Anyone who says anything other than "Sidwell, STA and NCS" has a child in another school and wants them to be big three.

Newsflash: big three has always referred to those schools. It does not refer to Holton, GDS, and Maret, all of which are excellent schools.

Anonymous wrote:To answer op, big 3 are Sidwell, STA, and NCS in my opinion and since Beauvoir is part of the Cathedral system it is considered a Big 3 for younger years.

Agree and I grew up in DC.

To answer op, big 3 are Sidwell, STA, and NCS in my opinion and since Beauvoir is part of the Cathedral system it is considered a Big 3 for younger years.

How does NCS actually differentiate itself from Holton in 2014 such as to be deemed "bigger"? Sincere question and don't have child in either school.

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Sitwell st a and NSC. Gds is next tier with maret and holton.

Sidwell, GDS and St.A./NCS

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Anonymous wrote:Having grown up here, I would argue there really is only the "Big 2." The Big 2 imo are Sidwell and the Cathedral Schools.

I agree - but as a grad of NCS I do think of NCS and STA as pretty separate. So in my mind the big 3 are always Sidwell, NCS, STA.

Why? Granted, they are separate, but only together do they make a whole (as the society is neither all male nor female) unless you believe one pulls along the other.

Anonymous wrote:Having grown up here, I would argue there really is only the "Big 2." The Big 2 imo are Sidwell and the Cathedral Schools.

I agree - but as a grad of NCS I do think of NCS and STA as pretty separate. So in my mind the big 3 are always Sidwell, NCS, STA.

or 4 if you count Beauvior.

But that is 3.

Having grown up here, I would argue there really is only the "Big 2." The Big 2 imo are Sidwell and the Cathedral Schools.

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There is an entire "sticky" thread devoted to that topic:

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/99579.page

never seen them named.
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