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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]     I am not the prior poster, but as a parent of SAES kids  I have talked to a number of families there who transferred in from public school.  Overall, I suspect each situation is different depending on the teacher, the child, etc. and I am putting aside the magnets and full IB programs for the moment.  But generally speaking, what I have heard is that kids who have been able to do well in MCPS without too much effort find it takes much more effort to get the same grades in same level courses at SAES.  Private schools generally run on a shorter calendar than publics, requiring classes to move faster to get in the same material -- usually,, there are exceptions.  BCC parents tell me that there is little emphasis on writing before 11th grade.  I have heard SAES graduates report that their friends in colleges from public schools are often shocked by the amount of writing /analysis required in some classes whereas the SAES kids are accustomed to it -- no doubt just as at a number of other privates.

As for EC's that's a bit different.  Any large public offers more choices than a small private.  If you want to play football, you can do that at public school but not at SAES. But the depth of involvement in school ECs at SAES is very high, and the faculty does a great job with those that are offered generally.   [/quote]

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