Let’s rank these girls schools

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Anonymous wrote:DD turned down Holton for Madeira. No regrets.

I get this. BUT I don't get why PP turned down NCS for Madeira. (If it's even true.)

Have you visited NCS or spoken to HONEST parents with girls currently at that school? I have. and they all tell me to RUN to from NCS.

I don’t buy this. My DD is heading to NCS next year and we have a tons of friends with girls there (we are BVR family). Nobody has anything bad to say about the school at all. If it takes some of the best and brightest girls the average is quite high. When we toured they basically told us that all girls are above average and therefore are given above average assignments. I am sure the school has its flaws like all places do, but highly doubt parents/kids are running away from it. I actually heard of several BVR girls that were turned down from early admission so they are clearly not hurting for admission.

You are living in a vacuum. It should be noted that there were Beauvoir girls who did not apply to NCS as well. Wishing your daughter the best at NCS. I hear the lower school is lovely hope the high school changes by the time your daughter gets there.

NCS is not a school for everyone. My DD is thriving in the upper school and she had a great group of friends. I wouldn't want them to change much!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Having looked at all these schools, Visi in all aspects is first, Maderia next, then stone ridge--NCS dead last, toxic messed up culture, riding on its reputation from years past

The perpetuation of the notion that NCS has a toxic culture on this board is really lazy. I had the same impression/fear too but DD’s experience has not borne this out AT ALL. Nor did I see any evidence of it during our visits. I did get some sense of girl drama in another school, but not NCS.

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Anonymous wrote:Rank for what? Academics, sports (probably need to say which one), least stressful, best facilities, best overall package?

Rank for equestrian programs.

That makes it easy. Doesn’t get any better than FOXCROFT.

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Anonymous wrote:Having looked at all these schools, Visi in all aspects is first, Maderia next, then stone ridge--NCS dead last, toxic messed up culture, riding on its reputation from years past

The perpetuation of the notion that NCS has a toxic culture on this board is really lazy. I had the same impression/fear too but DD’s experience has not borne this out AT ALL. Nor did I see any evidence of it during our visits. I did get some sense of girl drama in another school, but not NCS.

You were doing great but made the usual blunder with that last sentence. Just couldn’t resist the dig at another school, at other girls. Perpetuating the toxic culture.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Having looked at all these schools, Visi in all aspects is first, Maderia next, then stone ridge--NCS dead last, toxic messed up culture, riding on its reputation from years past

The perpetuation of the notion that NCS has a toxic culture on this board is really lazy. I had the same impression/fear too but DD’s experience has not borne this out AT ALL. Nor did I see any evidence of it during our visits. I did get some sense of girl drama in another school, but not NCS.

You were doing great but made the usual blunder with that last sentence. Just couldn’t resist the dig at another school, at other girls. Perpetuating the toxic culture.

That’s why I didn’t name it. And there are mean girl groups in all schools as well as mean boys. Saying there is one isn’t being toxic, it’s just stating the obvious. And I’m sure there are groups at NCS that are toxic as well. What I’m saying is that a generalization of NCS as toxic is a knee jerk reaction. I sensed during research (and have heard about) drama at another school but I wouldn’t go so far as to say it has a toxic culture - how the heck would I know without having a kid there?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DD turned down Holton for Madeira. No regrets.

I get this. BUT I don't get why PP turned down NCS for Madeira. (If it's even true.)

No way it is true.

[Anonymous]

Let's not. Let's stop ranking all the things.

[Anonymous]

Agreed! Why is hard to believe that girls will choose schools based on fit rather than reputation? My DD spent 2 days visiting both NCS and Madeira and preferred the vibe at Madeira. So she made the choice that was best for her. Why is that so hard to believe?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DD turned down Holton for Madeira. No regrets.

I get this. BUT I don't get why PP turned down NCS for Madeira. (If it's even true.)

Have you visited NCS or spoken to HONEST parents with girls currently at that school? I have. and they all tell me to RUN to from NCS.

I don’t buy this. My DD is heading to NCS next year and we have a tons of friends with girls there (we are BVR family). Nobody has anything bad to say about the school at all. If it takes some of the best and brightest girls the average is quite high. When we toured they basically told us that all girls are above average and therefore are given above average assignments. I am sure the school has its flaws like all places do, but highly doubt parents/kids are running away from it. I actually heard of several BVR girls that were turned down from early admission so they are clearly not hurting for admission.

You are living in a vacuum. It should be noted that there were Beauvoir girls who did not apply to NCS as well. Wishing your daughter the best at NCS. I hear the lower school is lovely hope the high school changes by the time your daughter gets there.

Thanks, but why are you saying that I am living in a vacuum? I know of girls that applied early decision and did not get in. Girls that are weak in academics are counseled not to apply. Some do anyway and don’t get in. And these are the girls from the deeded elementary school…

Not a vacuum, a bubble.

Ignore all this negative drama from someone without a daughter at NCS. Our daughters are there and love it. Your daughter needs to be bright enough to keep up but as long as she is a decent student she will be fine and there are great girls there. Good luck and welcome!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agreed! Why is hard to believe that girls will choose schools based on fit rather than reputation? My DD spent 2 days visiting both NCS and Madeira and preferred the vibe at Madeira. So she made the choice that was best for her. Why is that so hard to believe?

Because PP’s DD got rejected from NCS and can’t get over it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NCS
Oakcrest
Holy Child
Visi
Stone Ridge

Cliff

Holton
Madeira

#CharacterMatters

Character? You have it upside down.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DD turned down Holton for Madeira. No regrets.

I get this. BUT I don't get why PP turned down NCS for Madeira. (If it's even true.)

No way it is true.

Why not? Do you not believe students turn down NCS? It happens every year.

[Anonymous]

This is absurd. NCS is not Harvard. Of course people turn it down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let's not. Let's stop ranking all the things.

+1

Has anyone read the study about anxiety in teen girls? You should. Then perhaps you would stop pitting them against each other.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:NCS
Oakcrest
Holy Child
Visi
Stone Ridge

Cliff

Holton
Madeira

#CharacterMatters

Character? You have it upside down.

NCS
Holton
(Cliff)

Stone Ridge
Madeira
Visitation

(Cliff)

Holy Child
Oakcrest