Anonymous
11/18/2013 18:34
Subject: Bullis for a DC family
Save your money, move to MoCo and send your kid to one of the "W" schools. Just looking at the numbers, it is difficult to make the case for Bullis if you live in the Bethesda, Potomac, Chevy Chase area. The Ws have more NMSF, score 5s on AP exams at a higher %, place more students in top schools and score the same or higher on SAT. Tough to do a serious comparison but if you take the top 60% of the W schools, Bullis does not come close to competing. Dude, save your cash or send your kid to Sidwell, Maret or GDS.
Anonymous
11/18/2013 18:22
Subject: Bullis for a DC family
Me either. Happy with my life in the uncultured wild Wild West of Bethesda.
Anonymous
11/18/2013 18:19
Subject: Bullis for a DC family
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why in the world would you do that unless your child can't get into another place? You pay more money to live in DC so you don't have to drive in the suburbs.
D.C. is bigger than upper northwest and certainly contains several neighborhoods that are cheaper than most neighborhoods in Montgomery County's suburbs.
Where? Most folks with any money, black or white, want to live in upper NW.
I don't.
Anonymous
11/18/2013 17:30
Subject: Bullis for a DC family
Not true. Not everyone has the same priorities as each other. You can't generalize about everyone with money or anyone for that matter.
Anonymous
11/18/2013 17:10
Subject: Bullis for a DC family
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why in the world would you do that unless your child can't get into another place? You pay more money to live in DC so you don't have to drive in the suburbs.
D.C. is bigger than upper northwest and certainly contains several neighborhoods that are cheaper than most neighborhoods in Montgomery County's suburbs.
Where? Most folks with any money, black or white, want to live in upper NW.
Anonymous
11/18/2013 17:01
Subject: Bullis for a DC family
Just ignore BEARSON3 he is a guy from Landon with a chip on his shoulder.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We have children in both LS and MS, and both started in 3rd grade. We adore the LS head...she has really inspired students to read broadly and frequently. We love the arts program in the LS...from the kind visual art teacher to the great instrumental program. The LS is nurturing and challenging, and the teachers have been great. My MS student is very happy. Many of the teachers are fairly seasoned, but they also have some young, newer teachers. She's participated in several sports programs as well as the winter musical, which is quite a production. We live in Montgomery County, so I can't speak to your commute, but know that my daughter has play dates with kids from all over the DC metro area. One of her closest friends lives in NW DC. I'm not really sure why people on this listserve are always bashing Bullis for (weak) academics and strong Varsity sports. With 650 students grades 2-12, it is impossible to generalize about the "Bullis Student" or why he or she ended up at the school. We've been really happy with the community and our children's academic experiences.
Of course all the students are happy. They are either on scholarship, on loan from another school, or have so much less work than a normal private school that they must be happy. That is, until SATs come and you realize an A student at Bullis is not going to the Ivy League. And then college acceptances, or should I say, rejections come and then suddenly you realize that it was the public school that I paid for. Ooops.
1. Not true.
2. Even if it were true, why would you care enough to hate on a different school?
I guess you are a troll. OOOPS!
Anonymous
11/18/2013 16:39
Subject: Bullis for a DC family
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We have children in both LS and MS, and both started in 3rd grade. We adore the LS head...she has really inspired students to read broadly and frequently. We love the arts program in the LS...from the kind visual art teacher to the great instrumental program. The LS is nurturing and challenging, and the teachers have been great. My MS student is very happy. Many of the teachers are fairly seasoned, but they also have some young, newer teachers. She's participated in several sports programs as well as the winter musical, which is quite a production. We live in Montgomery County, so I can't speak to your commute, but know that my daughter has play dates with kids from all over the DC metro area. One of her closest friends lives in NW DC. I'm not really sure why people on this listserve are always bashing Bullis for (weak) academics and strong Varsity sports. With 650 students grades 2-12, it is impossible to generalize about the "Bullis Student" or why he or she ended up at the school. We've been really happy with the community and our children's academic experiences.
Of course all the students are happy. They are either on scholarship, on loan from another school, or have so much less work than a normal private school that they must be happy. That is, until SATs come and you realize an A student at Bullis is not going to the Ivy League. And then college acceptances, or should I say, rejections come and then suddenly you realize that it was the public school that I paid for. Ooops.
1. Not true.
2. Even if it were true, why would you care enough to hate on a different school?
I guess you are a troll. OOOPS!
Anonymous
11/18/2013 13:55
Subject: Bullis for a DC family
Anonymous wrote:Why in the world would you do that unless your child can't get into another place? You pay more money to live in DC so you don't have to drive in the suburbs.
D.C. is bigger than upper northwest and certainly contains several neighborhoods that are cheaper than most neighborhoods in Montgomery County's suburbs.
