring Dioceses (Arlington and Baltimore) with paying extra by the school choice cutoff date for the HSPT. |
Anonymous
Here's the rule: For schools that use the HSPT in the Archdiocese of Washington (I don't know what the rules are in Arlington) You may send the scores to two schools only in ADW (this is where the two school restriction comes from- it isn't explicitly stated, but you'll never have a complete application without HSPT scores if the school uses the HSPT, so that's how it restricts). You cannot pay for more scores to be sent to schools in the ADW. You MAY pay $25 extra to send scores to ONE school in the Baltimore Archdiocese and/or Archdiocese of Arlington. You also may apply to any other schools to your liking that don't use the HSPT in any Archdiocese since you aren't restricted by the number of official score reports that will be sent. So, as an example: A young man could apply ONLY to Gonzaga and SJC within the Archdiocese of Washington. If they wanted to apply to Good Counsel as well (as all three use the HSPT) they would have to knock one off the list of GZ and SJC. They COULD however add GP to that list of the other two as they don't use the HSPT (and as many that don't take it as they want). They could also pay $25 to send score reports to Bishop Ireton in the Arlington Archdiocese and say, Spalding in the Archdiocese of Baltimore for a total of: 2 ADW schools that take the HSPT, (this is a hard stop restriction) 1 (but really as many as you want) ADW schools that do not use the HSPT, and 1 other school in the two neighboring Dioceses (Arlington and Baltimore) with paying extra by the school choice cutoff date for the HSPT. Thank you! I knew I wasn't crazy! Va must have a different rule but ADW in Md is very strict about this. No exceptions unless your child does not get into any school - then they are allowed to apply late to other schools. |