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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sidwell recruits kids for varsity tennis, especially in 9th grade. Two of the top four girls on the team came in as freshmen this year. They were already established players in the section and joined the team to keep its impressive stats.

The point is that other schools don’t follow the same practice, or at least not to the same extent. [/quote]

St John's does.

This is not something new in the world of high school sports. Some schools do it, some don't - some do it just for certain sports. Sidwell does it for tennis and basketball. Other schools do it for lacrosse, or whatever....  It's life. If you don't like it, choose a school that doesn't have sports teams or one that doesn't recruit for sports.

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I meant other schools of the same academic caliber. [/quote]

That’s my point. It’s as if schools are only allowed to be superior in one area—academics OR sports. The prevailing sentiment seems to be, “ how dare Sidwell excel in both areas!” [/quote]

Obviously, that’s Sidwell’s choice. I never said or thought “how dare they”. That said, I do find it surprising and a bit pathetic. [/quote]

Pathetic because Sidwell is dominating DMV schools in academics, basketball, and tennis?!? Pathetic indeed! 😂 [/quote]

Academics? Ah, no.  Tennis?  Maybe girls but not all around.  Hoops? Didn’t Visi beat you last year?  [/quote]

Sidwell dominating other DMV private schools? Check (based on college matriculations and percentage of NMSFs).

Sidwell dominating other DMV schools in girls tennis? Check (ISL champions for FOUR straight years, and ranked #2 in the nation).

Sidwell dominating other DMV schools in basketball? Check 
Boys: 
1. BACK TO BACK (2022 and 2023) DCSAA Champions, and their third championship title in the past four seasons; and 
2. National titles, including the State Champions Invitational; and 
3. At least TWO current NBA players.

Girls: 
1. BACK TO BACK (2022 and 2023) DCSAA Champions;
2. National titles, including the State Champions Invitational; and 
3. Recent players who have won:
Gatorade National Player of the Year (2022), 
McDonald’s All-American Player, including MVP (2022 and 2023).

Sidwell vs. Visi? Please be serious.

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Best private school in the DMV?

Check?

Oh wait.

That is BIM.

https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-private-high-schools/m/washington-dc-metro-area/

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You obviously don’t know anything about Niche’s methodology.  Only an ignorant fool would cite it as authoritative source. [/quote]

So we should listen to an ignorant fool like you, anonymous poster?

Niche is quite reliable for general rankings.[/quote]

+1.  I might quibble with some of the specific rankings but the methodology seems reliable.

Here are the top 10 private schools in the DMV:

1. BIM
2. Sidwell
3. GDS
4. Madeira
5. NCS
6. Holton
7. EHS
8. STA
9. Landon
10. Potomac
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Sorry BIM parents. No one with any sense believes that BIM is #1…in anything except stealing its students’ joy. Learning in a converted warehouse, with very few extracurriculars, will do that to you. [/quote]
It’s a good private alternative to TJ, it’s just not the private school experience most people on DCUM prefer. It’s great for a lot of kids though.[/quote]

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