2024 Washington DC area College commits

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Anonymous wrote:Then tell us, what percentage of Churchill families can’t afford college?

Yes, not only that but according to them they aren’t kids of privilege who haven’t paid through the nose with SAT prep, extracurriculars and “packaging”!!!

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A lot of jealous non W school families commenting here. Quite entertaining to witness here on the private school forum.

What are W schools parents doing commenting on this thread? Justifying their existence?

More like triggering insecure private school parents who need to justify their decisions

Or regret their decision to spend millions on privates..

The justification is supported by facts. Read the two articles (above) posted by Stanford and Dartmouth students.

You sound like you regret not having millions to spend on a private school education for your children. Sucks to be you.

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We absolutely could have afforded private education for our kids. They were in private until 6th and 3rd grade. Then we pulled them for public. Zero regrets. So so so glad we didn’t spend all that $$ for the possibility of a college maybe ranked a bit higher. I mean really, what a waste.

“So so so glad we didn’t spend all that $$ for the possibility of a college maybe ranked a bit higher. I mean really, what a waste.”

The bolded font is why I know you can’t really afford a private school education through 12th grade. As the saying goes, “if you could, you would.” You and I both know that the teaching, resources, connections, individualized learning, etc of a top private simply cannot be duplicated in any public school around here. You may get a decent (even good) public school education, but the overall quality of the experience is inferior. Anyone who can truly afford the best education for their children would pay pay the cost.

You don’t seem to be hearing that I could, but didn’t want to. Even rich people think certain things are a waste. For us, private school is one of them.

“Rich people” who think it’s “a waste” to provide the best education possible for their children? Those people are ignorant.

You can get an excellent education in public school. You don’t need to pay $50,000/year for that. You’re paying for the experience and “status” of the classmates and their parents. But you’ll never admit that.

Not anymore...but you keep believing what you do.

The truth of the matter is you will most likely get an inferior education in a public school. It IS possible to get a decent education. But an excellent education? LOL...maybe at TJ but even that is suspect these days.

There are so many super smart well educated kids coming out of publics. But sure, their education is sub par. Only Richie Rich’s kids are getting an EXCELLENT education at Sidwell

Sure but trust me...I know. My friends whose kids just entered college in the past year are all complaining their kids never learned to really study for cumulative assessments. They never had them at their MCPS W school where they give you semester grade of A when you have a 79 and 89 for each quarter. These kids played games with the numbers and are sorely unprepared for college. These are kids who took multiple APs too.

You know nothing. MCPS kids run circles around private schools kids everytime.

They won’t have the social or business network though that these private schools kids have. Trust me. Parents invested hundreds of thousands into education and they are making sure these connections carry on. Can’t compare the culture or communities.

Why do people keep perpetuating this myth. It’s HS not college or grad school. Families with money likely already had/have connections even without private school. Where folks go to HS doesn’t come up often in business circles and only in social circles once folks get into deeper conversation. Further a bunch of said MCPs kids that you are talking about have families with government and business connections. They are not all paupers. In fact, several of the students at a given private HS have siblings in public.

Let’s stop this childish private/public debate. It’s a ridiculous comparison especially considering where folks end up in life.

Actually it does. There is a whole network and they keep in touch and get together in NYC, Boston, LA etc… yup highschool matters and is actually a tighter network. We were surprised by this but yes it exists. You would t know about it because you are not in the network. My child is and it has been eye opening.

LA here and yes, they do keep in touch/network. Weird that people think this isn't a thing.

Do I think employers ask or care? No. Do I think these students keeping in touch with each other helps one another out? Yes.

SOME people keep in touch. Most of these folks from HS I only keep up with on social media and even then only vaguely. If you don’t remain in the area post HS or return after college/grad school most are folks not going out of their way to return for alumni events. Folks are keeping up with the college and grad school networks.

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Anonymous wrote:Then tell us, what percentage of Churchill families can’t afford college?

Yes, not only that but according to them they aren’t kids of privilege who haven’t paid through the nose with SAT prep, extracurriculars and “packaging”!!!

/s

A lot of jealous non W school families commenting here. Quite entertaining to witness here on the private school forum.

What are W schools parents doing commenting on this thread? Justifying their existence?

More like triggering insecure private school parents who need to justify their decisions

Or regret their decision to spend millions on privates..

The justification is supported by facts. Read the two articles (above) posted by Stanford and Dartmouth students.

You sound like you regret not having millions to spend on a private school education for your children. Sucks to be you.

NP
We absolutely could have afforded private education for our kids. They were in private until 6th and 3rd grade. Then we pulled them for public. Zero regrets. So so so glad we didn’t spend all that $$ for the possibility of a college maybe ranked a bit higher. I mean really, what a waste.

“So so so glad we didn’t spend all that $$ for the possibility of a college maybe ranked a bit higher. I mean really, what a waste.”

The bolded font is why I know you can’t really afford a private school education through 12th grade. As the saying goes, “if you could, you would.” You and I both know that the teaching, resources, connections, individualized learning, etc of a top private simply cannot be duplicated in any public school around here. You may get a decent (even good) public school education, but the overall quality of the experience is inferior. Anyone who can truly afford the best education for their children would pay pay the cost.

You don’t seem to be hearing that I could, but didn’t want to. Even rich people think certain things are a waste. For us, private school is one of them.

“Rich people” who think it’s “a waste” to provide the best education possible for their children? Those people are ignorant.

You can get an excellent education in public school. You don’t need to pay $50,000/year for that. You’re paying for the experience and “status” of the classmates and their parents. But you’ll never admit that.

Not anymore...but you keep believing what you do.

The truth of the matter is you will most likely get an inferior education in a public school. It IS possible to get a decent education. But an excellent education? LOL...maybe at TJ but even that is suspect these days.

There are so many super smart well educated kids coming out of publics. But sure, their education is sub par. Only Richie Rich’s kids are getting an EXCELLENT education at Sidwell

Sure but trust me...I know. My friends whose kids just entered college in the past year are all complaining their kids never learned to really study for cumulative assessments. They never had them at their MCPS W school where they give you semester grade of A when you have a 79 and 89 for each quarter. These kids played games with the numbers and are sorely unprepared for college. These are kids who took multiple APs too.

You know nothing. MCPS kids run circles around private schools kids everytime.

They won’t have the social or business network though that these private schools kids have. Trust me. Parents invested hundreds of thousands into education and they are making sure these connections carry on. Can’t compare the culture or communities.

Why do people keep perpetuating this myth. It’s HS not college or grad school. Families with money likely already had/have connections even without private school. Where folks go to HS doesn’t come up often in business circles and only in social circles once folks get into deeper conversation. Further a bunch of said MCPs kids that you are talking about have families with government and business connections. They are not all paupers. In fact, several of the students at a given private HS have siblings in public.

Let’s stop this childish private/public debate. It’s a ridiculous comparison especially considering where folks end up in life.

Tell me you didn't attend an elite private high school without telling me you didn't attend an elite private high school.

Actually I did, which is why I have meaningful feedback on the topic. I also went to college with plenty of smart people who didn’t and guess what happened…we all graduated and went on to lives we wanted.

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Anonymous wrote:Then tell us, what percentage of Churchill families can’t afford college?

