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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Really? You would pay $40K a year b/c you don't like the sports program at Whitman?  That is funny to me!  I think the education is far better at Whitman that at most privates.  There are so many clubs, drama, music, internship programs that kids can get involved with.  I will agree that not all teachers are great (I find it hard to believe that every teacher at a private is good), but the ones that are good, are amazing![/quote]

I can think of a few reasons to not go to Whitman. Special Needs being the big one. It's a big school. It's definitely a place for confident kids who can self-advocate.

But sports?

I get that recruited athletes are operating at a different level, but dropping $160,000+ for a a participation trophy?

Lame. Maybe Whitman soccer is recruitable, but everything else is just students doing their thing. It's not a particularly stressful world. Time consuming, yes. But anyone doing sports at Whitman is not getting a D1 scholarship with the possible exception of the occasional soccer player.[/quote]

Whitman sports certainly don’t suck. This year, and most, there are 15 seniors who signed D1 national letters of intent in baseball, field hockey, lacrosse, swimming, diving, track, etc.

On the broader theme - Whitman vs Private - I have literally 25+ years of experience with that including 19 years of private school tuition  (“Big 3”) with 2 kids, and 3 kids who graduated from Whitman. One DC was at Fancy Private K-8, and then switched to Whitman and loved it. That DC graduated from a Top 2 Liberal Arts college and. Top 2 law school, 2 federal clerkships. Is currently a senior associate at a major international Biglaw firm based in DC.

FP is a high quality place, no doubt. It works for some kids, not for others. The kid who switched into Whitman just wanted a bigger, newer pond. That DC was a star at FP, and also at Whitman. And great adult friends and connections from both.

The other  Whitman grads also went to top colleges. Don’t go the private route because you think it will result in more/better college options. It won’t.

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