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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Getting back on topic. Both Landon and Gonzaga are excellent schools. Having gone to a school like Landon I would prefer a Gonzaga because it will be more diverse and a bit more grounded to reality. Landon will be almost exclusively rich, even more so than in the past with the pricing out of upper middle class families. While Gonzaga isn't cheap either, the lower tuition means you will have a broader range of socio-economic backgrounds from wealthy to middle class. It's just a bit more real. And being in a more urban setting also helps with this.

I'm not Catholic, nor do I have much in the way of faith but I also have respect for the Jesuit beliefs and ethics/moral instruction. [/quote]

Gonzaga is much more socio-economically diverse, but far less ethnically-culturally-religiously diverse, as you might expect in a Catholic school. They are known as “The Eye Street Irish”.

Gonzaga has a commitment to the local community. It enrolls a significant number of AA’s, hosts the Washington Jesuit Academy, and the McKenna Center which serves the homeless and downtrodden. All of which are consistent with Jesuit philosophy. But the non-AA proportion of the student population is overwhelmingly Catholics, many of whom are legacies or that come from families that are connected with to the school.

The Maryland-DC contingent of any class will be dominated by boys who attended Catholic/parish schools, especially the traditional feeders. These boys will frequently know one another through family connections and CYO interactions.

Landon is much more ethnically-culturally-religiously diverse. It’s location and price obviously affect the composition of the student body.
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Also, the self segregation at Gonzaga is huge. So if that is a problem for your family, something to take into account. [/quote]
What is meant by self segregation?
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https://lmgtfy.com/?q=self+segregation&s=g[/quote]

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