Yes, not only that but according to them they aren’t kids of privilege who haven’t paid through the nose with SAT prep, extracurriculars and “packaging”!!!

/s

A lot of jealous non W school families commenting here. Quite entertaining to witness here on the private school forum.

What are W schools parents doing commenting on this thread? Justifying their existence?

More like triggering insecure private school parents who need to justify their decisions

Or regret their decision to spend millions on privates..

The justification is supported by facts. Read the two articles (above) posted by Stanford and Dartmouth students.

You sound like you regret not having millions to spend on a private school education for your children. Sucks to be you.

NP
We absolutely could have afforded private education for our kids. They were in private until 6th and 3rd grade. Then we pulled them for public. Zero regrets. So so so glad we didn’t spend all that $$ for the possibility of a college maybe ranked a bit higher. I mean really, what a waste.

“So so so glad we didn’t spend all that $$ for the possibility of a college maybe ranked a bit higher. I mean really, what a waste.”

The bolded font is why I know you can’t really afford a private school education through 12th grade. As the saying goes, “if you could, you would.” You and I both know that the teaching, resources, connections, individualized learning, etc of a top private simply cannot be duplicated in any public school around here. You may get a decent (even good) public school education, but the overall quality of the experience is inferior. Anyone who can truly afford the best education for their children would pay pay the cost.

You don’t seem to be hearing that I could, but didn’t want to. Even rich people think certain things are a waste. For us, private school is one of them.

“Rich people” who think it’s “a waste” to provide the best education possible for their children? Those people are ignorant.

You can get an excellent education in public school. You don’t need to pay $50,000/year for that. You’re paying for the experience and “status” of the classmates and their parents. But you’ll never admit that.

Not anymore...but you keep believing what you do.

The truth of the matter is you will most likely get an inferior education in a public school. It IS possible to get a decent education. But an excellent education? LOL...maybe at TJ but even that is suspect these days.

There are so many super smart well educated kids coming out of publics. But sure, their education is sub par. Only Richie Rich’s kids are getting an EXCELLENT education at Sidwell

Sure but trust me...I know. My friends whose kids just entered college in the past year are all complaining their kids never learned to really study for cumulative assessments. They never had them at their MCPS W school where they give you semester grade of A when you have a 79 and 89 for each quarter. These kids played games with the numbers and are sorely unprepared for college. These are kids who took multiple APs too.

Really? All of them? Every single one?
No exaggeration there, I’m sure. Unless you’re talking about 1 or 2 people.

Of course not every one...but a good portion.

But if you look at their college commits, they are spectacular. You would think that if a good portion of public school kids are sub par, these T25 schools would stop taking them.

A very very small percentage of kids from the top Bethesda area schools get into the top 20 (about 5%). I am talking about the remaining 95% of those students. Of the 8 schools that Bethesda Magazine featured in their report on matriculations, there were about 250 students of the total of 4600 seniors who ended u at top 20 schools. Of course of the remaining 4350 students, there were some who will be just fine, but many many struggle due to poor preparation for college. And I know you will say that is because of poor parenting, but that is not always the case. It is because of low expectations on the part of MCPS.

I cannot believe that you believe that 95% of these students will struggle in college and only 250 will be ok. You’re telling yourself stories.

I never said 95% would struggle. This is what I said verbatim: "Of course of the remaining 4350 students, there were some who will be just fine, but many many struggle due to poor preparation for college.

Quantify many many. What do mean by that?

Difficult to quantify, but based on what I have heard among my friend group in our Churchill district and what I have read on the MCPS forum, kids are struggling in college and have to learn how to study. If I had to throw a number out there, I would say probably 75%...maybe more. Most will get through it with hard work and tutors, but the independent school students who actually had to be accountable during HS will find college much easier.

75%… in the Churchill area… 😁😂. You really do tell yourself stories.

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Anonymous wrote:Then tell us, what percentage of Churchill families can’t afford college?

Yes, not only that but according to them they aren’t kids of privilege who haven’t paid through the nose with SAT prep, extracurriculars and “packaging”!!!

/s

A lot of jealous non W school families commenting here. Quite entertaining to witness here on the private school forum.

What are W schools parents doing commenting on this thread? Justifying their existence?

More like triggering insecure private school parents who need to justify their decisions

Or regret their decision to spend millions on privates..

The justification is supported by facts. Read the two articles (above) posted by Stanford and Dartmouth students.

You sound like you regret not having millions to spend on a private school education for your children. Sucks to be you.

NP
We absolutely could have afforded private education for our kids. They were in private until 6th and 3rd grade. Then we pulled them for public. Zero regrets. So so so glad we didn’t spend all that $$ for the possibility of a college maybe ranked a bit higher. I mean really, what a waste.

“So so so glad we didn’t spend all that $$ for the possibility of a college maybe ranked a bit higher. I mean really, what a waste.”

The bolded font is why I know you can’t really afford a private school education through 12th grade. As the saying goes, “if you could, you would.” You and I both know that the teaching, resources, connections, individualized learning, etc of a top private simply cannot be duplicated in any public school around here. You may get a decent (even good) public school education, but the overall quality of the experience is inferior. Anyone who can truly afford the best education for their children would pay pay the cost.

You don’t seem to be hearing that I could, but didn’t want to. Even rich people think certain things are a waste. For us, private school is one of them.

“Rich people” who think it’s “a waste” to provide the best education possible for their children? Those people are ignorant.

You can get an excellent education in public school. You don’t need to pay $50,000/year for that. You’re paying for the experience and “status” of the classmates and their parents. But you’ll never admit that.

Not anymore...but you keep believing what you do.

The truth of the matter is you will most likely get an inferior education in a public school. It IS possible to get a decent education. But an excellent education? LOL...maybe at TJ but even that is suspect these days.

There are so many super smart well educated kids coming out of publics. But sure, their education is sub par. Only Richie Rich’s kids are getting an EXCELLENT education at Sidwell

Sure but trust me...I know. My friends whose kids just entered college in the past year are all complaining their kids never learned to really study for cumulative assessments. They never had them at their MCPS W school where they give you semester grade of A when you have a 79 and 89 for each quarter. These kids played games with the numbers and are sorely unprepared for college. These are kids who took multiple APs too.

Really? All of them? Every single one?
No exaggeration there, I’m sure. Unless you’re talking about 1 or 2 people.

Of course not every one...but a good portion.

But if you look at their college commits, they are spectacular. You would think that if a good portion of public school kids are sub par, these T25 schools would stop taking them.

A very very small percentage of kids from the top Bethesda area schools get into the top 20 (about 5%). I am talking about the remaining 95% of those students. Of the 8 schools that Bethesda Magazine featured in their report on matriculations, there were about 250 students of the total of 4600 seniors who ended u at top 20 schools. Of course of the remaining 4350 students, there were some who will be just fine, but many many struggle due to poor preparation for college. And I know you will say that is because of poor parenting, but that is not always the case. It is because of low expectations on the part of MCPS.

I cannot believe that you believe that 95% of these students will struggle in college and only 250 will be ok. You’re telling yourself stories.

I never said 95% would struggle. This is what I said verbatim: "Of course of the remaining 4350 students, there were some who will be just fine, but many many struggle due to poor preparation for college.

Quantify many many. What do mean by that?

