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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You make $230k and can’t afford $22k for tuition?? You need a financial planner. [/quote]

SJC is only 22k? thats super cheap compared to other DC privates[/quote]

You get what you pay for.

But figuring out what you'll get will be difficult with all the Admissions Department "information" and the boosters all trying to make the school look better than it actually is.

It's NWDC's answer to Good Counsel, O'Connell and Paul VI.

As a PP pointed out, it's a large co-ed Catholic high school with a very strong athletic program funded by some successful alumni.

One major exception is that its location means it is a highly attractive place for those wanting to avoid the DCPS.[/quote]

You get what you pay for? What an insult. I know a lot of students who have done very well at SJC.
Yes, some class sizes are larger. Yes, sports are a focus, but so are the arts.
But here is what's great about SJC compared to many of the area privates:
-great facilities
-a variety of college outcomes, from Ivy League and top 30, top publics, etc.  But not super heavy on SLACs the way a lot of the private schools here tend to be. Much more STEM and business focused outcomes - engineers and sciences
-great ties back to the community, much like other privates
-a more relaxed student culture
-want big sports. Checkmark. Want good art program. Checkmark. Want top academics. Checkmark the Scholars Program. Want fun. Checkmark, checkmark.
-a very good administration

We toured several schools for our DC years ago and thought that perhaps it was a good program. Many years later, we are happy that SJC was able to offer what we needed.

Its sort of like this. There are many options to choose from for high school in this area. Each option has pros and cons. SJC works well for those who know what they have and how it can get their student to where they need to go.  For those parents looking for a certain status, a certain elbow-rubbing, then SJC may not be your school.

But we have top college outcomes too.  Harvard, anyone?

All about choices.[/quote]

PP here.  Its funny. I saw a social media post for a local private hs, sort of highlighting how great their stem was. The student was doing some stemmy classes and it was made a big deal. I sort of chuckle because the classes were lower leveled than what several SJC kids had taken.  But that's the thing. Parents and students that know SJC know that they can make it work for them and in a big way. [/quote]

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