Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Agree with PP. I'm not sure why the number is 3 when everyone only seems to agree on 2. Why not call it "the big two" instead since Sidwell and Beauvoir/NCS/StA are always on the "big three" lists with [insert name of other school here]?
We chose Potomac over Sidwell and Beauvoir so our top 2 is obviously different than your claim of "everyone" above.
I don't know that that's true. To me "big" isn't a complement, or an insult. It's a recognition that certain schools are more talked about and more "glitzy" than others. Similarly I'd describe the Jonas Brothers as "bigger" than Ladysmith Black Mambazo (naming a group I've seen in concert recently) doesn't mean that I'd want them on my IPOD.
If money and logistics weren't issues, I think my ideal school for my kid would be Sandy Spring Friends, but I wouldn't argue that it's "bigger" than Sidwell. Maybe that it SHOULD be, but not that it is.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Agree with PP. I'm not sure why the number is 3 when everyone only seems to agree on 2. Why not call it "the big two" instead since Sidwell and Beauvoir/NCS/StA are always on the "big three" lists with [insert name of other school here]?
We chose Potomac over Sidwell and Beauvoir so our top 2 is obviously different than your claim of "everyone" above.
Anonymous wrote:Agree with PP. I'm not sure why the number is 3 when everyone only seems to agree on 2. Why not call it "the big two" instead since Sidwell and Beauvoir/NCS/StA are always on the "big three" lists with [insert name of other school here]?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:WHO CARES!!!!!!!!
No doubt a rhetorical question, but . . . All the people who hijacked the FAQ sticky and demanded their own "Big Blah Blah Blah" sticky.
A poem:
I was happy, oh yes, carefree,
When I first moved to DC,
Until I found out
And was crippled with doubt,
About something called "the Big Three"!
These schools of wonder and grace,
Each one a magnificent place,
My child would adore
To go through the door,
And emerge an Ivy League Ace.
But, alas! I learned of the debate
Which tangles DCUM forums with hate
Which ARE the big three?
Are they only in DC?
Or in a neighboring state?
Sidwell, Cathedral and St. Albans too
Will argue their "Big Three" status to you
Potomac, Maret, Georgetown Day
And the girls of Holton should have their say,
The laxers of Landon, the Georgetown Prep boys,
St. Stephens St. Agnes is making some noise . . .
Every child shouts: "My school is Big Three!"
. . . OH wait, that's their PARENTS . . .do pardon me!
Anonymous wrote:In addition, many posters will argue that certain public schools belong in the Big X discussion, particularly given that a school like Thomas Jefferson in Virginia has been ranked by US News and World Report as the #1 public high school in the nation http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/high-scho...ool-is-best-in-the-nation.html
Anonymous wrote:WHO CARES!!!!!!!!