Baltimore Private School for HS Girl

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Anonymous wrote:Baltimore is interesting, many would never consider McDonogh, Garrison, or St. Tims due to location. They only consider RPCS, Bryn Mawr, Gilman, Loyola, Friends. Next would be SPSG and boys, and Park. However, they will go Calvert for k-8, if they get in. Truly GF, McDonogh and St, Tims are great schools but never in their consideration.

McDonogh is probably the most sought after school in Baltimore.

It gets the most applicants and has the lowest admission rate, so if any school claims this title it is McDonogh. But I otherwise agree it's silly as it's not how Baltimore operates or thinks.

Not really agreeing with this, as we and many other families we know turned down spots for closer options, as the PP said. But they do seem like a great school and the fact that they have a tuition-included bus makes them much more competitive than other "far" options.

The idea that there is a single "top" desirable school is silly, as people pick based on fit.

Not sure this is even true but due to location, Mcdonogh gets applicants from Carroll and Howard county who live too far from the other schools to make it an option. It isn’t a statement about the prestige of the school.

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Anonymous wrote:Baltimore is interesting, many would never consider McDonogh, Garrison, or St. Tims due to location. They only consider RPCS, Bryn Mawr, Gilman, Loyola, Friends. Next would be SPSG and boys, and Park. However, they will go Calvert for k-8, if they get in. Truly GF, McDonogh and St, Tims are great schools but never in their consideration.

McDonogh is probably the most sought after school in Baltimore.

It gets the most applicants and has the lowest admission rate, so if any school claims this title it is McDonogh. But I otherwise agree it's silly as it's not how Baltimore operates or thinks.

Not really agreeing with this, as we and many other families we know turned down spots for closer options, as the PP said. But they do seem like a great school and the fact that they have a tuition-included bus makes them much more competitive than other "far" options.

The idea that there is a single "top" desirable school is silly, as people pick based on fit.

Not sure this is even true but due to location, Mcdonogh gets applicants from Carroll and Howard county who live too far from the other schools to make it an option. It isn’t a statement about the prestige of the school.

I know families in Howard County that attend Roland Park schools like Gilman. Park School also has extensive bus routes that include Howard County. These families have options.

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You will definitely end up at Park, or maybe bryn mawr. It will be fine. Or more likely, transfer out of BSA sophmore year to park. Seen it many times.

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Anonymous wrote:Baltimore is interesting, many would never consider McDonogh, Garrison, or St. Tims due to location. They only consider RPCS, Bryn Mawr, Gilman, Loyola, Friends. Next would be SPSG and boys, and Park. However, they will go Calvert for k-8, if they get in. Truly GF, McDonogh and St, Tims are great schools but never in their consideration.

McDonogh is probably the most sought after school in Baltimore.

Not among the old baltimore crowd[/quote

Not everyone cares about the opinions of old Baltimore. You are awesome and we love you, but also, I didn't know you existed until we moved here and your stereotypes from 40 years ago mean nothing to me.

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Anonymous wrote:You will definitely end up at Park, or maybe bryn mawr. It will be fine. Or more likely, transfer out of BSA sophmore year to park. Seen it many times.

Please elaborate.

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Anonymous wrote:Baltimore is interesting, many would never consider McDonogh, Garrison, or St. Tims due to location. They only consider RPCS, Bryn Mawr, Gilman, Loyola, Friends. Next would be SPSG and boys, and Park. However, they will go Calvert for k-8, if they get in. Truly GF, McDonogh and St, Tims are great schools but never in their consideration.

McDonogh is probably the most sought after school in Baltimore.

Not among the old baltimore crowd

Times are changing. You'd be surprised. Whatever passes for old money Baltimore does send kids to McDonogh along to the others. 2023 isn't Baltimore of 1995 nor Baltimore of 1955 nor Baltimore of 1925. Bryn Mawr, for all practical purposes, has no meaningful relationship to the Bryn Mawr of the past. Cultural fault lines have been shifting in recent decades and it's affecting the privates and people now look at different privates depending on how they fall along the cultual fault lines.

If we are going by semantics, McDonogh gets the most applicants and has the lowest admission rate but it does also draw from a bigger region.

