WJ v. BCC

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Anonymous wrote:All of the schools have their issues if you read these threads. The difference is how much parents make. However, there are plenty of comfortable parents at Einstein but we prefer smaller houses so we can pay cash for college for our kids and not have them worry about loans. Our priorities are very different. You also have a better chance getting into some schools as there is less competition from your school.

Quite the rationalization based off fictitious selection criteria. FYI i would put my life on more people in Bethesda pay cash for college than in silver spring or Wheaton. Also paying for college is a major worry for most Einstein parents

You have no idea what others do or make. Many Know in Bethesda are living at the max and not saving a lot for college and counting on financial aide. They'd rather live in an overpriced house than save for college or justify things like retirement. Not everyone needs a big fancy house. I'd rather spend the money on other things. I like being able to pay cash for nice cars and for anything else I want. You really don't know this part of Kensington very well to make that statement. It isn't a major worry for many of us. Its a big priority for most of us. We will pay cash for college and if later on we choose to go to private school we can comfortably pay for that too.

How much do you have put away for college?

We have a 3 bedroom 1940s crackerbox in Bethesda that we paid $1.5M for and are stretched so thin we can't afford college, but our kids attend bcc which is nearly as good and we couldn't be happier.

BCC is not as great of a school as people think, most of us who went there know that.

how so ?

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Anonymous wrote:All of the schools have their issues if you read these threads. The difference is how much parents make. However, there are plenty of comfortable parents at Einstein but we prefer smaller houses so we can pay cash for college for our kids and not have them worry about loans. Our priorities are very different. You also have a better chance getting into some schools as there is less competition from your school.

Quite the rationalization based off fictitious selection criteria. FYI i would put my life on more people in Bethesda pay cash for college than in silver spring or Wheaton. Also paying for college is a major worry for most Einstein parents

You have no idea what others do or make. Many Know in Bethesda are living at the max and not saving a lot for college and counting on financial aide. They'd rather live in an overpriced house than save for college or justify things like retirement. Not everyone needs a big fancy house. I'd rather spend the money on other things. I like being able to pay cash for nice cars and for anything else I want. You really don't know this part of Kensington very well to make that statement. It isn't a major worry for many of us. Its a big priority for most of us. We will pay cash for college and if later on we choose to go to private school we can comfortably pay for that too.

How much do you have put away for college?

We have a 3 bedroom 1940s crackerbox in Bethesda that we paid $1.5M for and are stretched so thin we can't afford college, but our kids attend bcc which is nearly as good and we couldn't be happier.

BCC is not as great of a school as people think, most of us who went there know that.

how so ?

It's a GS7 and it isn't especially diverse which indicates it's largely mediocre privileged kids. Point being is you'd be just as well off going there as pretty much ANY mcps high-school.

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Anonymous wrote:All of the schools have their issues if you read these threads. The difference is how much parents make. However, there are plenty of comfortable parents at Einstein but we prefer smaller houses so we can pay cash for college for our kids and not have them worry about loans. Our priorities are very different. You also have a better chance getting into some schools as there is less competition from your school.

Quite the rationalization based off fictitious selection criteria. FYI i would put my life on more people in Bethesda pay cash for college than in silver spring or Wheaton. Also paying for college is a major worry for most Einstein parents

You have no idea what others do or make. Many Know in Bethesda are living at the max and not saving a lot for college and counting on financial aide. They'd rather live in an overpriced house than save for college or justify things like retirement. Not everyone needs a big fancy house. I'd rather spend the money on other things. I like being able to pay cash for nice cars and for anything else I want. You really don't know this part of Kensington very well to make that statement. It isn't a major worry for many of us. Its a big priority for most of us. We will pay cash for college and if later on we choose to go to private school we can comfortably pay for that too.

How much do you have put away for college?

We have a 3 bedroom 1940s crackerbox in Bethesda that we paid $1.5M for and are stretched so thin we can't afford college, but our kids attend bcc which is nearly as good and we couldn't be happier.

BCC is not as great of a school as people think, most of us who went there know that.

how so ?

It's a GS7 and it isn't especially diverse which indicates it's largely mediocre privileged kids. Point being is you'd be just as well off going there as pretty much ANY mcps high-school.

It would be a good choice if the IB program was a good fit for your child.

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Anonymous wrote:Viers Mill

This is one of the cringiest threads I've ever read on this site.
Please don't bring us into it.

-VMES parent

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All of the schools have their issues if you read these threads. The difference is how much parents make. However, there are plenty of comfortable parents at Einstein but we prefer smaller houses so we can pay cash for college for our kids and not have them worry about loans. Our priorities are very different. You also have a better chance getting into some schools as there is less competition from your school.

Quite the rationalization based off fictitious selection criteria. FYI i would put my life on more people in Bethesda pay cash for college than in silver spring or Wheaton. Also paying for college is a major worry for most Einstein parents

You have no idea what others do or make. Many Know in Bethesda are living at the max and not saving a lot for college and counting on financial aide. They'd rather live in an overpriced house than save for college or justify things like retirement. Not everyone needs a big fancy house. I'd rather spend the money on other things. I like being able to pay cash for nice cars and for anything else I want. You really don't know this part of Kensington very well to make that statement. It isn't a major worry for many of us. Its a big priority for most of us. We will pay cash for college and if later on we choose to go to private school we can comfortably pay for that too.

