Anonymous
Post 01/22/2023 07:20     Subject: Whose happy with Jackson Reed this year. Considering new Macarthur school.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:FWIIW, DS graduated from Walls a few years ago, went to a selective SLAC and was completely unprepared his first semester. DCPS across the board does not prepare (most) kids for college very well. DS learned his lessons and did much better in subsequent semesters, now has a great (and meaningful) job he loves. So maybe it doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things.


That problem is unique to your son. I know well over a dozen Walls graduates. Zero have reported being unprepared for the highly selective colleges they attend/ed.


Please. Kids coming from the DC publics, no matter if Walls or Wilson (now JR), don’t know how to write at all. They are completely unprepared to write at the college level. It’s truly pathetic. They may not admit they are struggling as compared to peers who went to hs that actually taught their students how to write a paper, but they are.


That’s a pretty sweeping statement. How do you know all these kids?
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2023 04:29     Subject: Whose happy with Jackson Reed this year. Considering new Macarthur school.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:FWIIW, DS graduated from Walls a few years ago, went to a selective SLAC and was completely unprepared his first semester. DCPS across the board does not prepare (most) kids for college very well. DS learned his lessons and did much better in subsequent semesters, now has a great (and meaningful) job he loves. So maybe it doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things.


That problem is unique to your son. I know well over a dozen Walls graduates. Zero have reported being unprepared for the highly selective colleges they attend/ed.


Please. Kids coming from the DC publics, no matter if Walls or Wilson (now JR), don’t know how to write at all. They are completely unprepared to write at the college level. It’s truly pathetic. They may not admit they are struggling as compared to peers who went to hs that actually taught their students how to write a paper, but they are.
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2023 23:28     Subject: Whose happy with Jackson Reed this year. Considering new Macarthur school.
Anonymous wrote:FWIIW, DS graduated from Walls a few years ago, went to a selective SLAC and was completely unprepared his first semester. DCPS across the board does not prepare (most) kids for college very well. DS learned his lessons and did much better in subsequent semesters, now has a great (and meaningful) job he loves. So maybe it doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things.


That problem is unique to your son. I know well over a dozen Walls graduates. Zero have reported being unprepared for the highly selective colleges they attend/ed.
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2023 21:54     Subject: Whose happy with Jackson Reed this year. Considering new Macarthur school.
Anonymous wrote:FWIIW, DS graduated from Walls a few years ago, went to a selective SLAC and was completely unprepared his first semester. DCPS across the board does not prepare (most) kids for college very well. DS learned his lessons and did much better in subsequent semesters, now has a great (and meaningful) job he loves. So maybe it doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things.


Definitely contradicts ever kid I know that went to Walls as well as Banneker.
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2023 18:08     Subject: Whose happy with Jackson Reed this year. Considering new Macarthur school.
FWIIW, DS graduated from Walls a few years ago, went to a selective SLAC and was completely unprepared his first semester. DCPS across the board does not prepare (most) kids for college very well. DS learned his lessons and did much better in subsequent semesters, now has a great (and meaningful) job he loves. So maybe it doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things.
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2023 15:51     Subject: Whose happy with Jackson Reed this year. Considering new Macarthur school.
What’s the peer group? Friends, dating partners, networks, I don’t know that it’s good and that college can fix the gap completely
Anonymous
Post 01/20/2023 14:50     Subject: Whose happy with Jackson Reed this year. Considering new Macarthur school.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I agree with basically everything above, except that I think all kids with ivy+ aspirations do supplement in terms of academics and/or enrichments. You can do well at JR and go to UVA without supplementing, but for kids without a hook, Ivy admission requires supplementing of some or many varieties.


I doubt this for UVA. It is incredibly difficult to get in out of state or even from NOVA.



DS class of 22, accepted to UVA and an Ivy. Wilson grad with no supplementing.


Honestly this sounds many of the Wilson families in my neighborhood. They might not into Stanford, but choosing between say Cornell and UVa seems like a success to me. Congrats
Anonymous
Post 01/20/2023 14:43     Subject: Re:Whose happy with Jackson Reed this year. Considering new Macarthur school.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why is schoolwork easy? Guess the smarter kids will get all A's then and get into better schools. Seems like a win-win if you ask me. Also, to the Maryland comment, we love that JR starts 9am. My kids love to sleep in. I believe the bell is at 7:30 am in Maryland Montgomery County schools. You couldn't pay me to move there!javascript:void(0);


No, opposite is true. When anyone that does anything gets As then it's very hard on admissions. Friend's kids who are seniors are finding this to be the case.


Also, people forget that once you get in to these "better schools", kids need to be able to do well. If they are not being educated well in high school, it will be a struggle. It's easier for the UMD grad with a 4.0 gpa to get that first job than a Harvard grad with 2.5.


hahahahahahahahhaha. Is this a joke? The Harvard 2.5 gpa grads do fantastically well in the world. Now it may be since they already have connections, etc; but seriously the income profile of graduates from Harvard, Yale, etc is just on another level.
Anonymous
Post 01/20/2023 14:05     Subject: Whose happy with Jackson Reed this year. Considering new Macarthur school.
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Anonymous wrote:I have a question about the 200 student 9th grade limit that they’ve mentioned for MacArthur. I think there are currently 200 8th graders at Hardy? We are thinking about switching from private to attend MacArthur (I love the idea of a smaller public, neighborhood high school). We are in-boundary and the DCPS website says that we can choose between JR and MacArthur (I know JR is a great school but the large size is not what we are hoping for). Is there a chance that some in-boundary kids won’t be able to go to MacArthur if they hit that 200 student count with existing Hardy students? Or would our kid definitely have a spot?


I think generally if you are in-bounds you are entitled to enroll. The cap would come into play for OOB spots.


The word "generally" has no place in your reply. This is a binary, by-right outcome. Kids zoned IB can enroll...full stop. Even if every last Hardy kid chose the new HS they'd still have to take you.
Anonymous
Post 01/20/2023 13:34     Subject: Whose happy with Jackson Reed this year. Considering new Macarthur school.
Anonymous wrote:Fwiw, our child is at Adams now and has a choice of JR or Macarthur. Not applying to magnets, thought she has good grades. She’s excited about JR. We don’t live in the neighborhood, so the commute should be interesting…


Oyster-Adams students get lottery preference, not guarantee.
Anonymous
Post 01/20/2023 10:31     Subject: Whose happy with Jackson Reed this year. Considering new Macarthur school.
Fwiw, our child is at Adams now and has a choice of JR or Macarthur. Not applying to magnets, thought she has good grades. She’s excited about JR. We don’t live in the neighborhood, so the commute should be interesting…
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2023 08:13     Subject: Whose happy with Jackson Reed this year. Considering new Macarthur school.
Anonymous wrote:Even if ignoring AP classes, will new high school offer the same classes as JR?



sounds like a good question for the virtual open house this Saturday 10am. We just signed up

https://t.co/hkTsGV7Oon
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2023 22:29     Subject: Whose happy with Jackson Reed this year. Considering new Macarthur school.
Even if ignoring AP classes, will new high school offer the same classes as JR?
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2023 16:43     Subject: Whose happy with Jackson Reed this year. Considering new Macarthur school.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have a question about the 200 student 9th grade limit that they’ve mentioned for MacArthur. I think there are currently 200 8th graders at Hardy? We are thinking about switching from private to attend MacArthur (I love the idea of a smaller public, neighborhood high school). We are in-boundary and the DCPS website says that we can choose between JR and MacArthur (I know JR is a great school but the large size is not what we are hoping for). Is there a chance that some in-boundary kids won’t be able to go to MacArthur if they hit that 200 student count with existing Hardy students? Or would our kid definitely have a spot?


I think generally if you are in-bounds you are entitled to enroll. The cap would come into play for OOB spots.


This is correct. If you live in-bounds, you can go.


Great. Thank you both. We plan to attend the virtual open house next weekend and hear from the new principal.
Anonymous
Post 01/08/2023 09:25     Subject: Whose happy with Jackson Reed this year. Considering new Macarthur school.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have a question about the 200 student 9th grade limit that they’ve mentioned for MacArthur. I think there are currently 200 8th graders at Hardy? We are thinking about switching from private to attend MacArthur (I love the idea of a smaller public, neighborhood high school). We are in-boundary and the DCPS website says that we can choose between JR and MacArthur (I know JR is a great school but the large size is not what we are hoping for). Is there a chance that some in-boundary kids won’t be able to go to MacArthur if they hit that 200 student count with existing Hardy students? Or would our kid definitely have a spot?


I think generally if you are in-bounds you are entitled to enroll. The cap would come into play for OOB spots.


This is correct. If you live in-bounds, you can go.