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Anonymous wrote:Baltimore is interesting, many would never consider McDonogh, Garrison, or St. Tims due to location. They only consider RPCS, Bryn Mawr, Gilman, Loyola, Friends. Next would be SPSG and boys, and Park. However, they will go Calvert for k-8, if they get in. Truly GF, McDonogh and St, Tims are great schools but never in their consideration.

McDonogh is probably the most sought after school in Baltimore.

Not among the old baltimore crowd

Times are changing. You'd be surprised. Whatever passes for old money Baltimore does send kids to McDonogh along to the others. 2023 isn't Baltimore of 1995 nor Baltimore of 1955 nor Baltimore of 1925. Bryn Mawr, for all practical purposes, has no meaningful relationship to the Bryn Mawr of the past. Cultural fault lines have been shifting in recent decades and it's affecting the privates and people now look at different privates depending on how they fall along the cultual fault lines.

If we are going by semantics, McDonogh gets the most applicants and has the lowest admission rate but it does also draw from a bigger region.

What is the admission rate for McDonogh vs. Bryn Mawr?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Baltimore is interesting, many would never consider McDonogh, Garrison, or St. Tims due to location. They only consider RPCS, Bryn Mawr, Gilman, Loyola, Friends. Next would be SPSG and boys, and Park. However, they will go Calvert for k-8, if they get in. Truly GF, McDonogh and St, Tims are great schools but never in their consideration.

McDonogh is probably the most sought after school in Baltimore.

Not among the old baltimore crowd

Times are changing. You'd be surprised. Whatever passes for old money Baltimore does send kids to McDonogh along to the others. 2023 isn't Baltimore of 1995 nor Baltimore of 1955 nor Baltimore of 1925. Bryn Mawr, for all practical purposes, has no meaningful relationship to the Bryn Mawr of the past. Cultural fault lines have been shifting in recent decades and it's affecting the privates and people now look at different privates depending on how they fall along the cultual fault lines.

If we are going by semantics, McDonogh gets the most applicants and has the lowest admission rate but it does also draw from a bigger region.

What is the admission rate for McDonogh vs. Bryn Mawr?

I don’t think anyone knows the answer to that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Baltimore is interesting, many would never consider McDonogh, Garrison, or St. Tims due to location. They only consider RPCS, Bryn Mawr, Gilman, Loyola, Friends. Next would be SPSG and boys, and Park. However, they will go Calvert for k-8, if they get in. Truly GF, McDonogh and St, Tims are great schools but never in their consideration.

McDonogh is probably the most sought after school in Baltimore.

Not among the old baltimore crowd

Times are changing. You'd be surprised. Whatever passes for old money Baltimore does send kids to McDonogh along to the others. 2023 isn't Baltimore of 1995 nor Baltimore of 1955 nor Baltimore of 1925. Bryn Mawr, for all practical purposes, has no meaningful relationship to the Bryn Mawr of the past. Cultural fault lines have been shifting in recent decades and it's affecting the privates and people now look at different privates depending on how they fall along the cultual fault lines.

If we are going by semantics, McDonogh gets the most applicants and has the lowest admission rate but it does also draw from a bigger region.

What is the admission rate for McDonogh vs. Bryn Mawr?

I don’t think anyone knows the answer to that.

Correct. That info is not publicly available, so people are just speculating. It is generally acknowledged that Gilman, Bryn Mawr, McDonogh, and Park are more difficult to get into than other schools and maybe this rumor is vaguely true, but anyone here claiming to have specific had better be best friends with an admissions officer at both schools. Also, "more difficult to get into" is relative. I highly doubt that any of the Baltimore schools are as competitive for admissions as schools in DC or NYC, which I'm really happy about, as it seems insane to have to worry about kindergarten admissions.

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Anonymous wrote:Baltimore is interesting, many would never consider McDonogh, Garrison, or St. Tims due to location. They only consider RPCS, Bryn Mawr, Gilman, Loyola, Friends. Next would be SPSG and boys, and Park. However, they will go Calvert for k-8, if they get in. Truly GF, McDonogh and St, Tims are great schools but never in their consideration.

McDonogh is probably the most sought after school in Baltimore.

It gets the most applicants and has the lowest admission rate, so if any school claims this title it is McDonogh. But I otherwise agree it's silly as it's not how Baltimore operates or thinks.

Not really agreeing with this, as we and many other families we know turned down spots for closer options, as the PP said. But they do seem like a great school and the fact that they have a tuition-included bus makes them much more competitive than other "far" options.

