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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NPS bc 6th is a better time to apply out, [b]the upper grades at st Patrick’s are weak[/b], and do you really want to be stuck w/ some of those st pats parents for 10 years? There are some awful families that dominate the social scene [/quote]

You do not know what you are talking about. St pats had great admissions from 8th last year- Sidwell, both Cathedral schools, Maret, etc. The kids say the new schools are intense but not as hard as st pats upper school. [/quote]
I am not referring to the outplacement. I’d say they are fairly equal. I am referring to how well prepared these kids do at their next stop. Speaking from experience, the NPS grads at our k-12 are incredibly well prepared in everything except Spanish, are often in advanced math, etc. It’s in sharp contrast to the kids who come from st pats. They’re very social, often good athletes, but are at a different level academically. They’re not well prepared for presentations, group projects, etc. If all you care about are ex-missions, I’d say they’re probably equal, but I’d talk to some graduates and see how their high school or MS experiences have been. [/quote]

Unless this is a teacher at a top DVM school taking time out of their Tuesday mid-afternoon classes to post on DCUM(!), then it's one NPS parent's ridiculously bias opinion. Obviously you are trying to feel good about sending your child to NPS, but don't slander an entire school's graduation population to make yourself feel better. Plus, if what you said was even remotely true, outplacement statistics would show it. Schools like GDS, Maret, Sidwell, the Cathedral Schools, etc. continue to accept STP students every year (as they did again THIS year) because they are well prepared and can handle it.

To the future BVR parent. Your kid will graduate in 3rd grade so this is even more comparing apples to oranges. Although, I'm sure the above poster would love to point out that your DC in 3rd grade will not be as remotely prepared for presentations and group projects as their NPS sixth grade graduates . . . .[/quote]

And much worse at math. Although possibly at an equal level in Spanish.[/quote]

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