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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Move over Big threes.  It's hard to argue against facts.  Is Bullis the new number one school in Greater DC?

This is where Bullis grads are going to college. Many of the the Colleges are the best in the country/world. 
https://www.bullis.org/class-of-2023-admitted-data#data

Is Bullis the new Sidwell prestige-wise?[/quote]

We chose St. Andrew's over Bullis and we are sorry we did.   [b]St. Andrew's has not  been the experience we thought[/b].  [/quote]

Please elaborate.  These are two schools on my radar.  [/quote]

We chose St. Andrew's because of the CCTL.  They stressed it so much when we were looking at the school, and we were excited about what they presented.  It turned out that the educational experience was far below what we had expected.  Bullis was our second choice, but in retrospect it should have been our first.  [b]And now with there 2023 college acceptance list, they are proving that they have better placement as well[/b].[/quote]

This is a significant flaw in your reasoning. [b]St. Andrew's is our target for next year[/b], so I began monitoring their outplacement data some time ago. The first major flaw is that you are conflating acceptance with matriculation lists as you compare Bullis to SAES. Major error! SAES, like most schools, only publishes matriculation but doesn't publish acceptances so you have no idea how those lists would stack up. Furthermore, making such a declaration, about any school, based on a single year is horribly flawed. A single graduating class cannot provide you sufficient data to draw a reliable conclusion. In fact, look up the data or Instagram page for SAES Class of 2022 and you will see outstanding results that are comparable to Bullis 2023. But those results for each school can change next year; that is common, which is why aggregate data is published.

Otherwise, I would love to hear more details on your dissatisfactory "educational experience", if you care to share.
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[b]Do you have regrets after seeing this Bullis list? [/b] The two schools are so close to each other.  Is it too late for you to try to switch to Bullis?[/quote]

Absolutely not. Even if outplacement becomes more similar, the culture of the schools differ greatly, and St. Andrew's is a far better fit for us. The genuine warmth, kindness, and focus on developing each child to their best potential are not comparable with Bullis. I am thrilled for all of the Bullis students and parents who got their desired results this year, but school is not solely about outplacement. After all, the kids (and parents to some extent) must experience that school daily for years prior to the finish line - that experience matters.

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I completely agree with you, which is why we are thrilled that our child is at Bullis. She was in the lower school and is now in the middle school and couldn’t be happier. [/quote]

Did you start at K?   Did you choose Bullis over Sidwell?   I ask because I am considering Bullis for K.[/quote]

She did not start in K, and we did not consider Sidwell. We have plenty of friends whose children go there and we weren’t interested in a pressure cooker environment for our child. We’ve seen that our daughter can have a challenging and rewarding academic experience at Bullis while also feeling supported and encouraged. There are incredible opportunities for leadership, terrific athletics, a fabulous arts program, and true diversity of all kinds (racial, socioeconomic, neurodiversity, etc.) and our daughter truly couldn’t be happier. Our daughter was in lower school with the former head, but I’ve heard that the new lower school head is great. Good luck to you and your little one as you make your decision. [/quote]

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