What are the ‘Big 3’ equivalent for DMV public high schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you want to know about terms that some people actually use, there are just the “W schools” in MCPS (Whitman, Churchill, Wootton, and Walter Johnson - w/B-CC sometimes included) and the “Big 5” in FCPS (Langley, McLean, Madison, Woodson, and Oakton).

Not everyone agrees these are the best schools in those districts or worthy of being separately mentioned, but those are the only terms used with any frequency. And, yes, there’s a high correlation with family wealth.

Otherwise you’re just asking for people to engage in a brand-new pissing contest.

Say what now? Now we have "big 5" in FCPS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you want to know about terms that some people actually use, there are just the “W schools” in MCPS (Whitman, Churchill, Wootton, and Walter Johnson - w/B-CC sometimes included) and the “Big 5” in FCPS (Langley, McLean, Madison, Woodson, and Oakton).

Not everyone agrees these are the best schools in those districts or worthy of being separately mentioned, but those are the only terms used with any frequency. And, yes, there’s a high correlation with family wealth.

Otherwise you’re just asking for people to engage in a brand-new pissing contest.

The only real one is the Ws in MoCo.
There is no such thing as the "big 3" in private and definitely not "Big 5" in FCPS. That's the newest copycat one. LOL

This thread is bad and there is no Big 3 or 5 publics. By supposed best high schools, it is probably Whitman, Churchill and Langley. Labgley and McLean are almost the same.

Right. There is no Big 3 or 5 publics but there is the Ws, which is the original and only one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you want to know about terms that some people actually use, there are just the “W schools” in MCPS (Whitman, Churchill, Wootton, and Walter Johnson - w/B-CC sometimes included) and the “Big 5” in FCPS (Langley, McLean, Madison, Woodson, and Oakton).

Not everyone agrees these are the best schools in those districts or worthy of being separately mentioned, but those are the only terms used with any frequency. And, yes, there’s a high correlation with family wealth.

Otherwise you’re just asking for people to engage in a brand-new pissing contest.

The only real one is the Ws in MoCo.
There is no such thing as the "big 3" in private and definitely not "Big 5" in FCPS. That's the newest copycat one. LOL

This thread is bad and there is no Big 3 or 5 publics. By supposed best high schools, it is probably Whitman, Churchill and Langley. Labgley and McLean are almost the same.

Right. There is no Big 3 or 5 publics but there is the Ws, which is the original and only one.

It's the original, but, even in MCPS, Poolesville is a better school now.

[Anonymous]

How do the W schools compare to McLean, Langley, Marshall, Oakton High?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you want to know about terms that some people actually use, there are just the “W schools” in MCPS (Whitman, Churchill, Wootton, and Walter Johnson - w/B-CC sometimes included) and the “Big 5” in FCPS (Langley, McLean, Madison, Woodson, and Oakton).

Not everyone agrees these are the best schools in those districts or worthy of being separately mentioned, but those are the only terms used with any frequency. And, yes, there’s a high correlation with family wealth.

Otherwise you’re just asking for people to engage in a brand-new pissing contest.

The only real one is the Ws in MoCo.
There is no such thing as the "big 3" in private and definitely not "Big 5" in FCPS. That's the newest copycat one. LOL

Nope, it’s been recognized for years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do the W schools compare to McLean, Langley, Marshall, Oakton High?

Langley is similar to Whitman, McLean to Churchill, and Woodson to Wootton. Oakton is probably a cut above WJ. Madison would be closer to WJ.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do the W schools compare to McLean, Langley, Marshall, Oakton High?

Only Langley and McLean might be comparable to the Ws.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you want to know about terms that some people actually use, there are just the “W schools” in MCPS (Whitman, Churchill, Wootton, and Walter Johnson - w/B-CC sometimes included) and the “Big 5” in FCPS (Langley, McLean, Madison, Woodson, and Oakton).

Not everyone agrees these are the best schools in those districts or worthy of being separately mentioned, but those are the only terms used with any frequency. And, yes, there’s a high correlation with family wealth.

Otherwise you’re just asking for people to engage in a brand-new pissing contest.

The only real one is the Ws in MoCo.
There is no such thing as the "big 3" in private and definitely not "Big 5" in FCPS. That's the newest copycat one. LOL

Nope, it’s been recognized for years.

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