Reply to Bishop Ireton vs. SSSAS

Forum Index » Private & Independent Schools

Reply to "Bishop Ireton vs. SSSAS"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SSSAS is second tier private at best.  Ireton is better.[/quote]

NP. Looking at both because we don’t want to drive into DC for school. Why is BI better? Honestly, I thought they are both considered second tier? [/quote]

What I mean here is that SSSAS has a reputation as one of the least academically rigorous and least prestigious of the independent schools in the DMV.  It's for rich families in Arlington/Alexandria who aren't Catholic and whose kids can't get into the "real" private schools in this area but feel the need to escape public schools.  Ireton is different; it's a Catholic school for Catholic families interested in Catholic education.  It has a mission.  SSSAS doesn't, or at least not a good one.[/quote]

this is exactly what we were told by a SSSAS family. Academics are subpar @ SSSAS.[/quote]

Totally ridiculous. Anyone considering these schools needs to speak to current families. SSSAS has a very clear mission - goodness as well as knowledge, which means academics are important but not the only thing.[/quote]

I've had kids at multiple private high schools, including a junior at SSSAS.  Like just about all of them, SSSAS can be challenging if the student wants to be challenged.  There is a limit on the number of APs you can take, which isn't a bad thing, and my son has been able to compile a challenging curriculum filled with AP and Honors classes.  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics