Anonymous
Post 07/11/2023 01:22     Subject: Let’s rank these girls schools
Here’s my list:

1. Good Counsel
2. NCS/Visi (tie)
3. Holy Child

*Big huge effing cliff*

4. Holton Arms
5. Holy Cross

*Fell off cliff and splattered on ge ground*

6. Stone Rodge

Anonymous
Post 07/09/2023 21:52     Subject: Let’s rank these girls schools
Anonymous wrote:PP, isn't that a lot of specific information that basically outs yourself to anyone from the school reading this?


Maybe the poster doesn't care.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2023 18:03     Subject: Let’s rank these girls schools
PP, isn't that a lot of specific information that basically outs yourself to anyone from the school reading this?
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2023 17:46     Subject: Re:Let’s rank these girls schools
My daughter attended Madeira on financial aid, so this may not apply to your daughter's situation. But I can honestly say if I could go back and undo a decision we made with her as her parents, I would NEVER have sent her to Madeira. The school makes it very obvious to other students who is on aid and who is not by doing "team building" exercises that makes them reveal this. One such activity involved making bracelets with beads that represented things about yourself, one of which was financial standing. If a school is going to accept girls on financial aid, they need to do everything that can to help these girls fit in, not shame them! Needless to say, when we dropped our daughter off as a freshman she was mentally fine and by the time she left, she had experienced so much bullying and stress that she is now left with some permanent health issues due to the stress she endured.

The school allowed our daughter to finish her one remaining graduation requirement at a local college and she received a Madeira diploma, but was not allowed to graduate (despite the fact she attended the school for 3 years as a boarder). Apparently, it seems, they have failed to include her from their alumni activities because they have never put her on the email list despite our asking to have her added repeatedly. And although this sounds petty, they won't give her the alumni mug that all graduates get!

This school has a very weird culture. It it "over the top" PC! At Christmastime, girls are NOT allowed to wear Santa hats, Christmas socks, sing Christmas songs, or do anything remotely referring to Christmas. BUT, their Winterfest or whatever it was called had songs and celebrations from other religions. Doesn't seem right to disallow some and allow others. Additionally, being that it was an all-girls' school created a weird environment as well.

Honestly, I could go on and on about why I would NOT send my daughter to this school, but it would take too much energy and thought to recall it all. The only good thing about the school were the 5-week experiences from Capitol Hill to working at the Kilmer Center.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2023 18:35     Subject: Re:Let’s rank these girls schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Please explain how Visi, Stone Ridge or Holy Cross are above Madeira? We worked with a counselor last year and this was her ranking below.

NCS
Holton
Madeira
Stone Ridge
Visitation

Huge cliff

Holy Cross


Madeira - Average SAT 1360, Average ACT 31

Visitation - SAT 1330, ACT 30

Stone Ridge - SAT 1300, ACT 31

Holy Cross - Average SAT - 1230, Average ACT 29


Any National Merit Scholars from these schools this year? NCS must have a good amount??



I'm sorry, but is 1230 to 1300 a "huge cliff" ?? Sounds to me like a a school that accepts more than just one kind of student.
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2023 22:25     Subject: Let’s rank these girls schools
Episcopal?
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2023 08:06     Subject: Let’s rank these girls schools
NCS!
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2023 14:42     Subject: Re:Let’s rank these girls schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Any National Merit Scholars from these schools this year? Would be interesting to see the numbers, if any, from each school.


NCS had four semifinalists last year: https://ncs.cathedral.org/news-detail?pk=1433785&fromId=218956

Holton had five semifinalists this year: https://www.holton-arms.edu/community/campus-news-publications/posts/~board/campus-news/post/five-seniors-named-national-merit-semifinalists-2023#:~:text=Five%20Holton%20seniors%20have%20been,Ava%20Greathouse%2C%20and%20Maya%20Lall.

I don't know about winners




NCS=4
Holton=5


Any from the other all girls schools listed on this thread?

Anonymous
Post 02/22/2023 11:10     Subject: Re:Let’s rank these girls schools
Anonymous wrote:Any National Merit Scholars from these schools this year? Would be interesting to see the numbers, if any, from each school.


NCS had four semifinalists last year: https://ncs.cathedral.org/news-detail?pk=1433785&fromId=218956

Holton had five semifinalists this year: https://www.holton-arms.edu/community/campus-news-publications/posts/~board/campus-news/post/five-seniors-named-national-merit-semifinalists-2023#:~:text=Five%20Holton%20seniors%20have%20been,Ava%20Greathouse%2C%20and%20Maya%20Lall.

I don't know about winners

Anonymous
Post 02/22/2023 11:06     Subject: Re:Let’s rank these girls schools
Any National Merit Scholars from these schools this year? Would be interesting to see the numbers, if any, from each school.
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2023 21:53     Subject: Re:Let’s rank these girls schools
What is Niche?
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2023 21:29     Subject: Let’s rank these girls schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:NCS
Oakcrest
Holy Child
Visi
Stone Ridge

Cliff

Holton
Madeira

#CharacterMatters


Character? You have it upside down.


NCS
Holton
(Cliff)

Stone Ridge
Madeira
Visitation

(Cliff)

Holy Child
Oakcrest


Wrong. https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-all-girls-high-schools/m/washington-dc-metro-area/

NCS
The Madeira School
Holton-Arms
Stone Ridge School
Georgetown Visitation
Oakcrest School
The Academy of the Holy Cross
Connelly School of the Holy Child



Niche? LMAO!
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2023 21:28     Subject: Re:Let’s rank these girls schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Please explain how Visi, Stone Ridge or Holy Cross are above Madeira? We worked with a counselor last year and this was her ranking below.

NCS
Holton
Madeira
Stone Ridge
Visitation

Huge cliff

Holy Cross


Madeira - Average SAT 1360, Average ACT 31

Visitation - SAT 1330, ACT 30

Stone Ridge - SAT 1300, ACT 31

Holy Cross - Average SAT - 1230, Average ACT 29


Any National Merit Scholars from these schools this year? NCS must have a good amount??



I actually agree with this list.
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2023 18:34     Subject: Re:Let’s rank these girls schools
Anonymous wrote:Please explain how Visi, Stone Ridge or Holy Cross are above Madeira? We worked with a counselor last year and this was her ranking below.

NCS
Holton
Madeira
Stone Ridge
Visitation

Huge cliff

Holy Cross


Madeira - Average SAT 1360, Average ACT 31

Visitation - SAT 1330, ACT 30

Stone Ridge - SAT 1300, ACT 31

Holy Cross - Average SAT - 1230, Average ACT 29


Any National Merit Scholars from these schools this year? NCS must have a good amount??

Anonymous
Post 02/21/2023 16:19     Subject: Let’s rank these girls schools
Its wrong to equate the two. USNWR is deeply flawed but has a (suspect) methodology. Niche is just made up junk.