Anonymous wrote: I’ve noticed that a lot of Catholic parents don’t want their child to deal with the stress of an Ivy.

Anonymous wrote:Catholic school is way behind in math & Science.

Writing could be better at some Catholic Schools.

If you look at the matriculations going to schools like MIT, CMU, Georgia tech, Stanford, Rensler, Rice, Eng/CS programs that are highly regarded, yeah not seeing that at Catholic schools. Even Harvard. Nope.

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Anonymous wrote:Can you please break down those percentages by URM, legacy and sports recruits? JK but without this information the stats are less meaningful.

It doesn't matter. Bottom line, some schools are more academically rigorous and those students are more successful at getting admitted to top schools. Yes, some will be legacy and recruited athletes, but the stark difference in percentages should tell you something. If you are hoping to get into a top college, your chances are much higher if you attend either SR or VISI among the all girls Catholic schools in the area.

It's just about money. It's always about money and connections. Stop pretending it's anything else. The kids from our Catholic elementary that went to these schools were a mix academically and most were not top of the class. They were just the most wealthy.

Having had one already go through the process out of a DC Catholic HS, I scan assure you that it is not about money. You have to have the grades and test scores plus the extracurricular resume. Sounds more like you are blaming wealthy people for your kid not getting in. Maybe they just need to study harder and prep better for the tests. We don’t have any wealth and our oldest got into one of those top schools.

No, kid got in. Just didn't choose those schools.

Wait so you are one of those people with the money and connections and that’s how your kid got in? Got it.

what? this makes no sense.

Read the whole thread. The PP claimed that only wealthy students were getting into the top colleges..."The kids from our Catholic elementary that went to these schools were a mix academically and most were not top of the class. They were just the most wealthy."...basically insinuating that non-wealthy students who are smarter aren't. After all that they claimed their kid was admitted but turned down the top 20 college.

PPs quote is literally incorrect. Take Episcopal HS in Alexandria for example. They have the highest endowment and besides the athletes, the college admission statistics are horrid. They almost all go to so called ‘safety schools’; im convinced any school in MCPS has better matriculation.

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Anonymous wrote:Can you please break down those percentages by URM, legacy and sports recruits? JK but without this information the stats are less meaningful.

It doesn't matter. Bottom line, some schools are more academically rigorous and those students are more successful at getting admitted to top schools. Yes, some will be legacy and recruited athletes, but the stark difference in percentages should tell you something. If you are hoping to get into a top college, your chances are much higher if you attend either SR or VISI among the all girls Catholic schools in the area.

It's just about money. It's always about money and connections. Stop pretending it's anything else. The kids from our Catholic elementary that went to these schools were a mix academically and most were not top of the class. They were just the most wealthy.

Having had one already go through the process out of a DC Catholic HS, I scan assure you that it is not about money. You have to have the grades and test scores plus the extracurricular resume. Sounds more like you are blaming wealthy people for your kid not getting in. Maybe they just need to study harder and prep better for the tests. We don’t have any wealth and our oldest got into one of those top schools.

No, kid got in. Just didn't choose those schools.

Wait so you are one of those people with the money and connections and that’s how your kid got in? Got it.

what? this makes no sense.

Read the whole thread. The PP claimed that only wealthy students were getting into the top colleges..."The kids from our Catholic elementary that went to these schools were a mix academically and most were not top of the class. They were just the most wealthy."...basically insinuating that non-wealthy students who are smarter aren't. After all that they claimed their kid was admitted but turned down the top 20 college.

Anonymous wrote:I think the other thing people should keep in mind is that for many people, it isn't necessarily about the college outcome. We have chosen Catholic school K-12 because we believe in Catholic education and wanted an all girls experience for our girls for many reasons. If they wound up getting into a lesser school than if they had been in public, so be it. The experience they received was incredible (teachers, traditions and academics) and they have amazing friends for life that I'm so grateful for. (2 DD's in college so far at a top SLAC and T15 plus one still in hs).

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Anonymous wrote:We are planning to send our DD to a local Catholic girls' school. but I can see why as a middle class kid at a non-parochial Catholic girls' school, she would seem like a dime a dozen to colleges. Still, there are colleges dime a dozen kids go to and thrive at. We are focused on the experience she will have now, in a sisterhood hopefully, with what looks to be a good curriculum and lots of activities. Hopefully, she will have a good journey to adulthood and a good foundation. But I'm not kidding myself that the Catholic girls education is going to give her any kind of 'unusual' boost to college.

Good curriculum LOL
I am sorry but really? Math & Science alone are no where near as good as any public school.

LOL public school grades are so inflated college admissions will be evaluating these students accordingly. They all know an 89.5 and a 79.5 gives the student an A for the semester. This with no deadlines and no exams. Public schools are sinking fast lol.

Keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better but you are very wrong.

I don’t need to tell myself. I read about it. https://theblackandwhite.net/72364/opinion/mcps-deflate-grade-inflation-and-reform-the-grading-system/

What’s with the “Public schools are sinking fast lol”. Is that what they teach in Catholic school? You seem to delight in the idea of public schools failing.

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Anonymous wrote:We are planning to send our DD to a local Catholic girls' school. but I can see why as a middle class kid at a non-parochial Catholic girls' school, she would seem like a dime a dozen to colleges. Still, there are colleges dime a dozen kids go to and thrive at. We are focused on the experience she will have now, in a sisterhood hopefully, with what looks to be a good curriculum and lots of activities. Hopefully, she will have a good journey to adulthood and a good foundation. But I'm not kidding myself that the Catholic girls education is going to give her any kind of 'unusual' boost to college.

Good curriculum LOL
I am sorry but really? Math & Science alone are no where near as good as any public school.

LOL public school grades are so inflated college admissions will be evaluating these students accordingly. They all know an 89.5 and a 79.5 gives the student an A for the semester. This with no deadlines and no exams. Public schools are sinking fast lol.

Keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better but you are very wrong.

I don’t need to tell myself. I read about it. https://theblackandwhite.net/72364/opinion/mcps-deflate-grade-inflation-and-reform-the-grading-system/

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Anonymous wrote:We are planning to send our DD to a local Catholic girls' school. but I can see why as a middle class kid at a non-parochial Catholic girls' school, she would seem like a dime a dozen to colleges. Still, there are colleges dime a dozen kids go to and thrive at. We are focused on the experience she will have now, in a sisterhood hopefully, with what looks to be a good curriculum and lots of activities. Hopefully, she will have a good journey to adulthood and a good foundation. But I'm not kidding myself that the Catholic girls education is going to give her any kind of 'unusual' boost to college.

Good curriculum LOL
I am sorry but really? Math & Science alone are no where near as good as any public school.

LOL public school grades are so inflated college admissions will be evaluating these students accordingly. They all know an 89.5 and a 79.5 gives the student an A for the semester. This with no deadlines and no exams. Public schools are sinking fast lol.

Keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better but you are very wrong.