If GC is Good Counsel, I rarely hear of anyone outside of certain athletes receiving money.

Anonymous wrote:This sounds like it was a brutally competitive year for admissions.

I think it was. From our Catholic K-8, historically only kids with extreme disciplinary issues would get rejected from any of the diocesan schools. This year at least two girls who are good students with no disciplinary issues were rejected by BI. They’re not Catholic, but that was never an issue in the past.

Anonymous wrote:This sounds like it was a brutally competitive year for admissions.

I feel like it's been that way since COVID. And just anecdotally from our circle, seems like several students who got scholarships and financial aid from other schools got nothing from GC. The whole process is so arbitrary.

Anonymous wrote:Coming from FCPS. Applied to GDS, Maret, Potomac, Sidwell, and Madeira. DD is disappointed but our local public is where she will remain.

She is also 99% on testing.

Odd collection. Did Madeira actually reject or did you decide not to go there. This type of application would have been a shoe in last year. The others you list get tons of fantastic applicants so no surprises there.

This sounds like it was a brutally competitive year for admissions.

Coming from FCPS. Applied to GDS, Maret, Potomac, Sidwell, and Madeira. DD is disappointed but our local public is where she will remain.

She is also 99% on testing.

Anonymous wrote:WL everywhere

All A’s
Advanced math
Competitive /Elite ballerina
Full Pay

school applied?

SJC, HA, GC, and SAES
Private
Unhooked
Straight As
99 HSPT, 94 SSAT
Accepted all 4. Accepted into SJC Scholars with scholarship. Accepted into GC Stem without scholarship.

Anonymous wrote:WL everywhere

All A’s
Advanced math
Competitive /Elite ballerina
Full Pay

Coming from where? DCPS kids did really well this year. Not sure about private K-8.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Applied for 9th: GDS, Maret, Sidwell
Coming from DCPS public middle, not Deal
Unhooked, legacy at one of these
Grades: Straight A grades
Test scores: GDS Maret and Sidwell don't accept tests - no HSPT, ISEE, or SSAT required (GDS looked at DCPS test scores including CAPE and MAP, Maret no tests, Sidwell administered their own test)
Got in to all 3

I guess choosing Sidwell?

Why is that? I like Maret out of those 3.

I like GDS out of those. Will be interesting to see what GDS selects.

OP of that post - DC says GDS is first choice but shadow day is next week so we will see!

WL everywhere

All A’s
Advanced math
Competitive /Elite ballerina
Full Pay

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Applied for 9th: GDS, Maret, Sidwell
Coming from DCPS public middle, not Deal
Unhooked, legacy at one of these
Grades: Straight A grades
Test scores: GDS Maret and Sidwell don't accept tests - no HSPT, ISEE, or SSAT required (GDS looked at DCPS test scores including CAPE and MAP, Maret no tests, Sidwell administered their own test)
Got in to all 3

I guess choosing Sidwell?

Why is that? I like Maret out of those 3.

I like GDS out of those. Will be interesting to see what GDS selects.

Grades: all A’s
HSPT: 99
NoVA Catholic K-8 since K

Accepted at BI and DJO
Rejected from Seton in Manassas

We knew Seton was a long shot given their popularity and limited number of seats for 9th. She’s off to BI with a great scholarship. We considered Visi, but the distance from us combined with cost put us off in the end. I think she would have liked it though.

Mixed A & B's
Catholic K-8 (known to be a bit tough)
Non- Legacy
85 HSPT
Athlete and student leader in many activities
Community service
Much thought and work put into Essays
Accept to #1 choice - Gonzaga

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Applied for 9th: GDS, Maret, Sidwell
Coming from DCPS public middle, not Deal
Unhooked, legacy at one of these
Grades: Straight A grades
Test scores: GDS Maret and Sidwell don't accept tests - no HSPT, ISEE, or SSAT required (GDS looked at DCPS test scores including CAPE and MAP, Maret no tests, Sidwell administered their own test)
Got in to all 3

I guess choosing Sidwell?

Why is that? I like Maret out of those 3.