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[quote=Anonymous]Well, I have posted a few times early on in this thread.  2 of my 3 kids graduated from GC.  They loved the school, got good grades and, believe it or not, had their pick of highly ranked colleges.  In fact, my DD2 got into 2 colleges that her best friend from a Big 3 was wait listed for.  The danger of seeking advice from DCUM is that most of the people weighing in do not have a personal experience with the schools.  They have heard things or they know somebody. Personally, I would take their advice with a grain of salt.  See, it is a funny thing about reputations.  I am not sure that GC’s reputation among DCUM “parents” is the same as its current reputation among college admissions officers.  If you can, talk to current and former parents. Some will give a positive review and some will not.  But you are least getting information based on personal experience.

Let me point out one thing that a counselor at GC made to me.  If you think about it objectively, it makes perfect sense.  She said that because of the economy and the relative difference in tuition, a lot of kids who would have otherwise attended a Big 3, Prep, or Stone Ridge, etc. are now attending GC.  In looking at my daughters’ peer group, these were all smart kids with very good academic resumes who all were admitted to schools with “higher” reputations.  Most of them ended up at GC because of the money and they figured that if they did well at GC, they would have good opportunities.  They were right.

All that being said, you have to determine whether GC is a good fit.  As others have said, it has a very heavy extracurricular focus (athletics, music and theater).  GC also has different academic programs so identifying which program is the best fit will take some fact finding.  Also. like any other private school, certain donors and families seem to get better treatment.  We had a couple of issues (as with any other school), but I have no regrets sending my kids there.  
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