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Anonymous wrote:Have heard Visi slots girls into tracks and can be stubborn about who gets to take honors classes. Have not heard this about SR.

SR is also very methodical about who gets into honors and AP classes. My DD knows of many who were disappointed about not getting in.

Also true at Gonzaga.

Anonymous wrote:I would be very surprised if the homework was more at Visi.

Are you nuts? That’s what it’s known for and with a kid there, I can definitely confirm.

Anonymous wrote:Which school is more Catholic in tradition?

Definitely Visi. A little too much actually.

Anonymous wrote:Have heard Visi slots girls into tracks and can be stubborn about who gets to take honors classes. Have not heard this about SR.

This is true. If you are not on the honors track you need to get an A- in order to get moved into honors and I believe a B+ is necessary to be considered for AP classes.

Anonymous wrote:Which school is more Catholic in tradition?

Definitely VISI. SR is Catholic lite. If we know that, we would have suffered the commute to VISI.

Anonymous wrote:Have heard Visi slots girls into tracks and can be stubborn about who gets to take honors classes. Have not heard this about SR.

SR is also very methodical about who gets into honors and AP classes. My DD knows of many who were disappointed about not getting in.

Our daughter is really enjoying 8th grade at SR. She has needed some academic help, and her teachers have been really responsive providing help during study hall. She can go seek them out, but they are also very welcoming, so that is a great way for her to practice low-stress advocating for her own learning. The block schedule is great and she enjoys the sports, campus, friends. She seems really happy. My sister attended Visi a billion years ago and loved it FWIW. What a campus and location!

Anonymous wrote:Have heard Visi slots girls into tracks and can be stubborn about who gets to take honors classes. Have not heard this about SR.

^ this was an issue when I went there 20ish years ago

I would be very surprised if the homework was more at Visi.

Have heard Visi slots girls into tracks and can be stubborn about who gets to take honors classes. Have not heard this about SR.

Which school is more Catholic in tradition?

Anonymous wrote:Does Visi have the block system? I know that's what made hw and sports balance manageable for DD, but not everyone likes the longer class periods. Wondering if the difference in nightly hw was related to the schedule types?

DS is at Gonzaga with block system and I'm a huge fan. But DD is a freshman at Visi and I'm equally pleased with their system. The cub period and free periods work out great for managing workload. I was worried about Visi's pressure cooker reputation but we're thrilled with things so far and really happy she's there. Agree with the others, let commute factor heavily but you really can't go wrong with these options.

Anonymous wrote:Does Visi have the block system? I know that's what made hw and sports balance manageable for DD, but not everyone likes the longer class periods. Wondering if the difference in nightly hw was related to the schedule types?

There is no block schedule. But there is a cascading schedule which allows a free period every couple of days. The girls also have a daily ‘Cub period’ which is a free hour in the morning everyday to get work done. I’ve found that there isn’t homework in the same classes every night - it kind of rotates but it’s the tests and quizzes that consume a lot of time. Often there are 3-4 quizzes or tests every week.

Does Visi have the block system? I know that's what made hw and sports balance manageable for DD, but not everyone likes the longer class periods. Wondering if the difference in nightly hw was related to the schedule types?

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter applied to both plus two other schools and got into all of them.

So?

Did you read the previous post? Maybe look back a little and you will see why I posted this information.