The idea that there is a single "top" desirable school is silly, as people pick based on fit.

Not sure this is even true but due to location, Mcdonogh gets applicants from Carroll and Howard county who live too far from the other schools to make it an option. It isn’t a statement about the prestige of the school.

I know families in Howard County that attend Roland Park schools like Gilman. Park School also has extensive bus routes that include Howard County. These families have options.

McDonogh is probably the only school that has the bus included in tuition and also runs a regular and "late" bus for those in sports and activities. This makes their bus way more practical for most families who might be coming from a distance. Still, we decided to go with an option close by (bms). Both were great options when not considering distance factors, but proximity does matter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Baltimore is interesting, many would never consider McDonogh, Garrison, or St. Tims due to location. They only consider RPCS, Bryn Mawr, Gilman, Loyola, Friends. Next would be SPSG and boys, and Park. However, they will go Calvert for k-8, if they get in. Truly GF, McDonogh and St, Tims are great schools but never in their consideration.

McDonogh is probably the most sought after school in Baltimore.

It gets the most applicants and has the lowest admission rate, so if any school claims this title it is McDonogh. But I otherwise agree it's silly as it's not how Baltimore operates or thinks.

Not really agreeing with this, as we and many other families we know turned down spots for closer options, as the PP said. But they do seem like a great school and the fact that they have a tuition-included bus makes them much more competitive than other "far" options.

The idea that there is a single "top" desirable school is silly, as people pick based on fit.

Not sure this is even true but due to location, Mcdonogh gets applicants from Carroll and Howard county who live too far from the other schools to make it an option. It isn’t a statement about the prestige of the school.

I know families in Howard County that attend Roland Park schools like Gilman. Park School also has extensive bus routes that include Howard County. These families have options.

McDonogh is probably the only school that has the bus included in tuition and also runs a regular and "late" bus for those in sports and activities. This makes their bus way more practical for most families who might be coming from a distance. Still, we decided to go with an option close by (bms). Both were great options when not considering distance factors, but proximity does matter.

The families that I know in Howard County have an abundance of options beyond McDonogh. In Howard County specifically, the public schools are among the best in the state and there are many excellent students in attendance.

Even if not included in tuition, the cost of bus service is trivial at Park School for example, when you tack it onto tuition and compare across schools.

The Roland park schools such as Bryn Mawr and Gilman have the Kangaroo Coach which works for some but is not as efficient as a school operated bus.

Even with good bus options, there are many parents who just regularly carpool.

At McDonogh, the late bus service is a nice option in addition to the weekday only boarding option. To me, those two conveniences stand out the most.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Baltimore is interesting, many would never consider McDonogh, Garrison, or St. Tims due to location. They only consider RPCS, Bryn Mawr, Gilman, Loyola, Friends. Next would be SPSG and boys, and Park. However, they will go Calvert for k-8, if they get in. Truly GF, McDonogh and St, Tims are great schools but never in their consideration.

McDonogh is probably the most sought after school in Baltimore.

It gets the most applicants and has the lowest admission rate, so if any school claims this title it is McDonogh. But I otherwise agree it's silly as it's not how Baltimore operates or thinks.

Not really agreeing with this, as we and many other families we know turned down spots for closer options, as the PP said. But they do seem like a great school and the fact that they have a tuition-included bus makes them much more competitive than other "far" options.

The idea that there is a single "top" desirable school is silly, as people pick based on fit.

Not sure this is even true but due to location, Mcdonogh gets applicants from Carroll and Howard county who live too far from the other schools to make it an option. It isn’t a statement about the prestige of the school.

I know families in Howard County that attend Roland Park schools like Gilman. Park School also has extensive bus routes that include Howard County. These families have options.

McDonogh is probably the only school that has the bus included in tuition and also runs a regular and "late" bus for those in sports and activities. This makes their bus way more practical for most families who might be coming from a distance. Still, we decided to go with an option close by (bms). Both were great options when not considering distance factors, but proximity does matter.

The families that I know in Howard County have an abundance of options beyond McDonogh. In Howard County specifically, the public schools are among the best in the state and there are many excellent students in attendance.

Even if not included in tuition, the cost of bus service is trivial at Park School for example, when you tack it onto tuition and compare across schools.

