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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had kids in both Whitman and BCC feeder patterns. You can't go wrong with either choice although I personally preferred BCC.

One thing to look at is the foreign languages each offers. If your child is likely to want a language that is offered at one and not the other, then look there.

In general, Whitman is a bit more insulated, suburban, wealthy white kids. It is competitive. BCC has more of an urban feel and is more diverse because it pulls from some more working-class housing. But what I like about BCC is that because it has both a full, open IB curriculum and full APs, there are a lot of opportunities to advance. The kids can mix and match and there is less gatekeeping that was our experience at Whitman (or RM - one of my kids attended RM and that was all about the gatekeeping). There are also lots of interesting choices - things like IB music or IB science classes that aren't as hard as AP Chem.  
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Not the OP. 
Thank you so much PP; now THIS is  a useful response. We are trying to pick between Westland/BCC and Pyle/Whitman. I would prefer the more economically diverse school district, since we are not wealthy and I don't want to be the "misfits" at Whitman....also an IB program sounds useful. At the same time, I am conflicted since I hear that Pyle though big, but is very strong academically, more so than Westland. Not sure between Whitman and BCC; many people think they are both great, but some people say that Whitman is stronger.  Tough decision. [/quote]

Whitman is not entirely insulated, it is the high school for the Greentree children's home. Those kids are from inner city Baltimore and have been moved to be outside of bad influences and abusive / neglectful family situations. [/quote]

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