Potomac parents are SO ANNOYING

[Anonymous]

I say that to mean, you can't hold the parents of today accountable for something that happened that long ago and during a period where that sort of thing was silenced...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I say that to mean, you can't hold the parents of today accountable for something that happened that long ago and during a period where that sort of thing was silenced...

There are still people at the school who knew.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I say that to mean, you can't hold the parents of today accountable for something that happened that long ago and during a period where that sort of thing was silenced...

There are still people at the school who knew.

Not parents - but staff. It’s unfortunate this isn’t talked about more. It’s truly a horrendous story that affected many lives. Regardless of that past - the parents are still obnoxious AF 😆

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I say that to mean, you can't hold the parents of today accountable for something that happened that long ago and during a period where that sort of thing was silenced...

There are still people at the school who knew.

Not parents - but staff. It’s unfortunate this isn’t talked about more. It’s truly a horrendous story that affected many lives. Regardless of that past - the parents are still obnoxious AF 😆

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It seems like Potomac is trying to position itself as an elite school. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great school but it’s not a top three (NCS/STA, GDS or Sidwell) and it has a chip on his shoulder because of that.

Soon to be new family at Potomac. I think of Potomac as a neighborhood private school. Lots of people in McLean send their kids there. I would not expect anyone not in McLean to know or care about this school.

I certainly wouldn’t expect or think anyone from dc or md would care.

Potomac is dealing with a lot of moving targets at once.
They are definitely a big fish in a small pond but by many metrics competitive with big 3.
And I think this is a fairly recent development. They're still getting used to it

Potomac decided maybe a couple of decades ago to almost abandon some of it's legacy preferences because it had started drawing an applicant pool that was far more competitive than it had seen in the past.
This is just conjecture but I think the legacy parents got very loud and proud about Potomac and the newcomers thought that was what they were supposed to do. The Potomac pride was not understated. Some people liked that.

The 9th grade admits are so much more competitive than the kids that got in 10 years ago that they almost belong in different schools. Potomac is getting more and more competitive by the year. I think it's the location. McLean didn't used to be like this.

Why are you so obsessed with Potomac? Honest question? You literally posted this exact comment in another thread. Not only is your post bizarre but it is wildly inaccurate. Have you seen the college admits for Potomac class of 2026? Here is what has already been publicly posted on college admits: several Harvard, Dartmouth, Naval Academy, top 20 SLACs, University of Chicago, Tufts, UVA, Boston College, BU, the list goes on and on. Um no - other than a Harvard admit, I don’t know any of these are legacies. You’re just wrong. Just stop. And anyone saying Potomac is not a top school loses any credibility. Look at objective college admits or the bizarre rantings of a Potomac hater. Whatever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems like Potomac is trying to position itself as an elite school. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great school but it’s not a top three (NCS/STA, GDS or Sidwell) and it has a chip on his shoulder because of that.

Soon to be new family at Potomac. I think of Potomac as a neighborhood private school. Lots of people in McLean send their kids there. I would not expect anyone not in McLean to know or care about this school.

I certainly wouldn’t expect or think anyone from dc or md would care.

Potomac is dealing with a lot of moving targets at once.
They are definitely a big fish in a small pond but by many metrics competitive with big 3.
And I think this is a fairly recent development. They're still getting used to it

Potomac decided maybe a couple of decades ago to almost abandon some of it's legacy preferences because it had started drawing an applicant pool that was far more competitive than it had seen in the past.
This is just conjecture but I think the legacy parents got very loud and proud about Potomac and the newcomers thought that was what they were supposed to do. The Potomac pride was not understated. Some people liked that.

The 9th grade admits are so much more competitive than the kids that got in 10 years ago that they almost belong in different schools. Potomac is getting more and more competitive by the year. I think it's the location. McLean didn't used to be like this.

Why are you so obsessed with Potomac? Honest question? You literally posted this exact comment in another thread. Not only is your post bizarre but it is wildly inaccurate. Have you seen the college admits for Potomac class of 2026? Here is what has already been publicly posted on college admits: several Harvard, Dartmouth, Naval Academy, top 20 SLACs, University of Chicago, Tufts, UVA, Boston College, BU, the list goes on and on. Um no - other than a Harvard admit, I don’t know any of these are legacies. You’re just wrong. Just stop. And anyone saying Potomac is not a top school loses any credibility. Look at objective college admits or the bizarre rantings of a Potomac hater. Whatever.