How much do you have put away for college?

People in Bethesda May or May not be rich but have money, most people in silver spring aren’t and dont

You keep telling yourself that but absolutely not true.

That is census data, keep reeling yourself you don’t live in a bubble

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Anonymous wrote:All of the schools have their issues if you read these threads. The difference is how much parents make. However, there are plenty of comfortable parents at Einstein but we prefer smaller houses so we can pay cash for college for our kids and not have them worry about loans. Our priorities are very different. You also have a better chance getting into some schools as there is less competition from your school.

Quite the rationalization based off fictitious selection criteria. FYI i would put my life on more people in Bethesda pay cash for college than in silver spring or Wheaton. Also paying for college is a major worry for most Einstein parents

You have no idea what others do or make. Many Know in Bethesda are living at the max and not saving a lot for college and counting on financial aide. They'd rather live in an overpriced house than save for college or justify things like retirement. Not everyone needs a big fancy house. I'd rather spend the money on other things. I like being able to pay cash for nice cars and for anything else I want. You really don't know this part of Kensington very well to make that statement. It isn't a major worry for many of us. Its a big priority for most of us. We will pay cash for college and if later on we choose to go to private school we can comfortably pay for that too.

How much do you have put away for college?

People in Bethesda May or May not be rich but have money, most people in silver spring aren’t and dont

You keep telling yourself that but absolutely not true.

That is census data, keep reeling yourself you don’t live in a bubble

Census data indicates relatively small differences in median household earnings but a huge difference in real estate values. This leads most sensible people to an obvious conclusion which seems to differ with your beliefs.

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Anonymous wrote:All of the schools have their issues if you read these threads. The difference is how much parents make. However, there are plenty of comfortable parents at Einstein but we prefer smaller houses so we can pay cash for college for our kids and not have them worry about loans. Our priorities are very different. You also have a better chance getting into some schools as there is less competition from your school.

Quite the rationalization based off fictitious selection criteria. FYI i would put my life on more people in Bethesda pay cash for college than in silver spring or Wheaton. Also paying for college is a major worry for most Einstein parents

You have no idea what others do or make. Many Know in Bethesda are living at the max and not saving a lot for college and counting on financial aide. They'd rather live in an overpriced house than save for college or justify things like retirement. Not everyone needs a big fancy house. I'd rather spend the money on other things. I like being able to pay cash for nice cars and for anything else I want. You really don't know this part of Kensington very well to make that statement. It isn't a major worry for many of us. Its a big priority for most of us. We will pay cash for college and if later on we choose to go to private school we can comfortably pay for that too.

How much do you have put away for college?

People in Bethesda May or May not be rich but have money, most people in silver spring aren’t and dont

You keep telling yourself that but absolutely not true.

That is census data, keep reeling yourself you don’t live in a bubble

Census data indicates relatively small differences in median household earnings but a huge difference in real estate values. This leads most sensible people to an obvious conclusion which seems to differ with your beliefs.

Not even close to true and easy to check. Way to go trump

Bethesda Is about 60% higher as a median income and about double per captia. Sure there are a couple neighborhoods a little closer in DTSS but most of the rest of them are actually further apart. Everything from education, wealth and crime is starkly inferior in SS.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of the schools have their issues if you read these threads. The difference is how much parents make. However, there are plenty of comfortable parents at Einstein but we prefer smaller houses so we can pay cash for college for our kids and not have them worry about loans. Our priorities are very different. You also have a better chance getting into some schools as there is less competition from your school.

Quite the rationalization based off fictitious selection criteria. FYI i would put my life on more people in Bethesda pay cash for college than in silver spring or Wheaton. Also paying for college is a major worry for most Einstein parents

You have no idea what others do or make. Many Know in Bethesda are living at the max and not saving a lot for college and counting on financial aide. They'd rather live in an overpriced house than save for college or justify things like retirement. Not everyone needs a big fancy house. I'd rather spend the money on other things. I like being able to pay cash for nice cars and for anything else I want. You really don't know this part of Kensington very well to make that statement. It isn't a major worry for many of us. Its a big priority for most of us. We will pay cash for college and if later on we choose to go to private school we can comfortably pay for that too.

How much do you have put away for college?

People in Bethesda May or May not be rich but have money, most people in silver spring aren’t and dont

You keep telling yourself that but absolutely not true.

That is census data, keep reeling yourself you don’t live in a bubble

Census data indicates relatively small differences in median household earnings but a huge difference in real estate values. This leads most sensible people to an obvious conclusion which seems to differ with your beliefs.

True, but pointing out a person's bad life choices usually results in hostility.

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Bethesda Is about 60% higher as a median income and about double per captia. Sure there are a couple neighborhoods a little closer in DTSS but most of the rest of them are actually further apart. Everything from education, wealth and crime is starkly inferior in SS.