The Roland park schools such as Bryn Mawr and Gilman have the Kangaroo Coach which works for some but is not as efficient as a school operated bus.

Even with good bus options, there are many parents who just regularly carpool.

At McDonogh, the late bus service is a nice option in addition to the weekday only boarding option. To me, those two conveniences stand out the most.

What do you not understand about geographical proximity? Mcdonogh is half an hour closer to Howard and Carroll county that the schools that are in or close to Baltimore city. Plenty of Howard county kids at Mcdonogh notwithstanding the public schools being good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Baltimore is interesting, many would never consider McDonogh, Garrison, or St. Tims due to location. They only consider RPCS, Bryn Mawr, Gilman, Loyola, Friends. Next would be SPSG and boys, and Park. However, they will go Calvert for k-8, if they get in. Truly GF, McDonogh and St, Tims are great schools but never in their consideration.

McDonogh is probably the most sought after school in Baltimore.

Not among the old baltimore crowd

Times are changing. You'd be surprised. Whatever passes for old money Baltimore does send kids to McDonogh along to the others. 2023 isn't Baltimore of 1995 nor Baltimore of 1955 nor Baltimore of 1925. Bryn Mawr, for all practical purposes, has no meaningful relationship to the Bryn Mawr of the past. Cultural fault lines have been shifting in recent decades and it's affecting the privates and people now look at different privates depending on how they fall along the cultual fault lines.

If we are going by semantics, McDonogh gets the most applicants and has the lowest admission rate but it does also draw from a bigger region.

Mcdonogh peaked in popularity about 5 to 10 years ago with the Calvert crowd, and generally, in terms of being the “hot” school. For whatever reason, Calvert is now back to sending the majority of its graduates to Gilman/Roland Park/Bryn Mawr. Saint Paul’s has also become more popular and is attracting kids who might have gone to Mcdonogh in the recent past.

I have no idea who gets the “most” applications and I doubt the poster claiming this has any actual knowledge as no local school reports number of applicants.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Baltimore is interesting, many would never consider McDonogh, Garrison, or St. Tims due to location. They only consider RPCS, Bryn Mawr, Gilman, Loyola, Friends. Next would be SPSG and boys, and Park. However, they will go Calvert for k-8, if they get in. Truly GF, McDonogh and St, Tims are great schools but never in their consideration.

McDonogh is probably the most sought after school in Baltimore.

It gets the most applicants and has the lowest admission rate, so if any school claims this title it is McDonogh. But I otherwise agree it's silly as it's not how Baltimore operates or thinks.

Not really agreeing with this, as we and many other families we know turned down spots for closer options, as the PP said. But they do seem like a great school and the fact that they have a tuition-included bus makes them much more competitive than other "far" options.

The idea that there is a single "top" desirable school is silly, as people pick based on fit.

Not sure this is even true but due to location, Mcdonogh gets applicants from Carroll and Howard county who live too far from the other schools to make it an option. It isn’t a statement about the prestige of the school.

I know families in Howard County that attend Roland Park schools like Gilman. Park School also has extensive bus routes that include Howard County. These families have options.

McDonogh is probably the only school that has the bus included in tuition and also runs a regular and "late" bus for those in sports and activities. This makes their bus way more practical for most families who might be coming from a distance. Still, we decided to go with an option close by (bms). Both were great options when not considering distance factors, but proximity does matter.

The families that I know in Howard County have an abundance of options beyond McDonogh. In Howard County specifically, the public schools are among the best in the state and there are many excellent students in attendance.

Even if not included in tuition, the cost of bus service is trivial at Park School for example, when you tack it onto tuition and compare across schools.

The Roland park schools such as Bryn Mawr and Gilman have the Kangaroo Coach which works for some but is not as efficient as a school operated bus.

Even with good bus options, there are many parents who just regularly carpool.

At McDonogh, the late bus service is a nice option in addition to the weekday only boarding option. To me, those two conveniences stand out the most.

What do you not understand about geographical proximity? Mcdonogh is half an hour closer to Howard and Carroll county that the schools that are in or close to Baltimore city. Plenty of Howard county kids at Mcdonogh notwithstanding the public schools being good.

You do not understand these commute times at all.

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Anonymous wrote:Most people in Baltimore have never heard of this school.

The ones that have heard of it know it because of riding lessons or camps.

I live in Ruxton and just found out about St Tims in this thread