Which DC private is the most academically rigorous?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does a school exist with real depth and genuinely advanced courses that does not overload kids with homework?

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sidwell, GDS, STA/NCS, Maret and Holton are so similar in terms of academic rigor and college acceptances that really should be choosing among them based on other factors, i.e. "fit" for location, social atmosphere, specific sports or arts programs, single sex vs coed. It is just not useful to focus on gradations of academic strength among these schools. In any given year, the % of NMSFs or kids going to HYPS and other top schools is going to fluctuate at each school, but all are very good, and the point is to be around sufficient other academically-motivated and talented kids particularly in high school so that the course offerings and peer-stimulation will be optimal for even the most academically-talented kid.

Yes it depends on how many legacies and siblings are in a class. They lower the average of the kids that were accepted because they truly should be there.

Just plain ignorant

but true

It's ignorant because you're assuming that most if not all siblings and legacies are not smart or worthy of getting admitted without the "hook."

You think legacies do not get picked of they don't have a hook? You are insane.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:NCS and STA and Sidwell is a close second

Is that one school?

is a close second, third and fourth is what I think they mean.....

[Anonymous]

St. Anselm's.

[Anonymous]

Ncs median sat scores have fallen to high 600s I don't know if that relates to rigor.

[Anonymous]

GDS combines rigorous, top-notch academics with a nurturing, tolerant environment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ncs median sat scores have fallen to high 600s I don't know if that relates to rigor.

Good point - in fact I'd argue that SAT scores and rigor might not be related at all.

[Anonymous]

Really? I would be interested in hearing supporting evidence that they are unrelated. Sat scores going down cannot be a good thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Really? I would be interested in hearing supporting evidence that they are unrelated. Sat scores going down cannot be a good thing.

I wouldn't react too strongly to any of the comments in this forum. The forum is utterly lacking in factual support and riddled with agenda-driven nonsense. Caveat emptor

[Anonymous]

Sat scores going down is a fact. Info on the ncs website. Their school profile gives this information and it has definitely declined.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sat scores going down is a fact. Info on the ncs website. Their school profile gives this information and it has definitely declined.

So you have a least 10 years of longitudinal information and can attest that the decline is both statistically significant and not the result of normal volatility? I am sure that even the increasingly feeble minded grads of NCS are not fooled into drawing conclusion from insufficient data.

[Anonymous]

No question its Sidwell. that is not necessarily a good thing.

[Anonymous]

Why would there be normal volatility? Thats not a factor at all and yes I have been looking at the profile for 10 years. It's not something to get into a nasty fight about!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell, GDS, STA/NCS, Maret and Holton are so similar in terms of academic rigor and college acceptances that really should be choosing among them based on other factors, i.e. "fit" for location, social atmosphere, specific sports or arts programs, single sex vs coed. It is just not useful to focus on gradations of academic strength among these schools. In any given year, the % of NMSFs or kids going to HYPS and other top schools is going to fluctuate at each school, but all are very good, and the point is to be around sufficient other academically-motivated and talented kids particularly in high school so that the course offerings and peer-stimulation will be optimal for even the most academically-talented kid.

Yes it depends on how many legacies and siblings are in a class. They lower the average of the kids that were accepted because they truly should be there.

Just plain ignorant

but true

It's ignorant because you're assuming that most if not all siblings and legacies are not smart or worthy of getting admitted without the "hook."

What is your understanding of the word "hook?"

[Anonymous]

If your DC is HS age, they will form their own opinion about rigor when they do their shadow days. Both my DCs decided against a popular private HS after shadowing, based on lack of rigor.