Anonymous
10/22/2023 17:55
Subject: McDonogh vs Bryn Mawr
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:These schools are hard to compare. My two cents is to forget about Niche and test scores and think about what is best for your daughter. There are bright, average, and below average students at both schools.
If you think your daughter would be better off in an all girls environment but don’t want the pressure cooker of BMS, then maybe expand your search to include RPCS , St. Paul’s, etc.
If you think coed would be better focus on coed schools like park and friends…
Personally I would prioritize fit over test scores.
I think it’s time to let go of Bryn Mawr’s reputation as a ‘pressure cooker!’ Yes, it’s the most academically rigorous of the schools you listed, but there is far more awareness and support for students’ mental health than there was in the past.
I wouldn’t say most academically rigorous. These schools all have academically rigorous tracks and you cannot compare them by overall average test scores.
You might not say “most academically rigorous”, but most others would. Other schools have rigorous tracks for (only) their most capable students, but at BMS my understanding is that all of the classes are rigorous.
Anonymous
10/22/2023 17:54
Subject: Re:McDonogh vs Bryn Mawr
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My dd was accepted at both and went to Bryn Mawr. Academic rigor is significantly higher at BM, Mcdonogh offers coed. Honestly, feel like McDonogh was hot ten years ago but now more families choosing between Bryn Mawr and RPCS or Bryn Mawr and Saint Paul’s.
McDonogh is known to serve a wider range of students, but for top students the experience and opportunities are similar.
For example, this past year BM had 2 national merit semi finalists while McDonogh had 4.
My understanding, based on number of applicants, is that McDonogh has more interest than ever.
It’s also an aberration. Even though the school is half the size, BM typically has the same number or more national merit semifinalists. Last year both schools had three.
They are just similar for top students. Not an aberration at all.
Anonymous
10/22/2023 17:21
Subject: Re:McDonogh vs Bryn Mawr
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My dd was accepted at both and went to Bryn Mawr. Academic rigor is significantly higher at BM, Mcdonogh offers coed. Honestly, feel like McDonogh was hot ten years ago but now more families choosing between Bryn Mawr and RPCS or Bryn Mawr and Saint Paul’s.
McDonogh is known to serve a wider range of students, but for top students the experience and opportunities are similar.
For example, this past year BM had 2 national merit semi finalists while McDonogh had 4.
My understanding, based on number of applicants, is that McDonogh has more interest than ever.
It’s also an aberration. Even though the school is half the size, BM typically has the same number or more national merit semifinalists. Last year both schools had three.
Anonymous
10/22/2023 17:14
Subject: McDonogh vs Bryn Mawr
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:One is co-ed, one is all-girls
One is way out in the suburbs, one is in Baltimore City
One has a reputation for well-rounded kids with an emphasis on sports, one has a reputation for being an academic pressure cooker
One seems popular with long-time Baltimore families and is a bit more conservative, one is laden with kids of Hopkins professors and high-achieving immigrants
It's a little surprising you need all of these differences laid out for you. How did you pick these 2 schools? Have you set foot on either campus?
Bryn Mawr gets more kids from long time Baltimore families than Mcdonogh.
The number of "longtime Baltimore families" was definitely not a factor in our family's educational equation.
Was replying to the poster who suggested that long time Baltimore families preferred McD.
Anonymous
10/22/2023 17:04
Subject: McDonogh vs Bryn Mawr
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:These schools are hard to compare. My two cents is to forget about Niche and test scores and think about what is best for your daughter. There are bright, average, and below average students at both schools.
If you think your daughter would be better off in an all girls environment but don’t want the pressure cooker of BMS, then maybe expand your search to include RPCS , St. Paul’s, etc.
If you think coed would be better focus on coed schools like park and friends…
Personally I would prioritize fit over test scores.
I think it’s time to let go of Bryn Mawr’s reputation as a ‘pressure cooker!’ Yes, it’s the most academically rigorous of the schools you listed, but there is far more awareness and support for students’ mental health than there was in the past.
I wouldn’t say most academically rigorous. These schools all have academically rigorous tracks and you cannot compare them by overall average test scores.
Anonymous
10/22/2023 16:25
Subject: McDonogh vs Bryn Mawr
Anonymous wrote:These schools are hard to compare. My two cents is to forget about Niche and test scores and think about what is best for your daughter. There are bright, average, and below average students at both schools.
If you think your daughter would be better off in an all girls environment but don’t want the pressure cooker of BMS, then maybe expand your search to include RPCS , St. Paul’s, etc.
If you think coed would be better focus on coed schools like park and friends…
Personally I would prioritize fit over test scores.
