Bullis

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I suspect at least some of the vitriol against Bullis here comes from parents were uncomfortable with the significant proportion of high achieving African-American students at the school.

Or perhaps just with the high proportion of minorities, period.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I suspect at least some of the vitriol against Bullis here comes from parents were uncomfortable with the significant proportion of high achieving African-American students at the school.

Wow. Race card much.

I guess you can call it that. It’s just that I know some very well educated and successful women who send their kids to Bullis and are very happy with it. They happen to be black and I believe they think Bullis is a really great environment for their black kids, who are smart, hardworking, and high achieving. So I can’t help but wonder if there’s something going on here, especially given the posts about recruitment of athletes. That’s often coded language.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There seems to be a lot of Bullis haters on this board. Does anyone who is objective have any clue how many applicants they get for 9th grade? DC loved the school and it is our first choice. How hard is it to get in? I do know of one child who was rejected who I thought was a strong candidate. Thank you.

The Director of Admissions told us that there are 400 applicants for 55 9th-grade spots. Of course, they will accept more that 55, though not a ton, to ensure an acceptance yield of 55. Those numbers indicate that most applicants will not be accepted. I think the reputation that they accept almost everyone is either old, or was never true. Our DC is applying for 9th and we were given this information in our parent interview.

This seems like a crazy high number of applicants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There seems to be a lot of Bullis haters on this board. Does anyone who is objective have any clue how many applicants they get for 9th grade? DC loved the school and it is our first choice. How hard is it to get in? I do know of one child who was rejected who I thought was a strong candidate. Thank you.

The Director of Admissions told us that there are 400 applicants for 55 9th-grade spots. Of course, they will accept more that 55, though not a ton, to ensure an acceptance yield of 55. Those numbers indicate that most applicants will not be accepted. I think the reputation that they accept almost everyone is either old, or was never true. Our DC is applying for 9th and we were given this information in our parent interview.

This seems like a crazy high number of applicants.

There are crazy high numbers of applicants at most schools. We were told be a DA at a different school that there were 25 applicants for every open slot--for 7th grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I suspect at least some of the vitriol against Bullis here comes from parents were uncomfortable with the significant proportion of high achieving African-American students at the school.

Wow. Race card much.

I guess you can call it that. It’s just that I know some very well educated and successful women who send their kids to Bullis and are very happy with it. They happen to be black and I believe they think Bullis is a really great environment for their black kids, who are smart, hardworking, and high achieving. So I can’t help but wonder if there’s something going on here, especially given the posts about recruitment of athletes. That’s often coded language.

I always have to chuckle when people start talking about Bullis and it's athletic rep. Must start later, because the lower schools routinely lose to their "non-athletic" competitors like St Albans,

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I suspect at least some of the vitriol against Bullis here comes from parents were uncomfortable with the significant proportion of high achieving African-American students at the school.

Wow. Race card much.

I guess you can call it that. It’s just that I know some very well educated and successful women who send their kids to Bullis and are very happy with it. They happen to be black and I believe they think Bullis is a really great environment for their black kids, who are smart, hardworking, and high achieving. So I can’t help but wonder if there’s something going on here, especially given the posts about recruitment of athletes. That’s often coded language.

I always have to chuckle when people start talking about Bullis and it's athletic rep. Must start later, because the lower schools routinely lose to their "non-athletic" competitors like St Albans,

You noticed that too? Totally okay for schools like Landon to recruit for sports, of course. What could the difference be?

[Anonymous]

Bullis is becoming very popular. I do believe it. St. John's got over 1,100 applicants and most schools got in the hundreds. It is going to be a very tough year for rising 9th graders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bullis is becoming very popular. I do believe it. St. John's got over 1,100 applicants and most schools got in the hundreds. It is going to be a very tough year for rising 9th graders.

I know a family that chose Bullis over Sidwell. They’ve been very happy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Bullis is becoming very popular. I do believe it. St. John's got over 1,100 applicants and most schools got in the hundreds. It is going to be a very tough year for rising 9th graders.

I know a family that chose Bullis over Sidwell. They’ve been very happy.

That's like saying "hey I know this one family that chose UMD over Harvard." It's an obvious outlier and completely unhelpful.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bullis is becoming very popular. I do believe it. St. John's got over 1,100 applicants and most schools got in the hundreds. It is going to be a very tough year for rising 9th graders.

I know a family that chose Bullis over Sidwell. They’ve been very happy.

That's like saying "hey I know this one family that chose UMD over Harvard." It's an obvious outlier and completely unhelpful.

It was a single data point that supports the post I quoted. But I understand it’s not helpful to the entire universe of people who will view this post, and that you’re the arbiter of these things.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bullis is becoming very popular. I do believe it. St. John's got over 1,100 applicants and most schools got in the hundreds. It is going to be a very tough year for rising 9th graders.

I know a family that chose Bullis over Sidwell. They’ve been very happy.

That's like saying "hey I know this one family that chose UMD over Harvard." It's an obvious outlier and completely unhelpful.

Huh? There are great and smart kids in both schools. Harvard and UMD are choices for everyone. It depends on the courses you take and how you will contribute and make a community.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous]Lots of hate and jealously on DCUM about Bullis. Fantastic school, beautiful campus, brand new Discovery Center Building, lovely community. Our kids went to Middle School and Upper School and both went to Ivy League Schools. Don't listen to the haters. Visit the school and talk to Bullis families and good luck on your search.[/quote]

+100

[Anonymous]

Well it is our first choice and now I'm even more anxious hearing that they have 400 applicants! What will stand out? My DC didn't do well on SSAT (Terrible). Great grades though. Does do sports and loves the arts. We looked at 6 schools for HS and this was the one we ALL liked. Finally we all agree on something : )

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well it is our first choice and now I'm even more anxious hearing that they have 400 applicants! What will stand out? My DC didn't do well on SSAT (Terrible). Great grades though. Does do sports and loves the arts. We looked at 6 schools for HS and this was the one we ALL liked. Finally we all agree on something : )

1. 400 applicants sounds high, to be honest, but they do have international students and perhaps they are getting a boomlet of foreign applications to bolster applications from area students.
2. 55 spots is just one part of the equation -- what's the yield? If they have 50% yield (which would be a reasonable guess), that means admitting 110 applicants. 1 in 4 chances (assuming the 400 number is correct) is a lot better than 1 in 7.

Try not to stress too much -- sounds like you have a great kid. I'd bet your DC has a very solid chance of admission.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well it is our first choice and now I'm even more anxious hearing that they have 400 applicants! What will stand out? My DC didn't do well on SSAT (Terrible). Great grades though. Does do sports and loves the arts. We looked at 6 schools for HS and this was the one we ALL liked. Finally we all agree on something : )

1. 400 applicants sounds high, to be honest, but they do have international students and perhaps they are getting a boomlet of foreign applications to bolster applications from area students.
2. 55 spots is just one part of the equation -- what's the yield? If they have 50% yield (which would be a reasonable guess), that means admitting 110 applicants. 1 in 4 chances (assuming the 400 number is correct) is a lot better than 1 in 7.

Try not to stress too much -- sounds like you have a great kid. I'd bet your DC has a very solid chance of admission.

50% yield seems high.....does bullis publish this stat?