Difficult to quantify, but based on what I have heard among my friend group in our Churchill district and what I have read on the MCPS forum, kids are struggling in college and have to learn how to study. If I had to throw a number out there, I would say probably 75%...maybe more. Most will get through it with hard work and tutors, but the independent school students who actually had to be accountable during HS will find college much easier.

75%… in the Churchill area… 😁😂. You really do tell yourself stories.

There are 8 schools in that analysis, which include the W schools, Blair, RM, BCC, and Einstein. So there is definitely a cohort that would struggle there...a large cohort. https://moco360.media/2023/09/13/where-montgomery-county-high-school-graduates-are-going-to-college/

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Anonymous wrote:Then tell us, what percentage of Churchill families can’t afford college?

Yes, not only that but according to them they aren’t kids of privilege who haven’t paid through the nose with SAT prep, extracurriculars and “packaging”!!!

/s

A lot of jealous non W school families commenting here. Quite entertaining to witness here on the private school forum.

What are W schools parents doing commenting on this thread? Justifying their existence?

More like triggering insecure private school parents who need to justify their decisions

Or regret their decision to spend millions on privates..

The justification is supported by facts. Read the two articles (above) posted by Stanford and Dartmouth students.

You sound like you regret not having millions to spend on a private school education for your children. Sucks to be you.

NP
We absolutely could have afforded private education for our kids. They were in private until 6th and 3rd grade. Then we pulled them for public. Zero regrets. So so so glad we didn’t spend all that $$ for the possibility of a college maybe ranked a bit higher. I mean really, what a waste.

“So so so glad we didn’t spend all that $$ for the possibility of a college maybe ranked a bit higher. I mean really, what a waste.”

The bolded font is why I know you can’t really afford a private school education through 12th grade. As the saying goes, “if you could, you would.” You and I both know that the teaching, resources, connections, individualized learning, etc of a top private simply cannot be duplicated in any public school around here. You may get a decent (even good) public school education, but the overall quality of the experience is inferior. Anyone who can truly afford the best education for their children would pay pay the cost.

You don’t seem to be hearing that I could, but didn’t want to. Even rich people think certain things are a waste. For us, private school is one of them.

“Rich people” who think it’s “a waste” to provide the best education possible for their children? Those people are ignorant.

You can get an excellent education in public school. You don’t need to pay $50,000/year for that. You’re paying for the experience and “status” of the classmates and their parents. But you’ll never admit that.

Not anymore...but you keep believing what you do.

The truth of the matter is you will most likely get an inferior education in a public school. It IS possible to get a decent education. But an excellent education? LOL...maybe at TJ but even that is suspect these days.

There are so many super smart well educated kids coming out of publics. But sure, their education is sub par. Only Richie Rich’s kids are getting an EXCELLENT education at Sidwell

Sure but trust me...I know. My friends whose kids just entered college in the past year are all complaining their kids never learned to really study for cumulative assessments. They never had them at their MCPS W school where they give you semester grade of A when you have a 79 and 89 for each quarter. These kids played games with the numbers and are sorely unprepared for college. These are kids who took multiple APs too.

Really? All of them? Every single one?
No exaggeration there, I’m sure. Unless you’re talking about 1 or 2 people.

Of course not every one...but a good portion.

But if you look at their college commits, they are spectacular. You would think that if a good portion of public school kids are sub par, these T25 schools would stop taking them.

A very very small percentage of kids from the top Bethesda area schools get into the top 20 (about 5%). I am talking about the remaining 95% of those students. Of the 8 schools that Bethesda Magazine featured in their report on matriculations, there were about 250 students of the total of 4600 seniors who ended u at top 20 schools. Of course of the remaining 4350 students, there were some who will be just fine, but many many struggle due to poor preparation for college. And I know you will say that is because of poor parenting, but that is not always the case. It is because of low expectations on the part of MCPS.

I cannot believe that you believe that 95% of these students will struggle in college and only 250 will be ok. You’re telling yourself stories.

I never said 95% would struggle. This is what I said verbatim: "Of course of the remaining 4350 students, there were some who will be just fine, but many many struggle due to poor preparation for college.

Quantify many many. What do mean by that?

Difficult to quantify, but based on what I have heard among my friend group in our Churchill district and what I have read on the MCPS forum, kids are struggling in college and have to learn how to study. If I had to throw a number out there, I would say probably 75%...maybe more. Most will get through it with hard work and tutors, but the independent school students who actually had to be accountable during HS will find college much easier.

75%… in the Churchill area… 😁😂. You really do tell yourself stories.

There are 8 schools in that analysis, which include the W schools, Blair, RM, BCC, and Einstein. So there is definitely a cohort that would struggle there...a large cohort. https://moco360.media/2023/09/13/where-montgomery-county-high-school-graduates-are-going-to-college/

When we were deciding on whether to enroll DS in private Catholic HS vs. Winston Churchill, we considered his very strong desire to attend University of Notre Dame. We had a sense that acceptance was more likely coming out of a Catholic school than public school. Until I looked at these numbers however, I wasn't entirely sure how much of a difference it made. It made a significant difference.

Looking at these MCPS numbers for Notre Dame, there was only a 6% acceptance rate among this cohort of MCPS students. Compare that to an overall acceptance rate at ND of 15%. That tells me ND doesn't particularly have a preference for students from this school system. Just for comparison, I looked at the numbers for other top Catholic schools. Those numbers were more in line with overall acceptance rates. Bottom line, enrolling our son in a Catholic HS paid off as he got into his top choice dream school and likely would not have if we kept him in MCPS.

Notre Dame Acceptance Rate - 15%
MCPS Admits:
79 Applied
5 Admitted - 6%
2 Enrolled

Georgetown Acceptance Rate - 13%
MCPS Admits:
204 Applied
40 Admitted - 19%
24 Enrolled

Boston College Acceptance Rate - 15%
MCPS Admits:
219 Applied
40 Admitted - 18%
12 Enrolled

Villanova Acceptance Rate - 21%
MCPS Admits:
137 Applied
26 Admitted- 19%
8 Enrolled

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone can add Basis McLean? Our school has the best outcomes in Virginia

St. Andrews Episcopal School (SAES)
https://www.instagram.com/saes24decisions

Georgetown Day school (GDS)
https://www.instagram.com/gdsseniors2024

Sidwell Friends School (SFS)
https://www.instagram.com/sidwellseniors2024

Maret
https://www.instagram.com/maretfrogs2024

Holton Arms
https://www.instagram.com/holtonarms2024

Landon
https://www.instagram.com/landonseniors24

Connelly School of the Holy Child (Holy Child)
https://www.instagram.com/hcseniors24

The Academy of the Holy Cross ("Holy Cross")
https://www.instagram.com/ahc_seniors24/

St. John’s College( high)
https://www.instagram.com/sjc2024seniors

Bullis School
https://www.instagram.com/bullisseniors24/

Potomac School
https://www.instagram.com/pmacdecisions2024/

Sandy Springs Friends School (SSFS)
https://www.instagram.com/ssfs24seniors

The Heights
https://www.instagram.com/heights24.seniors

Stone Ridge
https://www.instagram.com/srseniors24/

Flint Hill:
https://www.instagram.com/flinthilldecisions24 (https://www.instagram.com/flinthilldecisions24)

