Anonymous
06/27/2023 13:48
Subject: Options within 45 mins of College Park
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think it would be crazy not to live in College Park/Hyattsville, especially if you’re Catholic and open to Catholic schools.
University Park, downtown Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, even Cheverly. There are other nice neighborhoods in CP too.
I don’t understand why on earth you would commute so far for marginally higher scoring public schools. Your quality of life will be so much lower and the schools might not even work out anyway. Why do you think there are so many private schools in Montgomery County?
A lot of people on dcum are scared of PG county because they feel it’s not wealthy enough, but I mean from University Park your DH could walk to work and you can walk to a Whole Foods, a Trader Joe’s and a Target, Busboys and Poets, really good tacos, etc etc etc. Your kids can go to the highly regarded public ES, navigate the charters and magnets, or to St Jerome’s.
This is OP. What parochial elementary schools would you recommend in the University Park, Hyattsville, or Mount Rainier area?
Don't forget Holy Redeemer in College Park. Saint Jerome is getting very popular and admissions is not a guarantee. We moved to University Park from DC and could not get both our children into Saint Jerome. The older one is at Holy Redeemer and the younger one is at Saint Jerome. Hope this helps.
Anonymous
06/27/2023 10:00
Subject: Re:Options within 45 mins of College Park
There are some UMD people in parts of Annapolis, which is a nice town to consider. However, they complain about the commute almost as much as those in Bethesda and it would still be closer than Severna Park.
Anonymous
06/27/2023 09:53
Subject: Re:Options within 45 mins of College Park
University Park and College Heights Estates are great and have an elementary school most are happy with though a lot do go private or parochial for middle school+. My spouse walks to UMD, which is so nice and convenient. The UMD outdoor pool is great for the summer and you get cheap access to the golf course, sporting events, and performances, so we've really liked living near the university. Once more people were going to UMD post-pandemic, my spouse has also liked being close to easily put face time in and collaborate as someone still on the tenure track.
If you want Montgomery County schools, which a lot of profs do, Silver Spring is probably the easiest. UMD has a convenient (and free) bus to campus and it is quite a bit closer than Bethesda with 2 decent routes, so you are not always stuck on the beltway.
If you want Montgomery County schools, which a lot of profs do, Silver Spring is probably the easiest. UMD has a convenient (and free) bus to campus and it is quite a bit closer than Bethesda with 2 decent routes, so you are not always stuck on the beltway.
Anonymous
06/27/2023 09:18
Subject: Options within 45 mins of College Park
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think it would be crazy not to live in College Park/Hyattsville, especially if you’re Catholic and open to Catholic schools.
University Park, downtown Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, even Cheverly. There are other nice neighborhoods in CP too.
I don’t understand why on earth you would commute so far for marginally higher scoring public schools. Your quality of life will be so much lower and the schools might not even work out anyway. Why do you think there are so many private schools in Montgomery County?
A lot of people on dcum are scared of PG county because they feel it’s not wealthy enough, but I mean from University Park your DH could walk to work and you can walk to a Whole Foods, a Trader Joe’s and a Target, Busboys and Poets, really good tacos, etc etc etc. Your kids can go to the highly regarded public ES, navigate the charters and magnets, or to St Jerome’s.
This is OP. What parochial elementary schools would you recommend in the University Park, Hyattsville, or Mount Rainier area?
St Jerome’s is the big one. For boys there are more high school options it seems.
I will say it has a reputation for being very conservative.
You could also put Cheverly on your list. I don’t know the names of the churches and schools there but I know there are a lot of religious families.
Anonymous
06/27/2023 09:16
Subject: Options within 45 mins of College Park
I grew up in pg county. I would never live there again.
Anonymous
06/27/2023 09:16
Subject: Options within 45 mins of College Park
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think it would be crazy not to live in College Park/Hyattsville, especially if you’re Catholic and open to Catholic schools.
University Park, downtown Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, even Cheverly. There are other nice neighborhoods in CP too.
I don’t understand why on earth you would commute so far for marginally higher scoring public schools. Your quality of life will be so much lower and the schools might not even work out anyway. Why do you think there are so many private schools in Montgomery County?
A lot of people on dcum are scared of PG county because they feel it’s not wealthy enough, but I mean from University Park your DH could walk to work and you can walk to a Whole Foods, a Trader Joe’s and a Target, Busboys and Poets, really good tacos, etc etc etc. Your kids can go to the highly regarded public ES, navigate the charters and magnets, or to St Jerome’s.
This is OP. What parochial elementary schools would you recommend in the University Park, Hyattsville, or Mount Rainier area?
