Anonymous wrote:Let's be honest here. My son shadowed a current football player at SJC who, despite having.FAILING grades in middle school, was on a full
scholarship. If you are 6'4", 300 pound black male, you are precisely the type of student SJC wants because they are doing everything they can to be the next IMG Academy. We will not be sending our child to a school which obviously cares more about athletics than academics. Can hardly wait to see what happens when Kevin Plank decides he is done giving to the school.

As a parent of 2 SJC students, neither of which do athletics, I can assure you that my kids fell very cared about. They also love the entrepreneurial center Plank funded. How lucky are my kids to not only be in a true community environment but also have access to amazing faculties.

I am sorry you are so bitter PP. I hope your child is just as happy at the school of their choice as ours are at SJC.

Anonymous wrote:Let's be honest here. My son shadowed a current football player at SJC who, despite having.FAILING grades in middle school, was on a full
scholarship. If you are 6'4", 300 pound black male, you are precisely the type of student SJC wants because they are doing everything they can to be the next IMG Academy. We will not be sending our child to a school which obviously cares more about athletics than academics. Can hardly wait to see what happens when Kevin Plank decides he is done giving to the school.

That's hard to find. Even the small Avalon school does it

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/sports/highschools/avalon-footballs-rapid-build-rankles-some-montgomery-county-coaches/2014/08/07/19ac09f2-1da9-11e4-ab7b-696c295ddfd1_story.html

I know at least 15 families who applied and every single one was accepted. Maybe apps were down this year.

Over 1,100 applied

Did the letters say anything about numbers accepted or applied?

Anonymous wrote:Let's be honest here. My son shadowed a current football player at SJC who, despite having.FAILING grades in middle school, was on a full
scholarship. If you are 6'4", 300 pound black male, you are precisely the type of student SJC wants because they are doing everything they can to be the next IMG Academy. We will not be sending our child to a school which obviously cares more about athletics than academics. Can hardly wait to see what happens when Kevin Plank decides he is done giving to the school.

Yikes! I doubt the kid would ever have shared that he failed in middle school, never mind that he is on a scholarship. This is BS coming from a family that was obviously rejected. Sad.

Anonymous wrote:Let's be honest here. My son shadowed a current football player at SJC who, despite having.FAILING grades in middle school, was on a full
scholarship. If you are 6'4", 300 pound black male, you are precisely the type of student SJC wants because they are doing everything they can to be the next IMG Academy. We will not be sending our child to a school which obviously cares more about athletics than academics. Can hardly wait to see what happens when Kevin Plank decides he is done giving to the school.

Really? You sound bitter. I am sorry your child received a rejection letter. We are white and my child was thrilled to receive his acceptance letter. We are also coming from a private middle school. PP, I hope you have brighter days.

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Anonymous wrote:Pp, can you share more about the FA decision?

not PP, but we got a very simple letter today saying we don't quality for any. Very disappointing.

What's your HHI?

Family of 4/$160k

So SJC owes you a reduced cost education?

I never said they "owed" me anything. What's your beef?

You called them 'stingy'. Read up on the San Miguel school that SJC operates for 6-8th grade in Silver Spring, free or nearly free to all students, who then matriculate into SJC. You literally have no idea what you are talking about.

Uh, you got your posters wrong. It's best to get them right when trying to call someone out. I am the family of 4/160k poster who said I got a simple letter saying my kid didn't qualify and I was disappointed. I didn't say they were "stingy". My family has been educated through Catholic schools for over 3 generations (not in this area). I know exactly what Catholic schools provide. I donate to catholic schools through my own kid's k-8 school as well as through my parish. Maybe it's you that should do a little reading and research, because I "literally" know what I'm talking about.

Let's be honest here. My son shadowed a current football player at SJC who, despite having.FAILING grades in middle school, was on a full
scholarship. If you are 6'4", 300 pound black male, you are precisely the type of student SJC wants because they are doing everything they can to be the next IMG Academy. We will not be sending our child to a school which obviously cares more about athletics than academics. Can hardly wait to see what happens when Kevin Plank decides he is done giving to the school.

Median household income in the DC metro area is $93,000. https://www.washingtonian.com/2016/09/21/the-dc-area-has-the-highest-median-income-in-the-us-again/

I'm in the same boat as these PPs trying to make it work

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Anonymous wrote:Pp, can you share more about the FA decision?

not PP, but we got a very simple letter today saying we don't quality for any. Very disappointing.

What's your HHI?

Family of 4/$160k

So SJC owes you a reduced cost education?

I never said they "owed" me anything. What's your beef?

You called them 'stingy'. Read up on the San Miguel school that SJC operates for 6-8th grade in Silver Spring, free or nearly free to all students, who then matriculate into SJC. You literally have no idea what you are talking about.

San Miguel children go to many different HSs not just SJC.

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Anonymous wrote:PP -- i appreciate you sharing the info about your HHI. Don't feel bad about using the word stingy -- I'm sure you didn't mean it the way the
pp suggested you did.

I am in a similar situation as you are, and I'm sure other families are as well -- looking at an acceptance letter, wanting to do what's best for your child, also looking at the reality of your family finances and trying to figure out how to make it work.

I was up late last night trying to figure out how to find the money to send DS to SJC. I even thought about driving for Uber or Lyft at nights.

I have friends turn on Uber in the am and pick up a fair on their way into the city.

Anonymous wrote:How can anyone survive around here as a family of 4 with HHI of $160K. Never mind go to private school. To me, that should qualify for FA.

It can be done! Family of 4 living in DC on a HHI of $160K. Also pondering how we can send our DS to SJC.

Anonymous wrote:PP -- i appreciate you sharing the info about your HHI. Don't feel bad about using the word stingy -- I'm sure you didn't mean it the way the
pp suggested you did.

I am in a similar situation as you are, and I'm sure other families are as well -- looking at an acceptance letter, wanting to do what's best for your child, also looking at the reality of your family finances and trying to figure out how to make it work.

I was up late last night trying to figure out how to find the money to send DS to SJC. I even thought about driving for Uber or Lyft at nights.