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[quote=Anonymous]Hi OP, I know St. Andrew’s, MCPS and the local Catholics pretty well. I also have a son with a similar profile and understand how complicated the situation can be. If your son is happy, thriving, and you can afford it, I’d be tempted to keep him at St. Andrew’s, unless HE really wants to transfer out. Change can upset everything.

Bear in mind that college admissions will be stronger from QO because the grade inflation in MCPS and less rigorous classes will make it easier for him to rank highly and get an overinflated GPA. Although if he has not mastered turning in homework, that will be an issue no matter where he goes — one that could lower his grades. And many MCPS teachers are completely demoralized - read the threads in the MD public schools forum. Does he have neighborhood friends at QO?

Academically, socially, emotionally - everything at any of these schools will be a step down from St. Andrew’s. Since you say he gets into mischief, I’d avoid all boys schools, so that would disqualify Gonzaga.

Are you Catholic? The Catholic schools here are pretty insular. I’d check out Our Lady of Good Counsel carefully. Will they let him take advanced classes such as AP, or is there a restrictive gate on advanced classes such as at St. John’s? If he can get into Scholars at SJCHS, consider it. It is like a “school within a school” in many ways. To get in to Scholars, he will need to score in the 99th percentile to get into Scholars, and the HPST will require considerable prep, particularly for the English / grammar sections. [/quote]

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