Edmund Burke:
https://www.instagram.com/burkeseniors/

Field:
https://www.instagram.com/fieldgrads.2024/

Maderia:
https://www.instagram.com/madeiradecisions24/

Georgetown Visitation ("Visitation"/ "Visi")
https://www.instagram.com/v1s1collegedecisions2024/

Washington International School ("WIS")
https://www.instagram.com/wisclassof2024/

McDonough School
https://www.instagram.com/mcdclassof2024/

St. Stephens and St. Agnes School (DC)
https://www.instagram.com/sssasdecisions2024/

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Five "W" publics for perspective:
*typically refers to a high level public

Walt Whitman (Bethesda):
https://www.instagram.com/vikingdestinations2024/

Winston Churchill (Potomac):
https://www.instagram.com/beyondthebulldog2024/

Walter Johnson High School ("WJ")
https://www.instagram.com/wherethewildcatsgo24/

Thomas S. Wootton High School ("Wootton")
https://www.instagram.com/peaceoutpatriots24/

Bethesda Chevy Chase High School ("BCC") (Commonly included in the "W" public schools)
https://www.instagram.com/bccdecisions_2024/
report


Historic 2023 results:

Basis Independent Mclean ("BIM") 2024.
https://www.instagram.com/bimcommits2023/?igsh=dTVyN2Q1a2l4amxx

BIM is impressive

For those saying Churchill and Whitman grads wouldn't know how to study, I'd just say THEN WHY ARE SO MANY HEADED TO HOPKINS?

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone can add Basis McLean? Our school has the best outcomes in Virginia

St. Andrews Episcopal School (SAES)
https://www.instagram.com/saes24decisions

Georgetown Day school (GDS)
https://www.instagram.com/gdsseniors2024

Sidwell Friends School (SFS)
https://www.instagram.com/sidwellseniors2024

Maret
https://www.instagram.com/maretfrogs2024

Holton Arms
https://www.instagram.com/holtonarms2024

Landon
https://www.instagram.com/landonseniors24

Connelly School of the Holy Child (Holy Child)
https://www.instagram.com/hcseniors24

The Academy of the Holy Cross ("Holy Cross")
https://www.instagram.com/ahc_seniors24/

St. John’s College( high)
https://www.instagram.com/sjc2024seniors

Bullis School
https://www.instagram.com/bullisseniors24/

Potomac School
https://www.instagram.com/pmacdecisions2024/

Sandy Springs Friends School (SSFS)
https://www.instagram.com/ssfs24seniors

The Heights
https://www.instagram.com/heights24.seniors

Stone Ridge
https://www.instagram.com/srseniors24/

Flint Hill:
https://www.instagram.com/flinthilldecisions24 (https://www.instagram.com/flinthilldecisions24)

Edmund Burke:
https://www.instagram.com/burkeseniors/

Field:
https://www.instagram.com/fieldgrads.2024/

Maderia:
https://www.instagram.com/madeiradecisions24/

Georgetown Visitation ("Visitation"/ "Visi")
https://www.instagram.com/v1s1collegedecisions2024/

Washington International School ("WIS")
https://www.instagram.com/wisclassof2024/

McDonough School
https://www.instagram.com/mcdclassof2024/

St. Stephens and St. Agnes School (DC)
https://www.instagram.com/sssasdecisions2024/

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Five "W" publics for perspective:
*typically refers to a high level public

Walt Whitman (Bethesda):
https://www.instagram.com/vikingdestinations2024/

Winston Churchill (Potomac):
https://www.instagram.com/beyondthebulldog2024/

Walter Johnson High School ("WJ")
https://www.instagram.com/wherethewildcatsgo24/

Thomas S. Wootton High School ("Wootton")
https://www.instagram.com/peaceoutpatriots24/

Bethesda Chevy Chase High School ("BCC") (Commonly included in the "W" public schools)
https://www.instagram.com/bccdecisions_2024/
report


Historic 2023 results:

Basis Independent Mclean ("BIM") 2024.
https://www.instagram.com/bimcommits2023/?igsh=dTVyN2Q1a2l4amxx

BIM is impressive

For those saying Churchill and Whitman grads wouldn't know how to study, I'd just say THEN WHY ARE SO MANY HEADED TO HOPKINS?

Some students are serious. These kids will be fine. Notice I said "some."

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Anonymous wrote:Then tell us, what percentage of Churchill families can’t afford college?

Yes, not only that but according to them they aren’t kids of privilege who haven’t paid through the nose with SAT prep, extracurriculars and “packaging”!!!

/s

A lot of jealous non W school families commenting here. Quite entertaining to witness here on the private school forum.

What are W schools parents doing commenting on this thread? Justifying their existence?

More like triggering insecure private school parents who need to justify their decisions

Or regret their decision to spend millions on privates..

The justification is supported by facts. Read the two articles (above) posted by Stanford and Dartmouth students.

You sound like you regret not having millions to spend on a private school education for your children. Sucks to be you.

NP
We absolutely could have afforded private education for our kids. They were in private until 6th and 3rd grade. Then we pulled them for public. Zero regrets. So so so glad we didn’t spend all that $$ for the possibility of a college maybe ranked a bit higher. I mean really, what a waste.

“So so so glad we didn’t spend all that $$ for the possibility of a college maybe ranked a bit higher. I mean really, what a waste.”

The bolded font is why I know you can’t really afford a private school education through 12th grade. As the saying goes, “if you could, you would.” You and I both know that the teaching, resources, connections, individualized learning, etc of a top private simply cannot be duplicated in any public school around here. You may get a decent (even good) public school education, but the overall quality of the experience is inferior. Anyone who can truly afford the best education for their children would pay pay the cost.

You don’t seem to be hearing that I could, but didn’t want to. Even rich people think certain things are a waste. For us, private school is one of them.

“Rich people” who think it’s “a waste” to provide the best education possible for their children? Those people are ignorant.

You can get an excellent education in public school. You don’t need to pay $50,000/year for that. You’re paying for the experience and “status” of the classmates and their parents. But you’ll never admit that.

You can get an excellent education in public school and some kids do, on average the entire experience is much worse and the sheer volume of kids means you get little individual attention. You are also more likely to get assaulted in public school, as my kid experienced before we moved to private. Except for the 6 months when my public school was entirely virtual while the private schools held in person classes during Covid, my kids are physically safer in their private school. If you’re super rich but none of this is important to you that’s fine, but my values are different.

Finally a private school parent admitting they are paying for the extras! Well cut me down and call me shorty!

These extras are absolutely worth it to many people. And that’s 100% ok and a valid point. And I’ll never fault anyone for that. But anyone arguing about getting a better education at a private is just deluding themselves.

That’s not all that private schools offer. However, I hope you understand that the aforementioned “extras” mean that most private schools offer a better educational experience than most public schools.

EXPERIENCE. Offer a better educational EXPERIENCE. Not a better education. Just to be clear.

A better, safer, individualized educational experience EQUALS a better education.
Please try to keep up.

Actually it doesn’t. Please try to keep up.

It does.

I’m already ahead…because I received a private school education. Clearly, you cannot say the same.

Nice assumption. 12 years of private school for me. 12 years of public for my husband tho.

Lol—sure. 🙄

Yep. 12 years. But you have to call me a liar because my experience doesn’t fit in with your narrative. So damn typical on DCUM.

