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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What a bunch of snobs!

There is academic rigor at DJO, BI (which has a Scholars program), etc. I realize that doesn’t fit some narratives, but it doesn’t make it any less true.  [/quote]

Ignoring everyone who is arguing about commute times to schools, the conversation is really about relative rigor. Saying DJO/BI are less rigorous overall than SJCHS (the Scholars program), and certainly compared to Visi or Gonzaga, isn’t snobby, it’s just acknowledging the academic stratification that already exists in the local HS ecosystem.

And looping it back to the thread topic: merit strategy tells you a lot. Schools like DJO don’t offer 50% tuition to 99th-percentile HSPT kids out of generosity. They do it because that level of incentive is needed to get those families to pause and seriously consider the option over schools that don’t have to “discount” that aggressively.

So yes, rigor exists at DJO and BI. Individual students and individual tracks can be great at any school. But if they were perceived by the market as academically equivalent to SJCHS (Scholars)/Visi/Gonzaga, they wouldn’t need to make that particular financial argument quite so loudly.[/quote]

But DJO AP and honors classes are mostly equivalent to SJCHS scholars. Certainly not worth making your kid commute to Maryland if you live in Nova. Gonzaga/Visi are a different type of experience. I am not sure the academic results at either are that much better based on what the schools disclose, but it will definitely be a different experience at either of those schools.

Strong students do fine at most schools, particularly around this area where there are lots of good options. [/quote]

Yeah, no.

Between Gonzaga, SJC and DJO, DJO is the dumpster. Fire.  [/quote]

Obviously you didn’t learn a lot of grammar. Among. Not between. I went to a crappy public school and learned this. [/quote]

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