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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I vote for SR. My DD graduated from there, went to a top 20 college on full merit scholarship, and then law school at a top 5 university. She’s well-adjusted, happy, and has fond memories of her days at SR. SR prepared her very well for higher education, yet, it was a very loving and joyful environment. “Joyful” is the word my DD uses to describe SR.

We’re not Catholic, yet the SR community made such a positive impression on my DD that she ended up converting to Catholicism right after she graduated with her bachelor’s degree (she went to a secular college). Her best friends to this day are her SR classmates and they meet up at least once a year in the DC area. SR hosts an alumni get together for all alumni every year; my DD and her friends meet every year for that event.

I don’t know anything about Sidwell Friends other than its reputation as a prestigious and pressure-cooker school. [/quote]

This post has everything. A daughter oh so accomplished. A school so loving it converts atheists. And a mother who has somehow found a way to mention law school, a merit scholarship, a top 5 university, a top 20 college, and the word "joyful" in a single forum post about helping strangers choose a school.

The conversion detail is the real masterpiece. Your daughter attended a secular university and emerged a Catholic. SR's reach, apparently, extends several years past graduation and several miles past campus. One imagines the admissions brochure leaving this part out.

The annual alumni gathering is a nice touch. Nothing says "no agenda here" like a school that hosts a yearly ritual to remind graduates how formative it was. One imagines the attendees arriving in their top 20 college sweatshirts, exchanging fond memories over wine, and pausing occasionally to reflect on how joyful everything has been.

Sidwell produces presidents' children and Supreme Court justices. Whether that counts for or against it probably depends on how you feel about presidents and Supreme Court justices.[/quote]

This post reaks of anti-Catholic bigotry with a sprinkle of snobbery. Nice job![/quote]

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