Catholic Schools Releasing Admissions Today

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Catholic Schools usually produce alpha males with discipline . This tends to piss off the less sexually desireable crowd ( Hillary - men)

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I think OP means "diocesan" -- not Catholic. The Catholic independents will be on their own schedule.

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Anonymous wrote:I truly will never understand the disdain for the Catholic schools that goes on in this forum.

The catholic schools are so Washington. It's a club ( that always wins in sports) that has great spirit. The fear that they all may be going to heaven is just too much to take.

Yes and Catholics have traditionally been cut out of the "elite" nonsectarian and Protestant schools in the area. Catholic education was established as a viable option for Catholic families. The anti-Catholic bias on these boards reinforces exactly why these schools continue to thrive in the 21st century.

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I truly will never understand the disdain for the Catholic schools that goes on in this forum.
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It's not just this forum, PP. it's fairly universally acknowledged that Catholic schools are often the weakest schools academically as well as the cheapest form of "private" school out there. Seriously, I didn't grow up anywhere near here, not even in the midatlantic. I have always, always heard adults disparage Catholic schools. And my mom is Catholic.


Seriously, you don't know what you are talking about, nor does your mom.

This may be the perception, but it certainly is not accurate based on my experience. I have had kids attend MoCo public schools (Some of the most desirable ones) and kids attend Catholic schools. At the elementary/MS level, I would say the schools are fairly comparable academically, with an edge to public schools on math, largely due to ability to differentiate more due to numbers. At the high school level, the Catholic high school is at least as rigorous, and definitely more demanding in terms of homework, than the public high school. FWIW, my kids have attended Ivy/very selective SLACs from Catholic high school.

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I think a lot of people are just bitter that Catholic schools provide a great education for a fraction of the cost of the independents. They feel ripped off, so it's just easier to sling insults and say that the Catholic schools can't possibly be as good.

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Anonymous wrote:I think a lot of people are just bitter that Catholic schools provide a great education for a fraction of the cost of the independents. They feel ripped off, so it's just easier to sling insults and say that the Catholic schools can't possibly be as good.

+100

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Anonymous wrote:I think a lot of people are just bitter that Catholic schools provide a great education for a fraction of the cost of the independents. They feel ripped off, so it's just easier to sling insults and say that the Catholic schools can't possibly be as good.

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Anonymous wrote:I think a lot of people are just bitter that Catholic schools provide a great education for a fraction of the cost of the independents. They feel ripped off, so it's just easier to sling insults and say that the Catholic schools can't possibly be as good.

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I think that is definitely part of it. And I will add that some probably tried to apply and could not get in due to the following possible reasons:

Poor test scores/grades
Not Catholic
No demonstrated commitment to Catholic education

We are lucky that our DC got into a top Catholic high school despite coming from a public school background. Great test scores and grades along with strong recommendations from our parish priest.

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Anonymous wrote:I think a lot of people are just bitter that Catholic schools provide a great education for a fraction of the cost of the independents. They feel ripped off, so it's just easier to sling insults and say that the Catholic schools can't possibly be as good.

+1000

I think that is definitely part of it. And I will add that some probably tried to apply and could not get in due to the following possible reasons:

Poor test scores/grades
Not Catholic
No demonstrated commitment to Catholic education

We are lucky that our DC got into a top Catholic high school despite coming from a public school background. Great test scores and grades along with strong recommendations from our parish priest.

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does OLGHS email or just snail mail?

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Anonymous wrote:the acceptance rates at SJC and Gonzaga are quite high.

No, they aren't. St. John's received 1100 apps for 300 spots. If that's high, ok. Gonzaga used to be easy to get into, but starting about 5 years ago, it got really really tough.

Add in the Kevin Plank millions being sunk into the school and their rise in sports -- from what we see in NW kids are picking SJC over Gonzaga or GP. I had one last year pick SJC and I assume another this year will pick it over the others too.

Add in the price of SJC or Gonzaga and you are looking at a bargain for a great education and school.

Gonzaga is much more highly regarded than in terms of academics. Jesuits much more skillful educators than Lasallians. We looked at both schools and were underwhelmed with SJC's teachers.

Oh stop. There aren't a bunch of Jesuits teaching at Gonzaga nor a bunch of Lasallians teaching at SJC. If you have kids at both (yes there are those of us that do) you would know that the educations are very similar-- the perception of both is different. Gonzaga used to be the gem and all kids who got in wanted to go. Still the case for some families but not for all. Both are great schools and we feel blessed to have kids in both which are great communities.

Never said that...it is the form of education...not who is teaching it. Like I said, not impressed with the teachers we met at the Scholars brunch....and they were supposed to be the best in the school.

Ha! Oh ok. You know that the Gonzaga and SJC teachers are trained together. There isn't a special place where Jesuits take their teachers and train them in their own special way. You would actually be surprised at the crossover and tight connection the staffs have. We have seen teachers go back and forth between the two schools. Spend some more time at either school and you will see it.

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Person who went to Scholars brunch at SJC and wasn't impressed with the teachers: Please hang it up! I believe you've posted before about this. Okay, so you didn't think it was the school for your kid. Fine. But you simply cannot speak with any further authority about the school. My child IS in the Scholars program and is having an awesome high school experience. It is absolutely the right school and we love it. I would never bash either of the other two schools we looked at, and believe me, I have an opinion or two about one of them.
Good luck to everyone waiting for those envelopes! I remember it all so well from last Feb and can't believe a whole year has passed!

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i have written before on this subject. i have grandchildren at Big 3, MCPS and Prep. All three offer excellent educations. Because classes are smaller, the kids attending Big 3 and Prep get more individual attention. Prep offers a very rigorous education for the kids who take the most advanced classes, and because they have a student body with a range of talents and abilities ( unlike Big 3 where everyone is a very talented student), a student is bale, like in the case of my grandson to do advanced work in language and English and social studies, and on grade level work in STEM subjects. At the big three ALL the STEM classes are advanced. The MCPS kids ( I have more than one) have excellent STEM classes ( although they are crowded), but the foreign language and English teaching is not as good as either Prep or Big 3. Big 3 has the most homework. Prep and MCPS about the same. What i personally like about Prep is the commitment to the value of each individual, so that lower achievers feel they are valued community members, as opposed to constantly be compared with others. I assume that Gonzaga and St. Johns are similar in this respect. Prep is a good fit for my grandson. I can't understand why this board is so anti-Catholic. Catholic education is a great choice for some kids.

[Anonymous]

The.waiting.is.killing.me...

Nothing in today's mail. So I guess that answers whether the letter get mailed or are received on the 25th.

[Anonymous]

PP, what school(s)?