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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Academically the academically rigorous catholic schools and the academically rigorous independent schools are roughly equivalent.  [/quote]

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Uh, no.

[b]Huge gap between Visi/Madeira/GPrep/Stone Ridge vs. NCS/STA/Sidwell. [/b]

Only exception might be St. Anselm’s Abbey.[/quote]

I have actually had kids at NCS/STA/Sidwell and Gonzaga (which I know you didn’t mention). If you are on the advanced track (honors/AP) at Gonzaga, they are very, very similar. I know people don’t want to hear this or believe this, but it is true. I didn’t really believe it until my son went through Gonzaga. The kids read and analyze almost all the same books in English class. The language arts instruction was incredible at both schools. For English, the grading was equally harsh at both schools. Very hard to get an A in English. All my kids emerged fantastic writers. Math and science was slightly better at Gonzaga. World languages was good at both schools. College outcomes for my kids were better at Gonzaga, likely because it is easier to be in the “top” cohort of students there. The Big3 did not have as much of a range of abilities, so everyone was really, really high achieving. Hope that helps. [/quote]

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