Landon 2019 College Placement

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I don’t think so. It really is a measure of how your child is doing in all levels. There is wonderful balance at this school. My shy boy is thriving in his classes, he has a terrific group of friends and yes he is trying sports. He is happy. I want my child to be happy.

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Anonymous wrote:Only 5 Ivies in a class of 80? Whitman did better. Not great for an alleged top private.

This is an asinine comment. We have no idea in such a scenario of the quality of the class, the potential of legacy parents at either of the high schools, and other such variables. Who cares whether ivy or not? The college list has perfectly acceptable colleges, the kids will be happy and they received a good high school education. Move along.

I have to say, I am amazed at the fascination on DCUM with ivy league schools. What if at some high school there are 25 legacy parents and they help their kids get in. How does that show up in the stats or opinions of the high school? On average, almost 35% of legacies to ivies are admitted, compared to 8%-10% of non-legacy applicants. So juding a high school by its ivy students may really just be checking how many parents went to those colleges.

This is why the private schools in DC to me don't seem very impressive. They are loaded with legacies so, if anything, you'd expect a lot more of their students to get into elite colleges. Some of these admission lists people are bragging about here aren't that different from ones at public schools.

This is so true. I was looking at another school''s 2019 list and only 1/ 7 admitted to three very top colleges was not from rich legacy donor family or for sports. .

This makes schools like Thomas Jefferson seem all the more impressive. Doubt there's many big donors there or legacies or kids playing silly sports like fencing or lacrosse or the panoply of other dumb "hooks" private school families rely on.

We usually rely on our good looks, wealth, and proper education. Good luck to your MCPS grad when they face final exams for the first time.

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Landon parent here. We love the school. My son has been there since 5th grade and is in high school. To the incoming high school class parents, it's a great group and I know many of the new boys too.

On colleges. We send our son to Landon for a myriad of reasons. Ivy League was never in our plans, and he will likely attend a solid liberal arts college.

We send him there because we know he is getting a good education, we like the sports, we like that the teachers and administration know our child and care about him.

My son has a fabulous group of well rounded friends and is happy and thriving.

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Anonymous wrote:Landon parent here. Most people who have kids at Landon love the school. Many who have kids at Landon and Holton wish Holton were a bit more like Landon. The school is warm and every boy ends his career the best of himself. The past few years I have heard many a friend with kids at schools that everyone on DCUM (or most) covet and many of these same parents are stressed for their kids. Stressed about bullying, stressed about work load and stressed about college placement. Landon seems to avoid this stuff. I cannot tell you about what went on this school years ago but now it is a terrific place. At the end of the day if your son is happy and well prepared for college and gets in a college he is happy about then all is okay in the world.

Thank you, poster!

+1000 Completely agree. We send our son to Landon and he loves it and will be well prepared for college. Happy kid, not overly stressed out, good athlete, going to a good college. Can't complain.

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I am thrilled with Landon. And I was a skeptic. The upper school is especially strong and the head is terrific. They really strive to understand the boys.

My son has gone through a few hard things, not school related, and the entire school, the exceptional nurse, and faculty has been incredibly supportive and worked with us.

All schools have their faults, however, the old Landon reputation is really unwarranted.

The kids are terrific, hard working, interesting, and care about each other. And, no, you don’t have to be a super jock/Alpha male type of guy to fit in and thrive there.

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I like Landon but the school is way overprice for what you get ( academics and sports)
I do not see any thing that justified 43K a year tuition

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Anonymous wrote:I like Landon but the school is way overprice for what you get ( academics and sports)
I do not see any thing that justified 43K a year tuition

Everyone sees value differently, I guess.

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Anonymous wrote:I like Landon but the school is way overprice for what you get ( academics and sports)
I do not see any thing that justified 43K a year tuition

All of these schools are in the 42-47k range. It is, what it is.

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I like Landon but the school is way overprice for what you get ( academics and sports)
I do not see any thing that justified 43K a year tuition


All of these schools are in the 42-47k range. It is, what it is.

All of these schools are overpriced. As long as school boards feel parents will pay the tuition, the price is only going up.

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Not a fan. Toxic masculinity abounds.

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Anonymous wrote:I like Landon but the school is way overprice for what you get ( academics and sports)
I do not see any thing that justified 43K a year tuition

Isn't this true of all of the privates? They all cost around the same, and they all yield the same perfectly fine but not amazing results.

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Anonymous wrote:Landon has a toxic masculinity

False again. Jim Neill isn’t having any of that. Believe me, I have done my homework — quite a bit of homework. DS is entering 9th grade. So incredibly excited. The atmosphere is not toxic. Go Bears.

This is absolutely correct. And the new 9th grade is great. Know a ton of them. All nice.

Glad to read this: We have a new Bear starting in 9th as well! And, toxic is the last word that I would use to describe the Bears that I know, both past and present. The vast majority are truly good guys.

Keep telling yourself that.

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Anonymous wrote:We loved Landon. Great experience, the boy's are really sweet --and I'm not being facetious. I'm sure they're are a few outliers, but I didn't meet or see them.

Oh please. Stop posting Landon Mommy. This one is really too much.

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Anyone have a Department of Corrections placement?

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Oh please - get over your-clever-selves.
Landon today, is a good fit for DS academically, socially and culturally. They understand boys, teachers and coaches engage with students and they have high expectations for the boys. And thus far, the community has been very welcoming without the social-climbing "only Ivy will do for my precious" drama we hear about inside the beltway. Happy DS = Happy parents. Totally worth it to us

good luck to you seeking to only climb the Ivy Tower...