Coming to Holy Cross was the best thing that ever happened to me. I transferred in my junior year, and the girls were very friendly. I was given a rigorous course load and learned a lot. Many of my friends applied to and got in to Ivy League schools. I wouldn't dream of sending my children anywhere else.
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Posted by a student on 04/24/09
This is a wonderful school...And in regards to the comment about this school being average in comparison to Stone Ridge, I completely disagree! In my opinion Stone Ridge cannot compare to AHC...Stone Ridge is stuffy...shows disparity towards students..and favors students whose families contribute large
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Posted by a other on 01/21/09
I graduated very recently from AHC and I can honestly say that my four years there were the greatest experience of my life. A lot of people underestimate the academics there but these people truly are wrong. Holy Cross offers wonderful classes but also allows the students to flourish in other areas
... Read more such as community service, the arts, and sports. I am much more well-rounded than many of the students I encounter at the Ivy league school I attend now. Holy Cross is an experience that I wouldn't trade for the world and I plan on sending my daughters there when I am older. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/09/08
All around great school. Academically and Athelically they have an excellent profram. The staff at AHC are loving caring. They really want their students to succeed.
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Posted by a parent on 05/21/08
wonderful academics!!! My child graduated this year and i have another going in as a freshman.
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Posted by a parent on 06/04/07
Holy Cross is a very average Catholic Girls school defintely a distant third to Stone Ridge and Visitation as far as being academically rigorous. Does not really cater to the extremely bright students. Passage to college requires quite an adjustment due to mediocre academics. Some major holes in the
... Read more religion program. You would expect more from a school that has been around as long as Holy Cross. For the real scoop talk to students who started at Holy Cross but left mid way through. This is where you will get a more realistic picture of whether it is the school for you. Read less
Posted by a former student on 10/12/06
I have attended the Academy of the Holy Cross for two years now. It is an okay school, although it takes a lot of adjusting to. If you like an all-girls, religious school, that focuses mostly on religion then this might be the school for you. Otherwise I believe that the amount of religion courses that
... Read more you take there could be summed down, so that other courses could be taken. You are given only one choice for a course outside of math, religion, science, english, language, and history each semester. I don't believe that this school is worth it to many people. Read less
Posted by a former student on 08/28/04
I graduated from Holy Cross in 1991, and I can honestly say it was one of the best experiences of my life. I made a lot of good friends and still keep in touch with several of them. I went on to earn my BS in Art Education from Frostburg State University. The art training I received at HC helped me
... Read more gain the confidence I needed to go on become an art teacher. The teachers and staff at HC were so caring. They really want(ed) their students to succeed. I will remember my time at Hc for the rest of my life. Read less
Posted by a former student on 08/04/04
I graduated from Holy Cross in 1989, went on to Marquette University and Johns Hopkins University for graduate school. The training I received at Holy Cross was excellent preparation. Now I am a college instructor and I am grateful for all that I learned at Holy Cross.
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Kensington schools — Academy Of The Holy Cross is located at 4920 Strathmore Ave, Kensington MD 20895. 4920 Strathmore Ave is in the 20895 ZIP code in Kensington, MD The school district for Academy Of The Holy Cross is the Archdiocese Of Wash Dc Education Off. Academy Of The Holy Cross is a Catholic school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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