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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]GDS attracts brighter students, if that is what you mean.  But if GDS is a fit, Barrie probably would be too and STA would not.

GDS is a top progressive school, but it obviously fails as an all boys traditional prep school. Apples and oranges. [/quote]

the second part of your first statement is not true based on my experience. Many people initially consider all the schools listed and once they rule out either co-ed or single-gender, they then consider similar schools in the category where their DS/DD feels most comfortable.

Obviously GDS is co-ed and progressive and STA is traditional all boys but that does not mean the kids at STA did not consider GDS and even apply before selecting STA. The same holds true when reversed. Remember that there are a limited number of elite schools in DC: Sidwell, GDS, Maret, STA and NCS. Most families do the smart thing and consider all the schools to maximize their odds that their DS/DD gets accepted to at least one of the Big 5.  [/quote]

The point is NOT that parents don't consider both schools, it is that the schools are very different such that if one fits the other probably does not.  That is NOT a judgment on the quality of either school, just a statement of the fact that the schools are very different. [/quote]

Agreed![/quote]

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