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Anonymous wrote:Then tell us, what percentage of Churchill families can’t afford college?

Yes, not only that but according to them they aren’t kids of privilege who haven’t paid through the nose with SAT prep, extracurriculars and “packaging”!!!

/s

A lot of jealous non W school families commenting here. Quite entertaining to witness here on the private school forum.

What are W schools parents doing commenting on this thread? Justifying their existence?

More like triggering insecure private school parents who need to justify their decisions

Or regret their decision to spend millions on privates..

The justification is supported by facts. Read the two articles (above) posted by Stanford and Dartmouth students.

You sound like you regret not having millions to spend on a private school education for your children. Sucks to be you.

NP
We absolutely could have afforded private education for our kids. They were in private until 6th and 3rd grade. Then we pulled them for public. Zero regrets. So so so glad we didn’t spend all that $$ for the possibility of a college maybe ranked a bit higher. I mean really, what a waste.

“So so so glad we didn’t spend all that $$ for the possibility of a college maybe ranked a bit higher. I mean really, what a waste.”

The bolded font is why I know you can’t really afford a private school education through 12th grade. As the saying goes, “if you could, you would.” You and I both know that the teaching, resources, connections, individualized learning, etc of a top private simply cannot be duplicated in any public school around here. You may get a decent (even good) public school education, but the overall quality of the experience is inferior. Anyone who can truly afford the best education for their children would pay pay the cost.

You don’t seem to be hearing that I could, but didn’t want to. Even rich people think certain things are a waste. For us, private school is one of them.

“Rich people” who think it’s “a waste” to provide the best education possible for their children? Those people are ignorant.

You can get an excellent education in public school. You don’t need to pay $50,000/year for that. You’re paying for the experience and “status” of the classmates and their parents. But you’ll never admit that.

Not anymore...but you keep believing what you do.

The truth of the matter is you will most likely get an inferior education in a public school. It IS possible to get a decent education. But an excellent education? LOL...maybe at TJ but even that is suspect these days.

There are so many super smart well educated kids coming out of publics. But sure, their education is sub par. Only Richie Rich’s kids are getting an EXCELLENT education at Sidwell

Sure but trust me...I know. My friends whose kids just entered college in the past year are all complaining their kids never learned to really study for cumulative assessments. They never had them at their MCPS W school where they give you semester grade of A when you have a 79 and 89 for each quarter. These kids played games with the numbers and are sorely unprepared for college. These are kids who took multiple APs too.

Really? All of them? Every single one?
No exaggeration there, I’m sure. Unless you’re talking about 1 or 2 people.

Of course not every one...but a good portion.

But if you look at their college commits, they are spectacular. You would think that if a good portion of public school kids are sub par, these T25 schools would stop taking them.

A very very small percentage of kids from the top Bethesda area schools get into the top 20 (about 5%). I am talking about the remaining 95% of those students. Of the 8 schools that Bethesda Magazine featured in their report on matriculations, there were about 250 students of the total of 4600 seniors who ended u at top 20 schools. Of course of the remaining 4350 students, there were some who will be just fine, but many many struggle due to poor preparation for college. And I know you will say that is because of poor parenting, but that is not always the case. It is because of low expectations on the part of MCPS.

I cannot believe that you believe that 95% of these students will struggle in college and only 250 will be ok. You’re telling yourself stories.

I never said 95% would struggle. This is what I said verbatim: "Of course of the remaining 4350 students, there were some who will be just fine, but many many struggle due to poor preparation for college.

Quantify many many. What do mean by that?

Difficult to quantify, but based on what I have heard among my friend group in our Churchill district and what I have read on the MCPS forum, kids are struggling in college and have to learn how to study. If I had to throw a number out there, I would say probably 75%...maybe more. Most will get through it with hard work and tutors, but the independent school students who actually had to be accountable during HS will find college much easier.

75%… in the Churchill area… 😁😂. You really do tell yourself stories.

There are 8 schools in that analysis, which include the W schools, Blair, RM, BCC, and Einstein. So there is definitely a cohort that would struggle there...a large cohort. https://moco360.media/2023/09/13/where-montgomery-county-high-school-graduates-are-going-to-college/

When we were deciding on whether to enroll DS in private Catholic HS vs. Winston Churchill, we considered his very strong desire to attend University of Notre Dame. We had a sense that acceptance was more likely coming out of a Catholic school than public school. Until I looked at these numbers however, I wasn't entirely sure how much of a difference it made. It made a significant difference.

Looking at these MCPS numbers for Notre Dame, there was only a 6% acceptance rate among this cohort of MCPS students. Compare that to an overall acceptance rate at ND of 15%. That tells me ND doesn't particularly have a preference for students from this school system. Just for comparison, I looked at the numbers for other top Catholic schools. Those numbers were more in line with overall acceptance rates. Bottom line, enrolling our son in a Catholic HS paid off as he got into his top choice dream school and likely would not have if we kept him in MCPS.

Notre Dame Acceptance Rate - 15%
MCPS Admits:
79 Applied
5 Admitted - 6%
2 Enrolled

Georgetown Acceptance Rate - 13%
MCPS Admits:
204 Applied
40 Admitted - 19%
24 Enrolled

Boston College Acceptance Rate - 15%
MCPS Admits:
219 Applied
40 Admitted - 18%
12 Enrolled

Villanova Acceptance Rate - 21%
MCPS Admits:
137 Applied
26 Admitted- 19%
8 Enrolled

A Catholic university gives preference to Catholic HS students. Color us surprised 😮

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Anonymous wrote:Then tell us, what percentage of Churchill families can’t afford college?

Yes, not only that but according to them they aren’t kids of privilege who haven’t paid through the nose with SAT prep, extracurriculars and “packaging”!!!

/s

A lot of jealous non W school families commenting here. Quite entertaining to witness here on the private school forum.

What are W schools parents doing commenting on this thread? Justifying their existence?

More like triggering insecure private school parents who need to justify their decisions

Or regret their decision to spend millions on privates..

The justification is supported by facts. Read the two articles (above) posted by Stanford and Dartmouth students.

You sound like you regret not having millions to spend on a private school education for your children. Sucks to be you.

NP
We absolutely could have afforded private education for our kids. They were in private until 6th and 3rd grade. Then we pulled them for public. Zero regrets. So so so glad we didn’t spend all that $$ for the possibility of a college maybe ranked a bit higher. I mean really, what a waste.

“So so so glad we didn’t spend all that $$ for the possibility of a college maybe ranked a bit higher. I mean really, what a waste.”

The bolded font is why I know you can’t really afford a private school education through 12th grade. As the saying goes, “if you could, you would.” You and I both know that the teaching, resources, connections, individualized learning, etc of a top private simply cannot be duplicated in any public school around here. You may get a decent (even good) public school education, but the overall quality of the experience is inferior. Anyone who can truly afford the best education for their children would pay pay the cost.

You don’t seem to be hearing that I could, but didn’t want to. Even rich people think certain things are a waste. For us, private school is one of them.

“Rich people” who think it’s “a waste” to provide the best education possible for their children? Those people are ignorant.

You can get an excellent education in public school. You don’t need to pay $50,000/year for that. You’re paying for the experience and “status” of the classmates and their parents. But you’ll never admit that.

