Bullis ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The admissions associate told us that it has grown from 800 in 2020 to approximately 1090 next year, that it is capped by the county at that number and is not allowed and doesn't want to grow beyond that. What's that, about 5% per year for five straight years? That's extraordinary growth for a school of that size. We are applying for a Lower School spot, and a lot of that growth has been in the Lower School because that has been an area of recent focus. The new K-5 building that is under construction looks as if it will be amazing from the outside, but we have asked to tour it before we make a final decision.

They are allowing the new families to tour the new lower school at the admitted students event this week.

[Anonymous]

Almost 60K for a public school you pay for...you all are out of you minds.

meh college admissions. Exclude minorities, legacies and athletes and you dont have anything.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The admissions associate told us that it has grown from 800 in 2020 to approximately 1090 next year, that it is capped by the county at that number and is not allowed and doesn't want to grow beyond that. What's that, about 5% per year for five straight years? That's extraordinary growth for a school of that size. We are applying for a Lower School spot, and a lot of that growth has been in the Lower School because that has been an area of recent focus. The new K-5 building that is under construction looks as if it will be amazing from the outside, but we have asked to tour it before we make a final decision.

They are allowing the new families to tour the new lower school at the admitted students event this week.

Just got acceptance. Very excited to go on the tour. From the outside the building looks very nice. Glad they offer the tour. Thinking we will accept offer after tour.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone got anything from Bullis yet ?

Surprised with sibling rejections and so many WL. Even with full pay current family=possible donors and great stats student? What do they look at, do they prefer K-8 feeder schools if any?

Stop relying on "legacy" admissions, be it parents, siblings, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Almost 60K for a public school you pay for...you all are out of you minds.

meh college admissions. Exclude minorities, legacies and athletes and you dont have anything.

Huh. We have just been accepted into the ninth grade, and are looking at many schools. We have quizzed the schools about their college matriculations, and most of them are reticent ... at best. Bullis was the only school that was transparent, and when we
looked at the lists which are freely available by the specific year (not just putting many years together in order to look good) on their website, we can see why.

It seems this troll is rehashing tired tropes about a school that has changed significantly.

We may or may not accept, and will wait to see what we hear from the K-12 privates that have not yet released decisions, but it's a serious option.

https://www.bullis.org/academics/college-counseling/college-matriculation

And the update on their website from ED, EA, etc.

https://www.bullis.org/about/welcome/letter/~board/bullis/post/bullis-community-update-12-19-2024

[Anonymous]

Thank you for this. I hadn't seen these links on the Bullis website. I'm now scanning the websites of the schools we have applied to. (Didn't apply to Bullis but perhaps that was an oversight- these are excellent lists.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Almost 60K for a public school you pay for...you all are out of you minds.

meh college admissions. Exclude minorities, legacies and athletes and you dont have anything.

Legacies? I have no kid at Bullis nor have we applied. But just read the thread and there were tons of sibling rejections. So…. Doesn’t seem like they’re building on legacies at all.

[Anonymous]

Alums definitely have a leg up with admission. We heard that there are now 46 alums with kids at the school. I know the school is large, but this seems like a high percentage. I wonder about Prep, Landon, Holton, etc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Almost 60K for a public school you pay for...you all are out of you minds.

meh college admissions. Exclude minorities, legacies and athletes and you dont have anything.

This is really such an absurd comment - and people here make it about SJC too which is also absurd. The campuses of these schools alone differentiate them from public schools - even here where the public schools are incredible. Add in the course offerings, athletics, uniforms, food options, class sizes, etc and they are not even close to comparable to public schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Bullis is one of the few non religious coed schools in the county. We need more privates. More parents are going toward private given the state of mcps.

I would like more coed options with a lower price point. We can swing K-8 but I don't know what to do about high school. We may go back to public.

Agree. I looked at Catholics and all but one was clear we were not welcomed as a mixed family and I was worried how cliquish it would be with one class per grade. We stayed public after doing a few years at a private that went through 2nd. MCPS is hit or miss. Be prepared to supplement with tutors.

This is nonsense. No Catholic school told you that you weren't welcome as a mixed family. Lots of kids of different faiths and races attend Catholic schools. They just don't do all the DEI stuff and focus on teaching.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was obvious during the admissions process that Bullis was too overwhelmed with applications given their current staffing and/or the school is in such high demand that they feel they can basically ignore applicants and still fill a class. Never once did anyone pick up the phone in the admissions office or return our voicemails. Emails regarding scheduling tours and interviews took 10 days to get a response. If that's a preview of what going there would be like, be glad you aren't paying huge money for that kind of experience.

This was not our experience at all this year. I never tried calling, but emails were always responded to within 1-2 days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Almost 60K for a public school you pay for...you all are out of you minds.

meh college admissions. Exclude minorities, legacies and athletes and you dont have anything.

Why do you feel the need to post this type of response? What in your personality says it's okay? Your post is completely reflective of you and not the school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It was obvious during the admissions process that Bullis was too overwhelmed with applications given their current staffing and/or the school is in such high demand that they feel they can basically ignore applicants and still fill a class. Never once did anyone pick up the phone in the admissions office or return our voicemails. Emails regarding scheduling tours and interviews took 10 days to get a response. If that's a preview of what going there would be like, be glad you aren't paying huge money for that kind of experience.

This was not our experience at all this year. I never tried calling, but emails were always responded to within 1-2 days.

Same, they were very good with response time.

[Anonymous]

Buĺlis' policy is to give siblings no admissions preference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The admissions associate told us that it has grown from 800 in 2020 to approximately 1090 next year, that it is capped by the county at that number and is not allowed and doesn't want to grow beyond that. What's that, about 5% per year for five straight years? That's extraordinary growth for a school of that size. We are applying for a Lower School spot, and a lot of that growth has been in the Lower School because that has been an area of recent focus. The new K-5 building that is under construction looks as if it will be amazing from the outside, but we have asked to tour it before we make a final decision.

It’s very much a construction zone. It’s not going to be done until the summer. How is viewing a construction project going to help your decision?