I think it’s time to let go of Bryn Mawr’s reputation as a ‘pressure cooker!’ Yes, it’s the most academically rigorous of the schools you listed, but there is far more awareness and support for students’ mental health than there was in the past.
Anonymous
10/22/2023 15:38
Subject: McDonogh vs Bryn Mawr
These schools are hard to compare. My two cents is to forget about Niche and test scores and think about what is best for your daughter. There are bright, average, and below average students at both schools.
If you think your daughter would be better off in an all girls environment but don’t want the pressure cooker of BMS, then maybe expand your search to include RPCS , St. Paul’s, etc.
If you think coed would be better focus on coed schools like park and friends…
Personally I would prioritize fit over test scores.
If you think your daughter would be better off in an all girls environment but don’t want the pressure cooker of BMS, then maybe expand your search to include RPCS , St. Paul’s, etc.
If you think coed would be better focus on coed schools like park and friends…
Personally I would prioritize fit over test scores.
Anonymous
10/22/2023 11:51
Subject: McDonogh vs Bryn Mawr
Anonymous wrote:There is another thread right now: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1162895.page That you all should read. It devolved, much as this thread did, into making educational decisions for your kids based on potential college matriculations.
It's a fool's errand and, in my opinion, not good parenting. I'm not sure what exactly you think an Ivy League education grants you in life, but as a grad of one, I can assure you it's not a golden ticket to life or anything.
+1 spot on
Anonymous
10/22/2023 11:12
Subject: McDonogh vs Bryn Mawr
There is another thread right now: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1162895.page That you all should read. It devolved, much as this thread did, into making educational decisions for your kids based on potential college matriculations.
It's a fool's errand and, in my opinion, not good parenting. I'm not sure what exactly you think an Ivy League education grants you in life, but as a grad of one, I can assure you it's not a golden ticket to life or anything.
It's a fool's errand and, in my opinion, not good parenting. I'm not sure what exactly you think an Ivy League education grants you in life, but as a grad of one, I can assure you it's not a golden ticket to life or anything.
Anonymous
10/22/2023 10:19
Subject: McDonogh vs Bryn Mawr
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Paid 4 years Private school tuition and goes to York College. Seems like bad investment to me.
Towson University is not good either.
All the privates have sent kids to Towson, including Bryn Mawr. There is not one school that hasn't sent kids to Towson.
For 2020-2023 McD had 7 kids went to Towson vs 0 for Bryn Mawr
Bryn Mawr has grads going to Towson and Morgan in the class of 2023
https://www.brynmawrschool.org/academics/college-counseling/college-matriculation-list
Overall an excellent college placement list but girls still go to Towson out of Bryn Mawr. And nothing wrong with Towson either. It’s a perfectly fine regional state school.
Anonymous
10/22/2023 09:32
Subject: McDonogh vs Bryn Mawr
9th grade admission is difficult at both so keep that in mind
Anonymous
10/22/2023 08:10
Subject: McDonogh vs Bryn Mawr
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Have you seen where McDonogh students get placed for college?? It’s pretty remarkable .
It’s not remarkable for the kids who don’t play sports.
+1
Anonymous
10/21/2023 20:42
Subject: McDonogh vs Bryn Mawr
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Have you seen where McDonogh students get placed for college?? It’s pretty remarkable .
Minus the athletic recruits this … doesn’t seem remarkable at all?
https://instagram.com/mcdclassof2023?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
BM seems remarkable to me
https://instagram.com/brynmawrclassof2023?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Wow - very impressive!
I’m surprised that no one was going to Harvard, Stanford or Brown.
2020-2022 at least 9 kids went to Harvard, Stanford and Brown according to school profiles.
Anonymous
10/21/2023 15:35
Subject: McDonogh vs Bryn Mawr
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Have you seen where McDonogh students get placed for college?? It’s pretty remarkable .
Minus the athletic recruits this … doesn’t seem remarkable at all?
https://instagram.com/mcdclassof2023?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
BM seems remarkable to me
https://instagram.com/brynmawrclassof2023?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Wow - very impressive!
I’m surprised that no one was going to Harvard, Stanford or Brown.
Multiple kids have gone in recent years
Anonymous
10/21/2023 15:34
Subject: McDonogh vs Bryn Mawr
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Have you seen where McDonogh students get placed for college?? It’s pretty remarkable .
Minus the athletic recruits this … doesn’t seem remarkable at all?
https://instagram.com/mcdclassof2023?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
BM seems remarkable to me
https://instagram.com/brynmawrclassof2023?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Wow - very impressive!
I’m surprised that no one was going to Harvard, Stanford or Brown.