Not anymore...but you keep believing what you do.

The truth of the matter is you will most likely get an inferior education in a public school. It IS possible to get a decent education. But an excellent education? LOL...maybe at TJ but even that is suspect these days.

There are so many super smart well educated kids coming out of publics. But sure, their education is sub par. Only Richie Rich’s kids are getting an EXCELLENT education at Sidwell

Sure but trust me...I know. My friends whose kids just entered college in the past year are all complaining their kids never learned to really study for cumulative assessments. They never had them at their MCPS W school where they give you semester grade of A when you have a 79 and 89 for each quarter. These kids played games with the numbers and are sorely unprepared for college. These are kids who took multiple APs too.

Really? All of them? Every single one?
No exaggeration there, I’m sure. Unless you’re talking about 1 or 2 people.

Of course not every one...but a good portion.

But if you look at their college commits, they are spectacular. You would think that if a good portion of public school kids are sub par, these T25 schools would stop taking them.

A very very small percentage of kids from the top Bethesda area schools get into the top 20 (about 5%). I am talking about the remaining 95% of those students. Of the 8 schools that Bethesda Magazine featured in their report on matriculations, there were about 250 students of the total of 4600 seniors who ended u at top 20 schools. Of course of the remaining 4350 students, there were some who will be just fine, but many many struggle due to poor preparation for college. And I know you will say that is because of poor parenting, but that is not always the case. It is because of low expectations on the part of MCPS.

I cannot believe that you believe that 95% of these students will struggle in college and only 250 will be ok. You’re telling yourself stories.

I never said 95% would struggle. This is what I said verbatim: "Of course of the remaining 4350 students, there were some who will be just fine, but many many struggle due to poor preparation for college.

Quantify many many. What do mean by that?

Difficult to quantify, but based on what I have heard among my friend group in our Churchill district and what I have read on the MCPS forum, kids are struggling in college and have to learn how to study. If I had to throw a number out there, I would say probably 75%...maybe more. Most will get through it with hard work and tutors, but the independent school students who actually had to be accountable during HS will find college much easier.

75%… in the Churchill area… 😁😂. You really do tell yourself stories.

There are 8 schools in that analysis, which include the W schools, Blair, RM, BCC, and Einstein. So there is definitely a cohort that would struggle there...a large cohort. https://moco360.media/2023/09/13/where-montgomery-county-high-school-graduates-are-going-to-college/

When we were deciding on whether to enroll DS in private Catholic HS vs. Winston Churchill, we considered his very strong desire to attend University of Notre Dame. We had a sense that acceptance was more likely coming out of a Catholic school than public school. Until I looked at these numbers however, I wasn't entirely sure how much of a difference it made. It made a significant difference.

Looking at these MCPS numbers for Notre Dame, there was only a 6% acceptance rate among this cohort of MCPS students. Compare that to an overall acceptance rate at ND of 15%. That tells me ND doesn't particularly have a preference for students from this school system. Just for comparison, I looked at the numbers for other top Catholic schools. Those numbers were more in line with overall acceptance rates. Bottom line, enrolling our son in a Catholic HS paid off as he got into his top choice dream school and likely would not have if we kept him in MCPS.

Notre Dame Acceptance Rate - 15%
MCPS Admits:
79 Applied
5 Admitted - 6%
2 Enrolled

Georgetown Acceptance Rate - 13%
MCPS Admits:
204 Applied
40 Admitted - 19%
24 Enrolled

Boston College Acceptance Rate - 15%
MCPS Admits:
219 Applied
40 Admitted - 18%
12 Enrolled

Villanova Acceptance Rate - 21%
MCPS Admits:
137 Applied
26 Admitted- 19%
8 Enrolled

A Catholic university gives preference to Catholic HS students. Color us surprised 😮

What if you are Catholic but attend a public school (Like a "W")?

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone can add Basis McLean? Our school has the best outcomes in Virginia

St. Andrews Episcopal School (SAES)
https://www.instagram.com/saes24decisions

Georgetown Day school (GDS)
https://www.instagram.com/gdsseniors2024

Sidwell Friends School (SFS)
https://www.instagram.com/sidwellseniors2024

Maret
https://www.instagram.com/maretfrogs2024

Holton Arms
https://www.instagram.com/holtonarms2024

Landon
https://www.instagram.com/landonseniors24

Connelly School of the Holy Child (Holy Child)
https://www.instagram.com/hcseniors24

The Academy of the Holy Cross ("Holy Cross")
https://www.instagram.com/ahc_seniors24/

St. John’s College( high)
https://www.instagram.com/sjc2024seniors

Bullis School
https://www.instagram.com/bullisseniors24/

Potomac School
https://www.instagram.com/pmacdecisions2024/

Sandy Springs Friends School (SSFS)
https://www.instagram.com/ssfs24seniors

The Heights
https://www.instagram.com/heights24.seniors

Stone Ridge
https://www.instagram.com/srseniors24/

Flint Hill:
https://www.instagram.com/flinthilldecisions24 (https://www.instagram.com/flinthilldecisions24)

Edmund Burke:
https://www.instagram.com/burkeseniors/

Field:
https://www.instagram.com/fieldgrads.2024/

Maderia:
https://www.instagram.com/madeiradecisions24/

Georgetown Visitation ("Visitation"/ "Visi")
https://www.instagram.com/v1s1collegedecisions2024/

Washington International School ("WIS")
https://www.instagram.com/wisclassof2024/

McDonough School
https://www.instagram.com/mcdclassof2024/

St. Stephens and St. Agnes School (DC)
https://www.instagram.com/sssasdecisions2024/

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Five "W" publics for perspective:
*typically refers to a high level public

Walt Whitman (Bethesda):
https://www.instagram.com/vikingdestinations2024/

Winston Churchill (Potomac):
https://www.instagram.com/beyondthebulldog2024/

Walter Johnson High School ("WJ")
https://www.instagram.com/wherethewildcatsgo24/

Thomas S. Wootton High School ("Wootton")
https://www.instagram.com/peaceoutpatriots24/

Bethesda Chevy Chase High School ("BCC") (Commonly included in the "W" public schools)
https://www.instagram.com/bccdecisions_2024/
report


Historic 2023 results:

Basis Independent Mclean ("BIM") 2024.
https://www.instagram.com/bimcommits2023/?igsh=dTVyN2Q1a2l4amxx

BIM is impressive

For those saying Churchill and Whitman grads wouldn't know how to study, I'd just say THEN WHY ARE SO MANY HEADED TO HOPKINS?

Some students are serious. These kids will be fine. Notice I said "some."

I think a "double layer wrap" approach works best. Live in the Whitman or Churchill district but attend a Private (pref a big 3). This insulates them from coming into contact with rifraf in their neighborhood and also protects them from to pedestrian nature of public schools. Great prep for the real world...

