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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sidwell course catalog: https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1761922736/sidwell/nvrdst4fzkbiktxervc1/2025_26USCurriculumGuide1031.pdf

Blair magnet courses: https://old.mbhs.edu/departments/magnet/courses.php

I don’t at all see where Blair is stronger in STEM. [/quote]
Click on the electives at Blair. I don't have time to type them for you. Amazing choice of STEM courses at Blair.[/quote]

Sure. But Sidwell has amazing electives too. [/quote]
Ok a few samples from Blair: Cellular Physiology, Materials Science, Marine Biology, Discrete Math, Complex Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, ......
No private can come close to that in STEM.[/quote]

So you really didn’t even look at the Sidwell course catalog.

Science electives:

Ecology and conservation
Forensic science
Astrophysics
Molecular techniques
Advanced environmental science
Calculus based physics
Organic and biorganic chemistry
Molecular biology

But sure. “No private can come close.”

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Ok, Blair Electives (on top of Multivariable Calculus, Differential Equations, AP Science etc.)
Algorithms and Data Structures
Analysis of Algorithms
Computer Graphics
Software Design
Artificial Intelligence
Robotics
Computer Modeling and Simulation
Earth and Space Sciences
Genetic Analysis
Physical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Materials Science
Marine Biology
Cellular Physiology
Thermodynamics
Optics
Quantum Physics
Mathematical Physics (Calculus based)
Int. to Electrical Engineering
Linear Algebra
Discrete Math
Complex Analysis
Applied Statistics
Sports Statistics
Research and Experimentation
Senior Year Summer Research
I'm sure I left out some. So, indeed no private can come close in STEM.[/quote]

If you look through the Sidwell catalog, you’ll see [b]they have most if not all of those as well[/b].

But keep trying.[/quote]
Wrong. I just went through Sidwell catalog. The only subject they come close is CS. In math and science Sidwell's offerings is at best 1/4 of Blair's. Which is to be expected by the way. Not sure why you beat a dead horse :)[/quote]

I mean, this is factually false. I also looked at both and saw far more than 1/4 of the offerings. But keep on going.

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Congrats! You pay 55k a year for “more than 1/4” of the offerings smart public school kids get for free.

And just because a class is listed in Sidwell’s catalogue doesn’t mean it gets offered each year.  [/quote]

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