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This poster has it right.

There are some non-Catholics at Prep. And it helps to be an athlete in one of the sports they care about (football, basketball or lacrosse). And as Grandma has observed, people are polite.

But as far as the kids or your family fitting in, well that's more difficult. The native DC Catholics frequently know one another, went to school with one another and may even be related. Breaking into that circle isn't easy.

These high schools play a critical role in keeping this community together. Many, if not most, believe that where you go to high school is more important than where you go to college.[/quote]

These posts are misleading.  I have a senior at Prep and kids at two other DC Catholic independents.  Maybe this poster's circle of friends 30 years ago wherever he went cared more about HS but I can assure you that the accomplished parents and students at Prep now (and similar Catholic independents) have higher ambitions.  Though the majority are Catholic, there is much more religious diversity (and other kids of diversity) than this poster implies and it's not just tolerated, it's welcomed.  In every freshman class there are students coming from something like 65+ grammar/middle schools so it would be difficult if not impossible to maintain the sad insularity the PP wants to believe exists.  As with many other area privates, there are some families with long-standing relationships and of course there is socializing around sports and kids' major activities.  If you view any HS through as cynical and negative lense as the PP does, you could see cliques, politics, and social drama.  But our experience in this community, even as a family "new to the scene" in HS, has been very positive.  Our son has made an amazing group of friends -- smart, happy, impressive young men who are diverse in terms of faith, race, the sports they play, their academic interests, etc.  Don't let the PP's constant drumbeat of cynicism on these boards scare you away.[/quote]

Thank you for posting with your firsthand knowledge. It really bothers me when the same poster(s) shows up any time Georgetown Prep is mentioned on this board and writes things that are clearly meant to paint the school and the families as something they are not. Maybe this person has a child who is going to apply to Prep and is afraid the child's resume won't be good enough unless they keep others from applying?[/quote]

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