I know several families who have sent their bright kids to Bullis over other more competitive high schools. Their reasoning - they wanted their good student to be the big fish in a little pond, as opposed to going to one of the more rigorous high schools where they would be in the middle of the pack. Two of these students have gone on to really good universities. Would they have been able to get in to those same universities if they had gone to Sidwell/Maret/St. Albans/NCS/Holton where there would have been more kids competing for those same spots? That is the million dollar question.

That was in the 80's you moron.

Anonymous wrote:Bullis has always been the place for kids who failed out or were kicked out of other schools. Neck and neck with St. John's for biggest waste of money in the area

I am sure Plank and Kimsey disagree.

Bullis has always been the place for kids who failed out or were kicked out of other schools. Neck and neck with St. John's for biggest waste of money in the area

Who is the placement of an average bullis student compared to other local privates?

Its college placement among the females is stronger than it s with the boys.

Bullis currently has graduates in each Ivy League school. Bullis most be doing something right.

^^Then not than..oops

My Bullis grad is at a top 15 SLAC with Landon, Holton, GDS, St. Albans and Potomac grads. I agree with many PPs who mention that if prestige is important to you than you probably won't be happy at Bullis.

It's one thing to make generalizations based on one-off incidents (e.g. Landon and various scandals over the years). It's another thing to make sure claims based on pure conjecture.

Unless your kid goes to Bullis, I'm not sure how anyone can claim absolutely that it's significantly worse academically that other schools in the area. It seemd like they have a more heterogeneous student body (racially and perhaps economically) than its peers, and that apparently bothers some people.

its good counsel with a $36K price tag

As well as a ramped up athletic recruiting program.

I agree with a previous poster, if you are concerned about reputation, its probably not the school for your son or daughter.

It has never been known to have the most rigorous academics as it appears to be a school to send DD or DS who have struggled at other area private schools.

I think Bullis is going the Good Counsel route - except its just not Catholic.

The school seems to have invested a lot in the past 2 - 3 years in its ability to accommodate kids with multiple learning challenges.

Aka the public school you pay for

Anonymous wrote:Is bullis considered a great school or is it still considered the place to go if you can't hack the top privates?

Pretty much the second thought.