St. John’s Open House On Sunday

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Crickets crickets ?

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When we were looking at schools, we weren't looking at Big 3. We picked SJC over other Catholic schools. If you prefer Big 3, and your kid can get in, and you can afford it, then great do it.

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Anonymous wrote:SJCHS is an inclusive school for students with a variety of interests and academic abilities who are all college bound. My kids have loved it. Most families don’t seem worried about Ivy League college placement. Go to a Big 3 if you are concerned about that.

LOL, we were not interested in ivy league...just maybe a top 20 or even 30. How does SJC do in top 20 college placement? I guess we will never know.

You clearly would not be happy at St.John’s. You do not embody their mission and vision. It’s good you went elsewhere.

What IS the mission and vision? If it is about service to the community as they say, then DS ended up in a place very well known for that and did quite well. Difference is he also had better opportunities beyond high school because of the excellent academic reputation of the school. I don't think SJC is quite there yet. Or at least, they haven't been able to communicate that to prospective students. I am genuinely interested...I have another child (a girl) approaching high school age. I want to know if she even would have a chance of getting into her dream college (not an ivy) if she attends SJC. How many kids ended up at this college in the past year, 3 years. It is such a mystery!

What college is your daughter’s dream school? I may be able to check for you.

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Anonymous wrote:SJCHS is an inclusive school for students with a variety of interests and academic abilities who are all college bound. My kids have loved it. Most families don’t seem worried about Ivy League college placement. Go to a Big 3 if you are concerned about that.

LOL, we were not interested in ivy league...just maybe a top 20 or even 30. How does SJC do in top 20 college placement? I guess we will never know.

You clearly would not be happy at St.John’s. You do not embody their mission and vision. It’s good you went elsewhere.

What IS the mission and vision? If it is about service to the community as they say, then DS ended up in a place very well known for that and did quite well. Difference is he also had better opportunities beyond high school because of the excellent academic reputation of the school. I don't think SJC is quite there yet. Or at least, they haven't been able to communicate that to prospective students. I am genuinely interested...I have another child (a girl) approaching high school age. I want to know if she even would have a chance of getting into her dream college (not an ivy) if she attends SJC. How many kids ended up at this college in the past year, 3 years. It is such a mystery!

What college is your daughter’s dream school? I may be able to check for you.

NYU

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Anonymous wrote:SJCHS is an inclusive school for students with a variety of interests and academic abilities who are all college bound. My kids have loved it. Most families don’t seem worried about Ivy League college placement. Go to a Big 3 if you are concerned about that.

LOL, we were not interested in ivy league...just maybe a top 20 or even 30. How does SJC do in top 20 college placement? I guess we will never know.

You clearly would not be happy at St.John’s. You do not embody their mission and vision. It’s good you went elsewhere.

What IS the mission and vision? If it is about service to the community as they say, then DS ended up in a place very well known for that and did quite well. Difference is he also had better opportunities beyond high school because of the excellent academic reputation of the school. I don't think SJC is quite there yet. Or at least, they haven't been able to communicate that to prospective students. I am genuinely interested...I have another child (a girl) approaching high school age. I want to know if she even would have a chance of getting into her dream college (not an ivy) if she attends SJC. How many kids ended up at this college in the past year, 3 years. It is such a mystery!

Oh so you don’t even know the mission and vision of St John’s. I mean you said you seriously considered it for your son but obviously you didn’t because you don’t even know the mission and vision of the school. I’m not sure why you just came on here to bash St johns you have some crazy agenda and it’s sad. I’ll pray for you.

God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

I know what I read online and what we were told at the scholars brunch. But just hoping to get clarification from sjc parents on this forum. Also where are those graduating students going? Would love to solve the mystery.

The Scholars students apply to Ivys as well as a large number of Catholic universities, as you might expect from graduates of a Catholic high school. Vandy, Duke, Wake Forest are also popular. As posted upstream, SJCHS serves a diverse group of kids, so you will also see many going to MD and VA state universities and colleges and to large Division I sports schools like Auburn, Penn State, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:SJCHS is an inclusive school for students with a variety of interests and academic abilities who are all college bound. My kids have loved it. Most families don’t seem worried about Ivy League college placement. Go to a Big 3 if you are concerned about that.

LOL, we were not interested in ivy league...just maybe a top 20 or even 30. How does SJC do in top 20 college placement? I guess we will never know.

You clearly would not be happy at St.John’s. You do not embody their mission and vision. It’s good you went elsewhere.

