Exactly pp. Same with our family. People who don't know about athletics seem to make wild assumptions.

To answer your question OP -- I"m Catholic so love Catholic Schools but very few of them are up to par with the elite privates.

Anonymous wrote:College placements at both these schools have been significantly influenced by their top flight lacrosse programs.

Many of the boys that go to Ivies and other top schools gained admission to these schools through the Athletic Department putting its thumb on the Admissions scales.

What a ridiculous statement. You clearly have no child who is an athlete and also a student at an Ivy. We have three. All three had to make their scores and those base scores were clearly defined by the coaches recruiting them. FWIW all three of our scholar athletes had SAT scores of 2100+, and two or more subject tests with 700+ scores. None of the Ivies will admit students who don't meet their score requirements and, if you say otherwise, then prove it.

Well said.

PP

are you jealous?

Whether you go to an IVY LEAGUE or NESCAC school based on athletics or due to a legacy connection (STA and Sidwell is known for this) what is the difference?

College placements at both these schools have been significantly influenced by their top flight lacrosse programs.

Many of the boys that go to Ivies and other top schools gained admission to these schools through the Athletic Department putting its thumb on the Admissions scales.

Two schools that aren't usually seen as alternatives to one another because of the vast difference between the communities they serve.

Prep, a larger school, has students with a relatively broad range of academic focus and aptitude. The idea is that they are serving a community and not a narrow band of academic capability and interest. If you look at college placements, you will see the evidence of that in the schools listed. Landon, I think, is pretty similar with very bright kids and some that are headed to Clemson and Elon.

The relationship between the two schools couldn't be considered warm. There's a good deal of antipathy based up a long athletic history during which these have been the dominant schools in the IAC.

If you are a good athlete and the coaches at these schools are recruiting you, you are a shoe in at either school. If not, I do believe both of these schools are tough to get into.

Anonymous wrote:Which one is harder to get into?

For Prep --- assuming you aren't an athlete they covet --- depends who you are and where you are coming from. Long term relationships with parish schools and Mater Dei School counts for a lot in the process.

Both pretty much suck.

Landon is probably harder to get into. It only has 30 slots for 9th grade whereas prep has over 125. On the flip size, Prep gets several kids applying from across the country and even international as 20% of its student do board.

Both schools are different but also very similar in nature. Prep has heavy focus on the classics and a more old school curriculum where Landon has a modern curriculum but has its roots to the classics.

College placement is very similar if you ask me except that Prep sends more kids to Catholic schools.

Hope this helps but you might have just opened a fiery debate

Which one is harder to get into?

Prep is probably harder but harder does not equate to better, per se. Prep offers better curriculum when it comes to the classics and math, while Landon probably offers more in the way of the arts. Prep is Catholic, and Landon is non-sectarian. Prep holds an overall edge in athletics, but Landon remains quite competitive on the athletic fields as well. Prep offers a deeper history (1789 founding date) and greater name recognition outside of the DC area than Landon—thus, more "prestige" factor. Both have pretty solid alumni network and support. I would say that Prep holds the edge in college counseling and matriculation.

Toss up.

I'd like to know which school is known is more difficult

Thanks for any insights.