I genuinely thought that was a Potomac parent explaining the reputation and why it is not what the new parents will overwhelmingly experience, but they may seem pop up from time to time...

[Anonymous]

Honestly, I don't really see a non-Potomac parent considering Potomac comparable to the Big 3...

[Anonymous]

Oh wait I just skimmed while making my coffee, and sat down and saw I misread 😂 you are saying they are an obsessed PARENT who is being irrational by comparing to the Big 3...

Clearly I need to drink my coffee!

I don't think their post is wildly inaccurate though, just maybe over indexing a bit on the Big 3 comparison, but all Potomac parents seem to do that 🤣

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh wait I just skimmed while making my coffee, and sat down and saw I misread 😂 you are saying they are an obsessed PARENT who is being irrational by comparing to the Big 3...

Clearly I need to drink my coffee!

I don't think their post is wildly inaccurate though, just maybe over indexing a bit on the Big 3 comparison, but all Potomac parents seem to do that 🤣

Just sip that coffee, girl... you were right the first time 🤣

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh wait I just skimmed while making my coffee, and sat down and saw I misread 😂 you are saying they are an obsessed PARENT who is being irrational by comparing to the Big 3...

Clearly I need to drink my coffee!

I don't think their post is wildly inaccurate though, just maybe over indexing a bit on the Big 3 comparison, but all Potomac parents seem to do that 🤣

Just sip that coffee, girl... you were right the first time 🤣

I'm gonna stick myself into a 20 minute time out while this coffee catches up 😂

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, I don't really see a non-Potomac parent considering Potomac comparable to the Big 3...

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems like Potomac is trying to position itself as an elite school. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great school but it’s not a top three (NCS/STA, GDS or Sidwell) and it has a chip on his shoulder because of that.

Soon to be new family at Potomac. I think of Potomac as a neighborhood private school. Lots of people in McLean send their kids there. I would not expect anyone not in McLean to know or care about this school.

I certainly wouldn’t expect or think anyone from dc or md would care.

Potomac is dealing with a lot of moving targets at once.
They are definitely a big fish in a small pond but by many metrics competitive with big 3.
And I think this is a fairly recent development. They're still getting used to it

Potomac decided maybe a couple of decades ago to almost abandon some of it's legacy preferences because it had started drawing an applicant pool that was far more competitive than it had seen in the past.
This is just conjecture but I think the legacy parents got very loud and proud about Potomac and the newcomers thought that was what they were supposed to do. The Potomac pride was not understated. Some people liked that.

The 9th grade admits are so much more competitive than the kids that got in 10 years ago that they almost belong in different schools. Potomac is getting more and more competitive by the year. I think it's the location. McLean didn't used to be like this.

Why are you so obsessed with Potomac? Honest question? You literally posted this exact comment in another thread. Not only is your post bizarre but it is wildly inaccurate. Have you seen the college admits for Potomac class of 2026? Here is what has already been publicly posted on college admits: several Harvard, Dartmouth, Naval Academy, top 20 SLACs, University of Chicago, Tufts, UVA, Boston College, BU, the list goes on and on. Um no - other than a Harvard admit, I don’t know any of these are legacies. You’re just wrong. Just stop. And anyone saying Potomac is not a top school loses any credibility. Look at objective college admits or the bizarre rantings of a Potomac hater. Whatever.

Of all the posts to bump this thread back up from the dead... That's the one you chose??? The most logical one??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, I don't really see a non-Potomac parent considering Potomac comparable to the Big 3...

The whole idea of a Big 3 is silly. We were a non Potomac parent , but then our DS had the choice between a supposed Big 3 and Potomac and he wound up choosing Potomac. It’s about fit. Potomac has a very good academic reputation even if many DC-centric DCUMers don’t want to admit that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, I don't really see a non-Potomac parent considering Potomac comparable to the Big 3...

The whole idea of a Big 3 is silly. We were a non Potomac parent , but then our DS had the choice between a supposed Big 3 and Potomac and he wound up choosing Potomac. It’s about fit. Potomac has a very good academic reputation even if many DC-centric DCUMers don’t want to admit that.

I don't disagree that school is about fit, but claiming you were a non-potomac parent before ultimately choosing Potomac doesn't make you a non-potomac parent comparing to the Big 3 😂

[Anonymous]

Every potomac parent was once a non-Potomac parent who compared Potomac to the Big 3... the only reason why you would compare Potomac to the Big 3 is if Potomac was a primary fit in the first place...