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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was surprised how rude the AD at NCS was and then shadow day was not much better. I thought the campus was pretty though and very updated. Sidwell was beautiful and their whole process was much better than we had imagined. Potomac was a wild card. Beautiful campus but sort of cold during admission and basically assumed our child would not get in. Maret needs some updating but they are so warm there it makes up for a lot. The lacking playing fields make it a hard choice if your child loves athletics so something to consider. Stone Ridge was 100 percent better than we had thought. That school moved up many places after our tour. GDS is not a place for an athletic child but many impressive kids and teachers. [/quote]

This is so strange to me.  We are public school nobodies and the NCS director was incredibly warm and friendly.  We thought it was the most down-to-earth admissions experience we had. [/quote]

I agree!  I went in to the process thinking I favored Holton, but the AD at NCS blew me away.  And I don't want to overstate...but I think she is changing the culture of the school dramatically.  My daughter loved the Holton campus, it is beautiful.  But it's pretty hard to beat the feeling that comes from being at the Cathedral (we are Episcopalian fyi).[/quote]

We felt the same way--surprised at how down to earth the place was.  My daughter was coming from DCPS and they admitted quite a large number of kids from DCPS this year.  In contrast, STA is still admitting mostly the country club set from the feeder K-8's, new-to-the-area VIPs plus a few kids from outside the city (PG county etc) for diversity.  NCS felt far more welcoming and "normal" than STA and it was reflected in the kids we found out were admitted (and not admitted). [/quote]

Didn't sta just change up its ad?[/quote]

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