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone can add Basis McLean? Our school has the best outcomes in Virginia

St. Andrews Episcopal School (SAES)
https://www.instagram.com/saes24decisions

Georgetown Day school (GDS)
https://www.instagram.com/gdsseniors2024

Sidwell Friends School (SFS)
https://www.instagram.com/sidwellseniors2024

Maret
https://www.instagram.com/maretfrogs2024

Holton Arms
https://www.instagram.com/holtonarms2024

Landon
https://www.instagram.com/landonseniors24

Connelly School of the Holy Child (Holy Child)
https://www.instagram.com/hcseniors24

The Academy of the Holy Cross ("Holy Cross")
https://www.instagram.com/ahc_seniors24/

St. John’s College( high)
https://www.instagram.com/sjc2024seniors

Bullis School
https://www.instagram.com/bullisseniors24/

Potomac School
https://www.instagram.com/pmacdecisions2024/

Sandy Springs Friends School (SSFS)
https://www.instagram.com/ssfs24seniors

The Heights
https://www.instagram.com/heights24.seniors

Stone Ridge
https://www.instagram.com/srseniors24/

Flint Hill:
https://www.instagram.com/flinthilldecisions24 (https://www.instagram.com/flinthilldecisions24)

Edmund Burke:
https://www.instagram.com/burkeseniors/

Field:
https://www.instagram.com/fieldgrads.2024/

Maderia:
https://www.instagram.com/madeiradecisions24/

Georgetown Visitation ("Visitation"/ "Visi")
https://www.instagram.com/v1s1collegedecisions2024/

Washington International School ("WIS")
https://www.instagram.com/wisclassof2024/

McDonough School
https://www.instagram.com/mcdclassof2024/

St. Stephens and St. Agnes School (DC)
https://www.instagram.com/sssasdecisions2024/

**************************
Five "W" publics for perspective:
*typically refers to a high level public

Walt Whitman (Bethesda):
https://www.instagram.com/vikingdestinations2024/

Winston Churchill (Potomac):
https://www.instagram.com/beyondthebulldog2024/

Walter Johnson High School ("WJ")
https://www.instagram.com/wherethewildcatsgo24/

Thomas S. Wootton High School ("Wootton")
https://www.instagram.com/peaceoutpatriots24/

Bethesda Chevy Chase High School ("BCC") (Commonly included in the "W" public schools)
https://www.instagram.com/bccdecisions_2024/
report


Historic 2023 results:

Basis Independent Mclean ("BIM") 2024.
https://www.instagram.com/bimcommits2023/?igsh=dTVyN2Q1a2l4amxx

BIM is impressive

For those saying Churchill and Whitman grads wouldn't know how to study, I'd just say THEN WHY ARE SO MANY HEADED TO HOPKINS?

Some students are serious. These kids will be fine. Notice I said "some."

I think a "double layer wrap" approach works best. Live in the Whitman or Churchill district but attend a Private (pref a big 3). This insulates them from coming into contact with rifraf in their neighborhood and also protects them from to pedestrian nature of public schools. Great prep for the real world...

I agree with everything you said without the , this is why I live in the Whitman district and send my kids to private school. After graduation they are unlikely to leave the culture and surroundings they were raised in so I really am unconcerned about how they would do in the common street fights that happen in our public schools or whatever career and lifestyle such people pursue afterwards. I'm not preparing them for the "real world" I'm preparing them for the world they live in.

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St. Andrews Episcopal School (SAES)
https://www.instagram.com/saes24decisions

Georgetown Day school (GDS)
https://www.instagram.com/gdsseniors2024

Sidwell Friends School (SFS)
https://www.instagram.com/sidwellseniors2024

Maret
https://www.instagram.com/maretfrogs2024

Holton Arms
https://www.instagram.com/holtonarms2024

Landon
https://www.instagram.com/landonseniors24

Connelly School of the Holy Child (Holy Child)
https://www.instagram.com/hcseniors24

The Academy of the Holy Cross ("Holy Cross")
https://www.instagram.com/ahc_seniors24/

St. John’s College( high)
https://www.instagram.com/sjc2024seniors

Bullis School
https://www.instagram.com/bullisseniors24/

Potomac School
https://www.instagram.com/pmacdecisions2024/

Sandy Springs Friends School (SSFS)
https://www.instagram.com/ssfs24seniors

The Heights
https://www.instagram.com/heights24.seniors

Stone Ridge
https://www.instagram.com/srseniors24/

Flint Hill:
https://www.instagram.com/flinthilldecisions24 (https://www.instagram.com/flinthilldecisions24)

Edmund Burke:
https://www.instagram.com/burkeseniors/

Field:
https://www.instagram.com/fieldgrads.2024/

Maderia:
https://www.instagram.com/madeiradecisions24/

Georgetown Visitation ("Visitation"/ "Visi")
https://www.instagram.com/v1s1collegedecisions2024/

Washington International School ("WIS")
https://www.instagram.com/wisclassof2024/

McDonough School
https://www.instagram.com/mcdclassof2024/

St. Stephens and St. Agnes School (DC)
https://www.instagram.com/sssasdecisions2024/

**************************
Five "W" publics for perspective:
*typically refers to a high level public

Walt Whitman (Bethesda):
https://www.instagram.com/vikingdestinations2024/

Winston Churchill (Potomac):
https://www.instagram.com/beyondthebulldog2024/

Walter Johnson High School ("WJ")
https://www.instagram.com/wherethewildcatsgo24/

Thomas S. Wootton High School ("Wootton")
https://www.instagram.com/peaceoutpatriots24/

Bethesda Chevy Chase High School ("BCC") (Commonly included in the "W" public schools)
https://www.instagram.com/bccdecisions_2024/
report


Historic 2023 results:

Basis Independent Mclean ("BIM") 2024.
https://www.instagram.com/bimcommits2023/?igsh=dTVyN2Q1a2l4amxx

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone can add Basis McLean? Our school has the best outcomes in Virginia

St. Andrews Episcopal School (SAES)
https://www.instagram.com/saes24decisions

Georgetown Day school (GDS)
https://www.instagram.com/gdsseniors2024

Sidwell Friends School (SFS)
https://www.instagram.com/sidwellseniors2024

Maret
https://www.instagram.com/maretfrogs2024

Holton Arms
https://www.instagram.com/holtonarms2024

Landon
https://www.instagram.com/landonseniors24

Connelly School of the Holy Child (Holy Child)
https://www.instagram.com/hcseniors24

The Academy of the Holy Cross ("Holy Cross")
https://www.instagram.com/ahc_seniors24/

St. John’s College( high)
https://www.instagram.com/sjc2024seniors

Bullis School
https://www.instagram.com/bullisseniors24/

Potomac School
https://www.instagram.com/pmacdecisions2024/

Sandy Springs Friends School (SSFS)
https://www.instagram.com/ssfs24seniors

The Heights
https://www.instagram.com/heights24.seniors

Stone Ridge
https://www.instagram.com/srseniors24/

Flint Hill:
https://www.instagram.com/flinthilldecisions24 (https://www.instagram.com/flinthilldecisions24)

Edmund Burke:
https://www.instagram.com/burkeseniors/

Field:
https://www.instagram.com/fieldgrads.2024/

Maderia:
https://www.instagram.com/madeiradecisions24/

Georgetown Visitation ("Visitation"/ "Visi")
https://www.instagram.com/v1s1collegedecisions2024/

Washington International School ("WIS")
https://www.instagram.com/wisclassof2024/

McDonough School
https://www.instagram.com/mcdclassof2024/

St. Stephens and St. Agnes School (DC)
https://www.instagram.com/sssasdecisions2024/

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Five "W" publics for perspective:
*typically refers to a high level public

Walt Whitman (Bethesda):
https://www.instagram.com/vikingdestinations2024/

Winston Churchill (Potomac):
https://www.instagram.com/beyondthebulldog2024/

Walter Johnson High School ("WJ")
https://www.instagram.com/wherethewildcatsgo24/

Thomas S. Wootton High School ("Wootton")
https://www.instagram.com/peaceoutpatriots24/

Bethesda Chevy Chase High School ("BCC") (Commonly included in the "W" public schools)
https://www.instagram.com/bccdecisions_2024/
report


Historic 2023 results:

Basis Independent Mclean ("BIM") 2024.
https://www.instagram.com/bimcommits2023/?igsh=dTVyN2Q1a2l4amxx

BIM is impressive

For those saying Churchill and Whitman grads wouldn't know how to study, I'd just say THEN WHY ARE SO MANY HEADED TO HOPKINS?

