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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have applied to schools from out of state in anticipation of a late summer move. We really like Maret for DC. I’m not sure that I care about elitism, but to be sure, do you mean that the students are generally thought to be just average? Is the school wanting for academic rigor? [/quote]

Maret has academic rigor if that's what your kid wants and can keep up. But not every kid at Maret takes the most rigorous classes and some kids are probably a little more low key than you might find at, say, Sidwell. But there are plenty of very smart kids at Maret (many of whom chose Maret over these allegedly "better" schools), so high-achieving kids will have a strong cohort. [/quote]

This above is exactly how our child described Maret in terms of opportunity for rigor and range of students back when DC was choosing between multiple Big 3's for HS and was attending post-admissions shadow visits.  DC definitely felt they would have the opportunity to be academically challenged at Maret but also remarked that there was a mix of students in the classes.  They described a range from those who came to class prepared and ready to run, those who had just done the homework, to those who had not done homework.  In their limited experience that day, none of the kids were disruptive, but it was mostly the "ready to run" students who contributed in class discussions.

DC ended up choosing Sidwell but for none of the reasons above. We know of others who chose Maret over Sidwell.  [/quote]

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