What are the “Big 3” or “Big 5” in Baltimore?

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Besides niche.com, what is a good site for comparing private schools in Baltimore area?

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Anonymous wrote:Besides niche.com, what is a good site for comparing private schools in Baltimore area?

Just tour the schools you are interested in. Your child will get a chance to shadow at each of them.

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Anonymous wrote:McDonogh, Gilman, and Bryn Mawr?

Still the Big 3 in Baltimore?

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Anonymous wrote:McDonogh, Gilman, and Bryn Mawr?

Still the Big 3 in Baltimore?

I’d put Park over Mcdonogh.

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IMO (2 kids at Park at different times) Park fetishizes diversity in a way no other bmore school does. Which is ironic since it’s one of the least diverse schools around.

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Anonymous wrote:McDonogh, Gilman, and Bryn Mawr?

Still the Big 3 in Baltimore?

I’d put Park over Mcdonogh.

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Anonymous wrote:McDonogh, Gilman, and Bryn Mawr?

Still the Big 3 in Baltimore?

I’d put Park over Mcdonogh.

The progressive educational focus at Park means that the school has more a narrow appeal and will not be a good fit for many kids.

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Anonymous wrote:One thing that is very different among schools is the % of minorities. The differences btw 50% Caucasian (Bryn mawr) and 80% (st Paul’s school for girls) was on display at my daughter’s badminton game - 24 girls/team. Bryn mawr had 3 white girls; St. Paul’s had zero minorities. Pretty striking difference.

You basically confessed to looking at a group of most likely very nice and pleasant girls and went "ewww.... not diverse enough." If you can't figure out why this is just the twin of the 1950 of "oh my god what is that black girl doing in the group," then I don't know what to say.

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Anonymous wrote:McDonogh, Gilman, and Bryn Mawr?

Still the Big 3 in Baltimore?

I’d put Park over Mcdonogh.

Park parents love Park. You really have to like Park and the progressive spirit they preach. McDonogh has more cachet and greater range of student types. McDonogh has kids who'd fit at Park and kids who'd fit at Boys Latin, whereas those two schools are so mutually exclusive to each other in personalities. I'd place McDonogh solidly in the top three along with Gilman and Bryn Mawr as schools that have the biggest cachet combined with reputation for athletics and sports.

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Anonymous wrote:McDonogh, Gilman, and Bryn Mawr?

Still the Big 3 in Baltimore?

I’d put Park over Mcdonogh.

Park parents love Park. You really have to like Park and the progressive spirit they preach. McDonogh has more cachet and greater range of student types. McDonogh has kids who'd fit at Park and kids who'd fit at Boys Latin, whereas those two schools are so mutually exclusive to each other in personalities. I'd place McDonogh solidly in the top three along with Gilman and Bryn Mawr as schools that have the biggest cachet combined with reputation for athletics and sports.

Pp and not a Park parent, my kids go to the trischool. Park may not be for everyone but the level of academic rigor is consistently high

Mcdonogh definitely number one for sports, they recruit extensively and it helps greatly with their matriculation as they have a very high number of kids going to college as athletic recruits. But the overall level of academic rigor is a step down from the other three schools and more on par with Saint Paul’s and Friends, serving a range of ability levels.

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Anonymous wrote:McDonogh, Gilman, and Bryn Mawr?

Still the Big 3 in Baltimore?

I’d put Park over Mcdonogh.

Park parents love Park. You really have to like Park and the progressive spirit they preach. McDonogh has more cachet and greater range of student types. McDonogh has kids who'd fit at Park and kids who'd fit at Boys Latin, whereas those two schools are so mutually exclusive to each other in personalities. I'd place McDonogh solidly in the top three along with Gilman and Bryn Mawr as schools that have the biggest cachet combined with reputation for athletics and sports.

Pp and not a Park parent, my kids go to the trischool. Park may not be for everyone but the level of academic rigor is consistently high

Mcdonogh definitely number one for sports, they recruit extensively and it helps greatly with their matriculation as they have a very high number of kids going to college as athletic recruits. But the overall level of academic rigor is a step down from the other three schools and more on par with Saint Paul’s and Friends, serving a range of ability levels.

For the kids at McDonogh taking advanced coursework, the academic rigor and opportunities are the same as at other "Big 3" schools.

The confusion here arises from the progressive approach at Park, which is an approach that only works well for a portion of students who are already academically advanced, and not for the majority of kids who would be better served in a traditional academic environment.

It is just not true that the academic rigor at Mcdonogh is a step down. That is total nonsense. It just serves a wider range of academic abilities.

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Anonymous wrote:McDonogh, Gilman, and Bryn Mawr?

Still the Big 3 in Baltimore?