Some students are serious. These kids will be fine. Notice I said "some."

I think a "double layer wrap" approach works best. Live in the Whitman or Churchill district but attend a Private (pref a big 3). This insulates them from coming into contact with rifraf in their neighborhood and also protects them from to pedestrian nature of public schools. Great prep for the real world...

I agree with everything you said without the , this is why I live in the Whitman district and send my kids to private school. After graduation they are unlikely to leave the culture and surroundings they were raised in so I really am unconcerned about how they would do in the common street fights that happen in our public schools or whatever career and lifestyle such people pursue afterwards. I'm not preparing them for the "real world" I'm preparing them for the world they live in.

*This. People who talk about preparing kids for the real world by exposing them to the horrors of pubic education are just justifying their own decisions.

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Anonymous wrote:Then tell us, what percentage of Churchill families can’t afford college?

Yes, not only that but according to them they aren’t kids of privilege who haven’t paid through the nose with SAT prep, extracurriculars and “packaging”!!!

/s

A lot of jealous non W school families commenting here. Quite entertaining to witness here on the private school forum.

What are W schools parents doing commenting on this thread? Justifying their existence?

More like triggering insecure private school parents who need to justify their decisions

Or regret their decision to spend millions on privates..

The justification is supported by facts. Read the two articles (above) posted by Stanford and Dartmouth students.

You sound like you regret not having millions to spend on a private school education for your children. Sucks to be you.

NP
We absolutely could have afforded private education for our kids. They were in private until 6th and 3rd grade. Then we pulled them for public. Zero regrets. So so so glad we didn’t spend all that $$ for the possibility of a college maybe ranked a bit higher. I mean really, what a waste.

“So so so glad we didn’t spend all that $$ for the possibility of a college maybe ranked a bit higher. I mean really, what a waste.”

The bolded font is why I know you can’t really afford a private school education through 12th grade. As the saying goes, “if you could, you would.” You and I both know that the teaching, resources, connections, individualized learning, etc of a top private simply cannot be duplicated in any public school around here. You may get a decent (even good) public school education, but the overall quality of the experience is inferior. Anyone who can truly afford the best education for their children would pay pay the cost.

You don’t seem to be hearing that I could, but didn’t want to. Even rich people think certain things are a waste. For us, private school is one of them.

“Rich people” who think it’s “a waste” to provide the best education possible for their children? Those people are ignorant.

You can get an excellent education in public school. You don’t need to pay $50,000/year for that. You’re paying for the experience and “status” of the classmates and their parents. But you’ll never admit that.

Not anymore...but you keep believing what you do.

The truth of the matter is you will most likely get an inferior education in a public school. It IS possible to get a decent education. But an excellent education? LOL...maybe at TJ but even that is suspect these days.

There are so many super smart well educated kids coming out of publics. But sure, their education is sub par. Only Richie Rich’s kids are getting an EXCELLENT education at Sidwell

Sure but trust me...I know. My friends whose kids just entered college in the past year are all complaining their kids never learned to really study for cumulative assessments. They never had them at their MCPS W school where they give you semester grade of A when you have a 79 and 89 for each quarter. These kids played games with the numbers and are sorely unprepared for college. These are kids who took multiple APs too.

Really? All of them? Every single one?
No exaggeration there, I’m sure. Unless you’re talking about 1 or 2 people.

Of course not every one...but a good portion.

But if you look at their college commits, they are spectacular. You would think that if a good portion of public school kids are sub par, these T25 schools would stop taking them.

A very very small percentage of kids from the top Bethesda area schools get into the top 20 (about 5%). I am talking about the remaining 95% of those students. Of the 8 schools that Bethesda Magazine featured in their report on matriculations, there were about 250 students of the total of 4600 seniors who ended u at top 20 schools. Of course of the remaining 4350 students, there were some who will be just fine, but many many struggle due to poor preparation for college. And I know you will say that is because of poor parenting, but that is not always the case. It is because of low expectations on the part of MCPS.

I cannot believe that you believe that 95% of these students will struggle in college and only 250 will be ok. You’re telling yourself stories.

I never said 95% would struggle. This is what I said verbatim: "Of course of the remaining 4350 students, there were some who will be just fine, but many many struggle due to poor preparation for college.

Quantify many many. What do mean by that?

Difficult to quantify, but based on what I have heard among my friend group in our Churchill district and what I have read on the MCPS forum, kids are struggling in college and have to learn how to study. If I had to throw a number out there, I would say probably 75%...maybe more. Most will get through it with hard work and tutors, but the independent school students who actually had to be accountable during HS will find college much easier.

75%… in the Churchill area… 😁😂. You really do tell yourself stories.

There are 8 schools in that analysis, which include the W schools, Blair, RM, BCC, and Einstein. So there is definitely a cohort that would struggle there...a large cohort. https://moco360.media/2023/09/13/where-montgomery-county-high-school-graduates-are-going-to-college/

When we were deciding on whether to enroll DS in private Catholic HS vs. Winston Churchill, we considered his very strong desire to attend University of Notre Dame. We had a sense that acceptance was more likely coming out of a Catholic school than public school. Until I looked at these numbers however, I wasn't entirely sure how much of a difference it made. It made a significant difference.

Looking at these MCPS numbers for Notre Dame, there was only a 6% acceptance rate among this cohort of MCPS students. Compare that to an overall acceptance rate at ND of 15%. That tells me ND doesn't particularly have a preference for students from this school system. Just for comparison, I looked at the numbers for other top Catholic schools. Those numbers were more in line with overall acceptance rates. Bottom line, enrolling our son in a Catholic HS paid off as he got into his top choice dream school and likely would not have if we kept him in MCPS.

Notre Dame Acceptance Rate - 15%
MCPS Admits:
79 Applied
5 Admitted - 6%
2 Enrolled

Georgetown Acceptance Rate - 13%
MCPS Admits:
204 Applied
40 Admitted - 19%
24 Enrolled

Boston College Acceptance Rate - 15%
MCPS Admits:
219 Applied
40 Admitted - 18%
12 Enrolled

Villanova Acceptance Rate - 21%
MCPS Admits:
137 Applied
26 Admitted- 19%
8 Enrolled

A Catholic university gives preference to Catholic HS students. Color us surprised 😮

What if you are Catholic but attend a public school (Like a "W")?

Exactly my point. Your chances decrease significantly if you attend a W school vs. a Catholic HS. For us, that alone made it worth every penny of tuition.