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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a SAES parent and Sidwell alumna. I like what the poster said about the Univ of Arizona vs William & Mary in her Bullis vs SAES comparison.  Sounds right.

St. Andrew's is small (90ish kids in an US grade), close-knit, a mix of traditional and progressive, and I happen to agree that were it located in NW DC, it would rank among the top schools.  Not because the student body is uniformly as competitive -- although my child's class has a large number of high achievers.  But because the faculty, curriculum, administration, facilities, communications are all exceptional.

Geography counts for a lot in metropolitan DC.  It used to matter more, I think, to be located close in.  But between the population growth and concentration of wealth of Montgomery County, there's no need for SAES admissions to try too hard to compete with the DC privates.  They're already filling their school with talented, friendly kids.  Mine has had a wonderful experience.  Made the best friends of her life and feels very well prepared for her selective college.

One last thing -- a bigger school is more likely to have really competitive sports.  Bullis is a bigger pool of kids to draw from, right?   But St. Andrew's is competing against similarly sized schools in their leagues and winning championships.  And more kids get to play because of the small size of the student body. 
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