Anonymous wrote:Madeira - LeMieux

Omg that one is so perfect!

Madeira - LeMieux

Holton Arms and Landon?

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the eye of the beholder. My kid attends what I consider a cozy Lands End type of school, but I can think of several parents there who would find that description insulting.

I don't think there is anything wrong with Lands End (or any of these brands) they just appeal to different people and some people do think Lands End is fancy.

Anonymous wrote:Since DMV and style don’t belong in the same sentence, this is a nice effort but misguided

Ha. Isn’t this the case. Most schools give anxiety.

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Anonymous wrote:OP- You need a new hobby. How often are outsiders coming to you for a description of all the schools?😆🤦

Lol classically said by someone whose hobby is to tear people down on a mom's forum 🤣

And to answer your question it comes up surprisingly often... people seem to respect my opinions on things and analogies make it easier for people to compare.

Ok.. I apologize. I’ll let you have your fun here.

I found this hilarious. And fairly on point. Thank you for a refreshing and candid analogy.

Depends on the eye of the beholder. My kid attends what I consider a cozy Lands End type of school, but I can think of several parents there who would find that description insulting.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP- You need a new hobby. How often are outsiders coming to you for a description of all the schools?😆🤦

Lol classically said by someone whose hobby is to tear people down on a mom's forum 🤣

And to answer your question it comes up surprisingly often... people seem to respect my opinions on things and analogies make it easier for people to compare.

Ok.. I apologize. I’ll let you have your fun here.

Anonymous wrote:OP- You need a new hobby. How often are outsiders coming to you for a description of all the schools?😆🤦

Lol classically said by someone whose hobby is to tear people down on a mom's forum 🤣

And to answer your question it comes up surprisingly often... people seem to respect my opinions on things and analogies make it easier for people to compare.

Since DMV and style don’t belong in the same sentence, this is a nice effort but misguided

OP- You need a new hobby. How often are outsiders coming to you for a description of all the schools?😆🤦

Anonymous wrote:For most, I think the brand is LL Bean...

Oooooh I think that Our Lady of Good Counsel is LL Bean!

For most, I think the brand is LL Bean...

Ahhh sorry for the typo when I went to switch Bullis to Nike 😂 I had a little interruption

Someone in another thread mentioned having trouble ‘reading’ DC private schools coming from New England, which made me realize that’s probably true for a lot of people coming from other regions.

The basics (academics, class size, etc.) are easy enough to compare, but the vibe/culture differences feel much harder to decode from the outside.

When I'm trying to describe the schools to outsiders I feel like it is easier to describe them like name brands. But obviously, I only have a sense of my set of schools and I'm curious if anyone else can add more or correct mine:

Sidwell - Chanel
NCS/STA- Hermes
GDS- The Row
Maret- Chloè
Potomac School- Luis Vuitton
WIS- Loro Piana
Field School- Madewell (Pre-VC funding)
Bullis- Lululemon (with a less cutsy name, Bullis- Nike
Lowell - Boden
St. Patrick's - Tory Burch
Stone Ridge - Dior
Georgetown Prep- Tom Ford


Feels like that might actually be a more intuitive way to help people get a sense of each school. I used fashion brands, but feel free to use the brands that pop to mind for you