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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What do you mean by good placement? Sidwell/STA type placement (20+% of class going to Ivies/MIT/Stanford) or Landon type placement (10% going to Ivies/MIT/Stanford). My guess is that Bullis is below neighboring Wootton with regards to placement. Not only did Wootton place more students at top schools (19/20 students accepted in 2013 compared to 22 by Bullis between 2009 and 2013) but the average SAT at Churchill is almost 100 higher than that at Bullis. I am not knocking Bulllis but I don't understand the value proposition. If you live in one of the W/B-CC/RM districts or can get your kid into Blair, why spend money for Bullis. We looked at the school and we like the facilities and student body but we could not get over the cost issue. I know people joke about Bullis being the the public school where you can pay tuition but the thought crossed my mind.  [/quote]

I have my qualms about Bullis -- they've jumped into the big time sports rat race with a vengeance, I guess as a marketing move -- but I do think there is value to being in a smaller overall school, with small classes, lots of writing, and lots of personal attention from teachers, advisors, coaches, college counselors, even for the "average kid."  I'm a public school graduate myself, so I'm not a blind defender of the private school route, but I never question that there is value there.  An average athlete can play a varsity sport (although obviously in the sports Bullis recruits for there may not be any real playing opportunities); an average student will get lots of one-on-one feedback without having to be a discipline problem to get it; and at college time the "kid in the middle" can get a lot of good time and attention from college counselors.  Your standout student or standout athlete may not benefit as much as the more average kid -- they will shine anywhere.  And whether it's "worth the money" depends a lot on how much money you have!  Some families can easily drop  $80,000 a year for two kids in private school with no impact, for others, you have to do a serious cost/benefit analysis and, yes, the good MoCo schools are part of that analysis.[/quote]

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