What IS the mission and vision? If it is about service to the community as they say, then DS ended up in a place very well known for that and did quite well. Difference is he also had better opportunities beyond high school because of the excellent academic reputation of the school. I don't think SJC is quite there yet. Or at least, they haven't been able to communicate that to prospective students. I am genuinely interested...I have another child (a girl) approaching high school age. I want to know if she even would have a chance of getting into her dream college (not an ivy) if she attends SJC. How many kids ended up at this college in the past year, 3 years. It is such a mystery!

What college is your daughter’s dream school? I may be able to check for you.

NYU

Well that was a disappointing choice. Are you full pay? No problem getting into NYU from SJC. The more expensive the school, the better the college list, more full pay families.

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Anonymous wrote:Once again, SJC isn’t the Catholic school known for its academics. Not to say academics aren’t strong but they are now like DeMatha, athletic powerhouse.

So Dematha is one of the best private schools academically in the richest majority African-American counties in the world.

So clearly you don’t know what you’re talking about

Where does DeMatha rank when comparing all Catholic Schools in DMV?

Gonzaga, GC,STJ and Damatha are pretty much all the same except 2 are all boys.

Though Damatha has a better arts program than all of them and STJ has better science since Kinsey poured $$$ into that program.

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Anonymous wrote:Once again, SJC isn’t the Catholic school known for its academics. Not to say academics aren’t strong but they are now like DeMatha, athletic powerhouse.

So Dematha is one of the best private schools academically in the richest majority African-American counties in the world.

So clearly you don’t know what you’re talking about

Where does DeMatha rank when comparing all Catholic Schools in DMV?

Gonzaga, GC,STJ and Damatha are pretty much all the same except 2 are all boys.

Though Damatha has a better arts program than all of them and STJ has better science since Kinsey poured $$$ into that program.

Oh please. Gonzaga way above these other schools in terms of academics. Look at the college matriculations. No comparison.

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Anonymous wrote:Once again, SJC isn’t the Catholic school known for its academics. Not to say academics aren’t strong but they are now like DeMatha, athletic powerhouse.

So Dematha is one of the best private schools academically in the richest majority African-American counties in the world.

So clearly you don’t know what you’re talking about

Where does DeMatha rank when comparing all Catholic Schools in DMV?

Gonzaga, GC,STJ and Damatha are pretty much all the same except 2 are all boys.

Though Damatha has a better arts program than all of them and STJ has better science since Kinsey poured $$$ into that program.

Oh please. Gonzaga way above these other schools in terms of academics. Look at the college matriculations. No comparison.

Here's the DC rankings of Catholic schools:

Top Ten:
St. Anselms
Georgetown Prep
Stone Ridge
Visitation
Gonzaga
Heights
Oakcrest
SJC
Bishop O'Connell
Good Counsel

More here: https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-catholic-high-schools/m/washington-dc-metro-area/

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Those rankings are meaningless. Academically there is no significant difference between GP and GZ. They're just very different environments with their own benefits.

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Anonymous wrote:Those rankings are meaningless. Academically there is no significant difference between GP and GZ. They're just very different environments with their own benefits.

How is it meaningless? GZ the next ranked after GP, so obviously they are close. The point of the posting this ranking was in response to the PP who said GZ was no different than SJC, DeMatha, or GC. As the ranking demonstrates, GZ is significantly stronger than all three of these schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Those rankings are meaningless. Academically there is no significant difference between GP and GZ. They're just very different environments with their own benefits.

How is it meaningless? GZ the next ranked after GP, so obviously they are close. The point of the posting this ranking was in response to the PP who said GZ was no different than SJC, DeMatha, or GC. As the ranking demonstrates, GZ is significantly stronger than all three of these schools.

Where is DeMatha?

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Hyattsville, MD

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Where is DeMatha on that list?

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Anonymous wrote:Where is DeMatha on that list?

Clicking on the link would have shown you, however, here is the list expanded. DeMatha at 16 vs. Good Counsel at 10 and GZ at 5. Big spread there, so you can't really say they are comparable. Interestingly, the top eight schools are all single sex. https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-catholic-high-schools/m/washington-dc-metro-area/

1. St. Anselms
2. Georgetown Prep
3. Stone Ridge
4. Visitation
5. Gonzaga
6. Heights
7. Oakcrest
8. SJC
9. Bishop O'Connell
10. Good Counsel
11. Holy Cross
12. Bishop Ireton
13. Paul VI
14. St. John Paul the Great
15. Holy Child
16. Dematha
17. Brookwood
18. Elizabeth Seton
19. Bishop McNamara
20. Avalon