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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good for your daughter, and obviously there are good smart kids at Bullis and very good teachers too.  They have a tougher sell by being in MoCo than the DC based schools.

With all that said, the academic reputation does lag behind most of the IAC/ISL schools.  Maybe that's outdated or unfair, but that perception exists.  The aggressive moves for sports are unlikely to counter that perception, although sports are obviously valued enough in society that perhaps it will make Bullis more attractive as a school destination regardless of impact on its academic profile.[/quote]

I think it's peculiar that you use IAC (a sports conference) to compare schools. Why would you lump a bunch of schools in a sports conference to discuss academics.

Mostly, when I look at private schools for my kids I look at location and look for a good fit. If I could not find a good fit close to my home or work then I may look outward from those locations but I would never say, hey I really want my academic kid to go to an IAC school, or a WCAC school.[/quote]

Great point!  For college, for example, would you ever say "I want my academic kid to go to an Ivy League school?"  Oh . . . wait . . .  :lol:  [/quote]

Actually, parents who say that are cutting off a lot of great options for their kids -- Chicago, MIT, Stanford, Duke, Cal Tech -- these are all non-Ivy League universities ranked in the top 10 by US News.  None of these schools existed when the Ivy League was established.  Oh, and this list doesn't even count the top small liberal arts colleges, which are just as competitive as the Ivies.  The PP who said it's all about location and fit is spot on.     [/quote]

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