St Jerome’s is the big one. For boys there are more high school options it seems.
I will say it has a reputation for being very conservative.
Anonymous
06/27/2023 09:15
Subject: Options within 45 mins of College Park
Anonymous wrote:I think it would be crazy not to live in College Park/Hyattsville, especially if you’re Catholic and open to Catholic schools.
University Park, downtown Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, even Cheverly. There are other nice neighborhoods in CP too.
I don’t understand why on earth you would commute so far for marginally higher scoring public schools. Your quality of life will be so much lower and the schools might not even work out anyway. Why do you think there are so many private schools in Montgomery County?
A lot of people on dcum are scared of PG county because they feel it’s not wealthy enough, but I mean from University Park your DH could walk to work and you can walk to a Whole Foods, a Trader Joe’s and a Target, Busboys and Poets, really good tacos, etc etc etc. Your kids can go to the highly regarded public ES, navigate the charters and magnets, or to St Jerome’s.
This is OP. What parochial elementary schools would you recommend in the University Park, Hyattsville, or Mount Rainier area?
Anonymous
06/27/2023 09:12
Subject: Options within 45 mins of College Park
I think it would be crazy not to live in College Park/Hyattsville, especially if you’re Catholic and open to Catholic schools.
University Park, downtown Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, even Cheverly. There are other nice neighborhoods in CP too.
I don’t understand why on earth you would commute so far for marginally higher scoring public schools. Your quality of life will be so much lower and the schools might not even work out anyway. Why do you think there are so many private schools in Montgomery County?
A lot of people on dcum are scared of PG county because they feel it’s not wealthy enough, but I mean from University Park your DH could walk to work and you can walk to a Whole Foods, a Trader Joe’s and a Target, Busboys and Poets, really good tacos, etc etc etc. Your kids can go to the highly regarded public ES, navigate the charters and magnets, or to St Jerome’s.
University Park, downtown Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, even Cheverly. There are other nice neighborhoods in CP too.
I don’t understand why on earth you would commute so far for marginally higher scoring public schools. Your quality of life will be so much lower and the schools might not even work out anyway. Why do you think there are so many private schools in Montgomery County?
A lot of people on dcum are scared of PG county because they feel it’s not wealthy enough, but I mean from University Park your DH could walk to work and you can walk to a Whole Foods, a Trader Joe’s and a Target, Busboys and Poets, really good tacos, etc etc etc. Your kids can go to the highly regarded public ES, navigate the charters and magnets, or to St Jerome’s.
Anonymous
06/27/2023 08:23
Subject: Options within 45 mins of College Park
Anonymous wrote:Many of the UMD employees with kids live in Howard County.
8:18 here. Didn't know that but I would too.
Anonymous
06/27/2023 08:20
Subject: Options within 45 mins of College Park
Many of the UMD employees with kids live in Howard County.
Anonymous
06/27/2023 08:18
Subject: Options within 45 mins of College Park
For kids schools, def Howard county. Columbia/Ellicott City/Clarksburg area?
Anonymous
06/27/2023 08:16
Subject: Options within 45 mins of College Park
Anonymous wrote:My spouse will be starting at UMD College Park in the fall (I work remote) and we are exploring neighborhoods within a 45 minute commute to UMD. We have 2 kids in elementary school, and are looking for solid publics with parochial as an option. We are planning to rent for the first year or two with a budget around 4500/month. We are considering the following:
Severna Park
Columbia
Crofton
Bethesda
North Chevy Chase
Silver Spring
Anything we are leaving out? Thanks
North Laurel, MD in Howard County
Anonymous
06/27/2023 07:37
Subject: Options within 45 mins of College Park
Bethesda is very expensive and that commute is a pain on the beltway. My budget was 1.2-1.3 in Bethesda and I was priced out
Anonymous
06/26/2023 23:24
Subject: Options within 45 mins of College Park
Mount Rainier and Hyattsville if private schools are on the table.
Anonymous
06/26/2023 21:32
Subject: Options within 45 mins of College Park
My spouse will be starting at UMD College Park in the fall (I work remote) and we are exploring neighborhoods within a 45 minute commute to UMD. We have 2 kids in elementary school, and are looking for solid publics with parochial as an option. We are planning to rent for the first year or two with a budget around 4500/month. We are considering the following:
Severna Park
Columbia
Crofton
Bethesda
North Chevy Chase
Silver Spring
Anything we are leaving out? Thanks
Severna Park
Columbia
Crofton
Bethesda
North Chevy Chase
Silver Spring
Anything we are leaving out? Thanks