I’d put Park over Mcdonogh.

Park parents love Park. You really have to like Park and the progressive spirit they preach. McDonogh has more cachet and greater range of student types. McDonogh has kids who'd fit at Park and kids who'd fit at Boys Latin, whereas those two schools are so mutually exclusive to each other in personalities. I'd place McDonogh solidly in the top three along with Gilman and Bryn Mawr as schools that have the biggest cachet combined with reputation for athletics and sports.

Pp and not a Park parent, my kids go to the trischool. Park may not be for everyone but the level of academic rigor is consistently high

Mcdonogh definitely number one for sports, they recruit extensively and it helps greatly with their matriculation as they have a very high number of kids going to college as athletic recruits. But the overall level of academic rigor is a step down from the other three schools and more on par with Saint Paul’s and Friends, serving a range of ability levels.

For the kids at McDonogh taking advanced coursework, the academic rigor and opportunities are the same as at other "Big 3" schools.

The confusion here arises from the progressive approach at Park, which is an approach that only works well for a portion of students who are already academically advanced, and not for the majority of kids who would be better served in a traditional academic environment.

It is just not true that the academic rigor at Mcdonogh is a step down. That is total nonsense. It just serves a wider range of academic abilities.

Your post is internally inconsistent, serving a greater range of ability levels means a lower level of rigor overall. Btw, there are kids at Saint Paul’s and Friends taking advanced coursework as well, just not the same percentages as Gilman, Bryn Mawr, and Park.

The big 3 in DC are the most academically demanding.

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McDonogh consistently stays in the top 10 along with Bryn Mawr and Gilman. Park does not.

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Anonymous wrote:McDonogh, Gilman, and Bryn Mawr?

Still the Big 3 in Baltimore?

I’d put Park over Mcdonogh.

Park parents love Park. You really have to like Park and the progressive spirit they preach. McDonogh has more cachet and greater range of student types. McDonogh has kids who'd fit at Park and kids who'd fit at Boys Latin, whereas those two schools are so mutually exclusive to each other in personalities. I'd place McDonogh solidly in the top three along with Gilman and Bryn Mawr as schools that have the biggest cachet combined with reputation for athletics and sports.

Pp and not a Park parent, my kids go to the trischool. Park may not be for everyone but the level of academic rigor is consistently high

Mcdonogh definitely number one for sports, they recruit extensively and it helps greatly with their matriculation as they have a very high number of kids going to college as athletic recruits. But the overall level of academic rigor is a step down from the other three schools and more on par with Saint Paul’s and Friends, serving a range of ability levels.

For the kids at McDonogh taking advanced coursework, the academic rigor and opportunities are the same as at other "Big 3" schools.

The confusion here arises from the progressive approach at Park, which is an approach that only works well for a portion of students who are already academically advanced, and not for the majority of kids who would be better served in a traditional academic environment.

It is just not true that the academic rigor at Mcdonogh is a step down. That is total nonsense. It just serves a wider range of academic abilities.

Your post is internally inconsistent, serving a greater range of ability levels means a lower level of rigor overall. Btw, there are kids at Saint Paul’s and Friends taking advanced coursework as well, just not the same percentages as Gilman, Bryn Mawr, and Park.

The big 3 in DC are the most academically demanding.

This is a discussion of the 'big 3' in Baltimore, and it would be more productive to compare rigor of identical academic tracks than some vague idea of overall rigor.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:McDonogh, Gilman, and Bryn Mawr?

Still the Big 3 in Baltimore?

I’d put Park over Mcdonogh.

Park parents love Park. You really have to like Park and the progressive spirit they preach. McDonogh has more cachet and greater range of student types. McDonogh has kids who'd fit at Park and kids who'd fit at Boys Latin, whereas those two schools are so mutually exclusive to each other in personalities. I'd place McDonogh solidly in the top three along with Gilman and Bryn Mawr as schools that have the biggest cachet combined with reputation for athletics and sports.

Pp and not a Park parent, my kids go to the trischool. Park may not be for everyone but the level of academic rigor is consistently high

Mcdonogh definitely number one for sports, they recruit extensively and it helps greatly with their matriculation as they have a very high number of kids going to college as athletic recruits. But the overall level of academic rigor is a step down from the other three schools and more on par with Saint Paul’s and Friends, serving a range of ability levels.

For the kids at McDonogh taking advanced coursework, the academic rigor and opportunities are the same as at other "Big 3" schools.

The confusion here arises from the progressive approach at Park, which is an approach that only works well for a portion of students who are already academically advanced, and not for the majority of kids who would be better served in a traditional academic environment.

It is just not true that the academic rigor at Mcdonogh is a step down. That is total nonsense. It just serves a wider range of academic abilities.

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