Why is SJC the "It" school this year
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Anonymous
| About 80% of my daughters class applied to SJC. Over the last month I have overheard parents mention they were calling in favors for admission. I normally would expect this behavior for Big 3 but SJC, really? Originally it ranked #3 per my DD but all of a sudden it's #1. |
Anonymous
| Why does your daughter want to go, and where (private, public, parochial) is she studying for middle school? |
Anonymous
| Why do you think her friend group is representative of general feelings about these schools? |
Anonymous
This. It might be the #1 at her school this year. |
Anonymous
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It's one of the few co-ed Catholic schools in the DC area. Lots of school spirit, sports teams are good....fun going to games.
It's certainly not about the academics...although a student could fashion a strong curriculum. Parents like the price tag. What school is your DC in OP? |
Anonymous
| SJC goes in and out of favor at our K-8 as well. It tends to go in waves based on prior year’s graduation class matriculation. It’s a fine school and if your child is in the honors program it can be a solid curriculum and peer group. Of course it is also a good value with the more modest tuition. |
Anonymous
| price tag. honors program, donor with deep pockets who has poured a lot of money into improving the facilities |
Anonymous
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Plank and Kinsey
Big donor for sports big donor for science. If you have an athlete or a STEM student its the best school in DC. Many don't even consider the big3. |
Anonymous
what school are you coming from? or what type? k-8 independent? parochial? public? |
Anonymous
Many don't want an education based on the religious tenets that ST. John's espouses. That doesn't make it better or worse, but there many who wouldn't consider an Episcopalian, Quaker or non-denominational school either. |
Anonymous
| Most definitely not for the academics. |
Anonymous
Why would you post something like this? It is both incorrect and rude. |
Anonymous
| More down to earth social atmosphere. |
Anonymous
| 10 05 here. It has been climbing for awhile. Lots of great options. |
Anonymous
| It definitely is more popular with our VA catholic. Several kids went last year. It used to be you only went for the Benilde program. |