I don't dispute that this is true. However, one factor that may be changing is that younger couples who are saddled with far more student loan debt have significantly less buying power that their previous peers. You may start to see young families with more education and similar paychecks being forced to live in places like Silver Spring. The overall wealth disparity will remain the same but the income levels may get closer. You'll still have the dynamic though that once the financially successful younger families pay off the student loans and can afford to move for better schools they'll leave Silver Spring or start paying for private school.

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Bethesda Is about 60% higher as a median income and about double per captia. Sure there are a couple neighborhoods a little closer in DTSS but most of the rest of them are actually further apart. Everything from education, wealth and crime is starkly inferior in SS.

I don't dispute that this is true. However, one factor that may be changing is that younger couples who are saddled with far more student loan debt have significantly less buying power that their previous peers. You may start to see young families with more education and similar paychecks being forced to live in places like Silver Spring. The overall wealth disparity will remain the same but the income levels may get closer. You'll still have the dynamic though that once the financially successful younger families pay off the student loans and can afford to move for better schools they'll leave Silver Spring or start paying for private school.

The thread was never about SS which makes me suspect, but when I compare places like Kensington with Bethesda which is more on point there really is a marginal difference in income but huge disparity in housing costs which goes back to the earlier poster's point.

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Bethesda Is about 60% higher as a median income and about double per captia. Sure there are a couple neighborhoods a little closer in DTSS but most of the rest of them are actually further apart. Everything from education, wealth and crime is starkly inferior in SS.

I don't dispute that this is true. However, one factor that may be changing is that younger couples who are saddled with far more student loan debt have significantly less buying power that their previous peers. You may start to see young families with more education and similar paychecks being forced to live in places like Silver Spring. The overall wealth disparity will remain the same but the income levels may get closer. You'll still have the dynamic though that once the financially successful younger families pay off the student loans and can afford to move for better schools they'll leave Silver Spring or start paying for private school.

Also fewer people will want to buy in areas like Bethesda since there are so many more interesting choices these days than there were a decade or two ago.

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Also fewer people will want to buy in areas like Bethesda since there are so many more interesting choices these days than there were a decade or two ago.

I wouldn't go this far. The areas in Montgomery County are incredibly similar. DTSS is just like Rockville or Crown in Gaithersburg or even Bethesda and all the other places building little faux downtown areas. All variations on the same type of restaurants and shops, parking garages, farmers market ...rinse repeat, rinse repeat. The areas are just not that different or unique outside the level of crime and school quality which do vary widely.

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Also fewer people will want to buy in areas like Bethesda since there are so many more interesting choices these days than there were a decade or two ago.

I wouldn't go this far. The areas in Montgomery County are incredibly similar. DTSS is just like Rockville or Crown in Gaithersburg or even Bethesda and all the other places building little faux downtown areas. All variations on the same type of restaurants and shops, parking garages, farmers market ...rinse repeat, rinse repeat. The areas are just not that different or unique outside the level of crime and school quality which do vary widely.

I think of it like this. When I was young the only places that were safe and interesting we're largely around Georgetown or DuPoint. Decades later places like Logan, Shaw, and even Petworth seem like better choices. If the metro area had a center of mass, it would have shifted eastward over the past two decades. Perhaps, it's hard for people to see this when they're in the middle of it, but it is, in fact, happening even in moco. With the skyrocketing costs of real estate, people are looking for better values and this often makes areas that you wouldn't have considered a decade ago a viable choice.

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I think of it like this. When I was young the only places that were safe and interesting we're largely around Georgetown or DuPoint. Decades later places like Logan, Shaw, and even Petworth seem like better choices. If the metro area had a center of mass, it would have shifted eastward over the past two decades. Perhaps, it's hard for people to see this when they're in the middle of it, but it is, in fact, happening even in moco. With the skyrocketing costs of real estate, people are looking for better values and this often makes areas that you wouldn't have considered a decade ago a viable choice.

Except that the reverse can also happen which is what is going on in Montgomery County. Wheaton and Silver Spring used to more middle class and while the school performance was never in the league of WJ or BCC it wasn't as bad as it is now. There has been a real drop in performance over the past 20 years in the eastern side of the county.

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I think of it like this. When I was young the only places that were safe and interesting we're largely around Georgetown or DuPoint. Decades later places like Logan, Shaw, and even Petworth seem like better choices. If the metro area had a center of mass, it would have shifted eastward over the past two decades. Perhaps, it's hard for people to see this when they're in the middle of it, but it is, in fact, happening even in moco. With the skyrocketing costs of real estate, people are looking for better values and this often makes areas that you wouldn't have considered a decade ago a viable choice.

Except that the reverse can also happen which is what is going on in Montgomery County. Wheaton and Silver Spring used to more middle class and while the school performance was never in the league of WJ or BCC it wasn't as bad as it is now. There has been a real drop in performance over the past 20 years in the eastern side of the county.

You’re wrong.
Many schools, like Wheaton, are better now than 20 years ago. Just because they're not majority white, doesn't make them bad.
Your true color is showing btw.