Anonymous
11/18/2013 13:52
Subject: Bullis for a DC family
Anonymous wrote:We have children in both LS and MS, and both started in 3rd grade. We adore the LS head...she has really inspired students to read broadly and frequently. We love the arts program in the LS...from the kind visual art teacher to the great instrumental program. The LS is nurturing and challenging, and the teachers have been great. My MS student is very happy. Many of the teachers are fairly seasoned, but they also have some young, newer teachers. She's participated in several sports programs as well as the winter musical, which is quite a production. We live in Montgomery County, so I can't speak to your commute, but know that my daughter has play dates with kids from all over the DC metro area. One of her closest friends lives in NW DC. I'm not really sure why people on this listserve are always bashing Bullis for (weak) academics and strong Varsity sports. With 650 students grades 2-12, it is impossible to generalize about the "Bullis Student" or why he or she ended up at the school. We've been really happy with the community and our children's academic experiences.
Of course all the students are happy. They are either on scholarship, on loan from another school, or have so much less work than a normal private school that they must be happy. That is, until SATs come and you realize an A student at Bullis is not going to the Ivy League. And then college acceptances, or should I say, rejections come and then suddenly you realize that it was the public school that I paid for. Ooops.
Anonymous
11/17/2013 22:02
Subject: Re:Bullis for a DC family
Anonymous wrote:We live in NW DC and have friends with kids at another Potomac School. As they put it, getting there in the morning is not the problem, but turning back and joining rush hour pretty much sucks.
This. Plus all of the school-wide social events that contribute to feeling like part of a community are likely to be out there too. We do this commute to another Potomac school only because it is the perfect place for our DC; if there was anything suitable close by, we'd do that in a heartbeat.
Anonymous
11/17/2013 20:29
Subject: Bullis for a DC family
We have children in both LS and MS, and both started in 3rd grade. We adore the LS head...she has really inspired students to read broadly and frequently. We love the arts program in the LS...from the kind visual art teacher to the great instrumental program. The LS is nurturing and challenging, and the teachers have been great. My MS student is very happy. Many of the teachers are fairly seasoned, but they also have some young, newer teachers. She's participated in several sports programs as well as the winter musical, which is quite a production. We live in Montgomery County, so I can't speak to your commute, but know that my daughter has play dates with kids from all over the DC metro area. One of her closest friends lives in NW DC. I'm not really sure why people on this listserve are always bashing Bullis for (weak) academics and strong Varsity sports. With 650 students grades 2-12, it is impossible to generalize about the "Bullis Student" or why he or she ended up at the school. We've been really happy with the community and our children's academic experiences.
Anonymous
11/17/2013 20:19
Subject: Re:Bullis for a DC family
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I know 3 DC families that considered Bullis, 2 go there... 1 decided against the commute.
They told me they take the T2. I think that is the bus route, probably not good for 4th grade but an option later.
That must take a loooong time.
Longer than the Suburban kids going to DC schools?
I don't think suburban kids take the bus into DC.
How do you think they get to school?
Parents, car pools or the school's own buses. I'm having a hard time seeing someone from Potomac take the Metro bus all the way to Maret or GDS.
Anonymous
11/17/2013 20:17
Subject: Bullis for a DC family
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Nobody is appalled that Bullis has different testing requirements for athletes? Right there is a reason not to go to it. Doesn't sound very ethical nor that the school practices it's motto.
1. Bullis doesn't have a different, specified testing track for athletes. Stop spreading lies.
2. Bullis is probably easier to get into for athletes, just like Landon, Prep, and pretty much every school in this area.
3. While you're on your high horse, you should have written "its", not "it's".
The item re: not requiring SSATs for athletes transferring in with B averages was confirmed to me directly y a coach of a varsity boys' sport. He was not shy about it.
Anonymous
11/17/2013 19:34
Subject: Re:Bullis for a DC family
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I know 3 DC families that considered Bullis, 2 go there... 1 decided against the commute.
They told me they take the T2. I think that is the bus route, probably not good for 4th grade but an option later.
That must take a loooong time.
Longer than the Suburban kids going to DC schools?
I don't think suburban kids take the bus into DC.
How do you think they get to school?
Anonymous
11/17/2013 16:32
Subject: Re:Bullis for a DC family
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I know 3 DC families that considered Bullis, 2 go there... 1 decided against the commute.
They told me they take the T2. I think that is the bus route, probably not good for 4th grade but an option later.
That must take a loooong time.
Longer than the Suburban kids going to DC schools?
I don't think suburban kids take the bus into DC.
Not the PP, but my suburban kids take the bus or Metro to school in DC. And, believe, me, traveling from suburban CC, MD, down Wisconsin Avenue through the mean streets of Upper NW is a powerful cross-cultural experience.
Well played.
What is DCUM about if not the narcissism of small differences?