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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think Visi is the hardest of the Catholic girls schools to get into which adds to the mystique.  They are very big on legacies, often taking less qualified girls whose moms or sisters went there over new, better qualified girls.  I'm not knocking that practice - I think it works for them and creates strong bonds with their alums (and probably helps with the money from these alums).  Often times these legacies are required to do summer school just to catch up to the girls who did manage to get in on their own merits.  But perhaps many of the schools do this?  The interesting thing is that if you look at any school ranking, NCS, Holton and SR are all always ranked higher than Visi.  If you are just looking at Catholic schools, Visi is more difficult to get in than SR, perhaps because of the draw of the Virginia schools.  But in any ranking, SR always does better than Visi and is more impressive academically IMHO.  That being said, obviously each child is different and every family can decide what fits their child best.  In terms of college placement, I would say Visi and SR are comparable with where the girls go.  We chose SR because it fit our daughter better and loved the service component it offered which is second to none. Visi is an excellent school, however, and has an impressive alum network.  The people I know who went or currently go there are well adjusted, kind people who love their school.  They definitely think it is the best show in town, but we all don't have to agree, right? [/quote]

We viewed Visitation and SR as fairly comparable in many respects and, yes, SR often ranks higher academically. That said, we felt that the big difference in the two schools was tone. Visi is very legacy oriented and heavy on tradition, which makes sense given its age. SR came across as more "modern" in the sense that their focus on how girls learn and their service component stand out. They are both good schools and, at the end of the day, girls who apply themselves at either will do well. [/quote]

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