Anonymous
Post 03/03/2020 12:45     Subject: Admissions decision emails - OLGCHS
If there is a good option near your home, give it serious consideration. The daily grind of 2 30 min, 60 min? longer? commutes will get old real fast. The amount of time wasted will be extraordinary. The notion of living in like chevy chase and picking GC over SJC or living in Olney and picking SJC over GC is so silly.
Anonymous
Post 02/29/2020 17:50     Subject: Admissions decision emails - OLGCHS
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:GC - Accepted
Dematha - Accepted
McNamara - Accepted


I live closer to McNamara. With boy/girl twins, if my son prefers Dematha, that’s two different schools! Smh


Oh that's tough (and a great problem to have!). I have two friends who let their twins choose different high schools, and for what its worth, they are both really happy with how it is working out for the kids.


Daughter wants Good Counsel and son wants Dematha and we live the closest to McNamara. I told my daughter her bus ride will be brutal. She said I’ll have a car at 16. I said really? Whatever!


We may be right there with you on the split commute! My son's first choice was Dematha and he's there now with a commute from Bethesda. For next year, my daughter's first choice is GC. I'm trying to sway her toward SJC or our local public, but she's been in love with GC since her visit. Dematha and GC are both a hike from where we live.


I think a lot of people pick based on geography/commute. Our oldest wanted to apply to GC and we said no way. It’s a great school and we could probably get her there but if she did any activity we would be fighting 270 to pick her up since we don’t live or work near there. Being able to take mass transit home was part of the high school criteria for me. My oldest is at SJC and it is wonderful that on an early release day she can get herself home and we aren’t stressed trying to juggle work schedules. When she took a summer class (1/2 day) she could get home on her own.


I was the previous poster about the twins. I’m literally 10 minutes from McNamara. The good thing is if my son goes to Dematha, the bus comes 5 minutes from my house. The GC bus is about 10 minutes but it’ll be about an hour 20 minute bus ride daily. Smh
Anonymous
Post 02/29/2020 10:28     Subject: Admissions decision emails - OLGCHS
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:GC - Accepted
Dematha - Accepted
McNamara - Accepted


I live closer to McNamara. With boy/girl twins, if my son prefers Dematha, that’s two different schools! Smh


Oh that's tough (and a great problem to have!). I have two friends who let their twins choose different high schools, and for what its worth, they are both really happy with how it is working out for the kids.


Daughter wants Good Counsel and son wants Dematha and we live the closest to McNamara. I told my daughter her bus ride will be brutal. She said I’ll have a car at 16. I said really? Whatever!


We may be right there with you on the split commute! My son's first choice was Dematha and he's there now with a commute from Bethesda. For next year, my daughter's first choice is GC. I'm trying to sway her toward SJC or our local public, but she's been in love with GC since her visit. Dematha and GC are both a hike from where we live.


I think a lot of people pick based on geography/commute. Our oldest wanted to apply to GC and we said no way. It’s a great school and we could probably get her there but if she did any activity we would be fighting 270 to pick her up since we don’t live or work near there. Being able to take mass transit home was part of the high school criteria for me. My oldest is at SJC and it is wonderful that on an early release day she can get herself home and we aren’t stressed trying to juggle work schedules. When she took a summer class (1/2 day) she could get home on her own.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2020 17:06     Subject: Admissions decision emails - OLGCHS
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:GC - Accepted
Dematha - Accepted
McNamara - Accepted


I live closer to McNamara. With boy/girl twins, if my son prefers Dematha, that’s two different schools! Smh


Oh that's tough (and a great problem to have!). I have two friends who let their twins choose different high schools, and for what its worth, they are both really happy with how it is working out for the kids.


Daughter wants Good Counsel and son wants Dematha and we live the closest to McNamara. I told my daughter her bus ride will be brutal. She said I’ll have a car at 16. I said really? Whatever!


We may be right there with you on the split commute! My son's first choice was Dematha and he's there now with a commute from Bethesda. For next year, my daughter's first choice is GC. I'm trying to sway her toward SJC or our local public, but she's been in love with GC since her visit. Dematha and GC are both a hike from where we live.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2020 15:09     Subject: Re:Admissions decision emails - OLGCHS
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our DD got into both. Received scholarship from SJC and none from GC. But, I think she’s leaning GC.


I call BS


Go away.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2020 15:03     Subject: Re:Admissions decision emails - OLGCHS
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our DD got into both. Received scholarship from SJC and none from GC. But, I think she’s leaning GC.


I call BS


That’s fine if you don’t believe it. But it happened.


Two students at my son’s middle school were accepted to Good Counsel and SJC. Both honors
students and accepted into SJC with academic scholarships. Both going to SJC.


Anonymous
Post 02/28/2020 14:44     Subject: Re:Admissions decision emails - OLGCHS
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our DD got into both. Received scholarship from SJC and none from GC. But, I think she’s leaning GC.


I call BS


That’s fine if you don’t believe it. But it happened.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2020 13:32     Subject: Re:Admissions decision emails - OLGCHS
Anonymous wrote:Our DD got into both. Received scholarship from SJC and none from GC. But, I think she’s leaning GC.


I call BS
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2020 10:07     Subject: Re:Admissions decision emails - OLGCHS
Our son was waitlisted at GC but accepted at SJC. So for now, he’s going to SJC.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2020 09:56     Subject: Re:Admissions decision emails - OLGCHS
Our DD got into both. Received scholarship from SJC and none from GC. But, I think she’s leaning GC.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2020 09:39     Subject: Re:Admissions decision emails - OLGCHS
Admission packet was received from
SJC yesterday.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2020 09:28     Subject: Re:Admissions decision emails - OLGCHS
Anonymous wrote:DS got into both SJC and GC. I suspect a lot of other families had this happen too? If so, where is your child going?


How do you know they got into SJC?
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2020 09:07     Subject: Re:Admissions decision emails - OLGCHS
DS got into both SJC and GC. I suspect a lot of other families had this happen too? If so, where is your child going?
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2020 07:41     Subject: Re:Admissions decision emails - OLGCHS
This may be a little premature since SJC decisions aren't out, but what's the difference between GC and SJC? They seem pretty much the same to me.

GC is a good 30 minutes away from our North Bethesda house even on weekends, which is a real issue in my mind.
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2020 23:15     Subject: Admissions decision emails - OLGCHS
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:GC - Accepted
Dematha - Accepted
McNamara - Accepted


I live closer to McNamara. With boy/girl twins, if my son prefers Dematha, that’s two different schools! Smh


Oh that's tough (and a great problem to have!). I have two friends who let their twins choose different high schools, and for what its worth, they are both really happy with how it is working out for the kids.


Daughter wants Good Counsel and son wants Dematha and we live the closest to McNamara. I told my daughter her bus ride will be brutal. She said I’ll have a car at 16. I said really? Whatever!