differences between langley high school and potomac school

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Anonymous wrote:Potomac > Langley. No question.

That’s what naive striver parents tell themselves.

The strivers are the ones who send their kids to Langley after they’ve blown all their money on a McMansion and can’t afford Potomac, Sidwell, St. A’s, NCS, etc.

Do you actually live here? I would say half our neighborhood sends their kids to private.

We wanted our kids to be around regular kids and not just rich kids since DH and I come from humble backgrounds. We are not strivers and we can easily afford private.

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Anonymous wrote:Potomac > Langley. No question.

I don't get it. Why spend big bucks for high school? I went to some of the best universities in the nation that DCUM types rave about. I was a poor kid from a Chicago area public high school with a singler mother who never went to college. Worked hard and was well prepared. That was what mattered. My two kids went to Princeton. Both attemded FCPS public schools. I could never fathom the rationale behind private school. My so-called prestige top 10 university had plenty of prep school kids, and they by and large were no better academically than the public school kids.

I could see a rationale for kids with special needs of some kind - perhaps social adjustment - but for the typical well adjusted kid FCPS schools do just fine.

They’re paying for the privilege to be with only upper class well-behaved students. And more personal attention, guidance counselors with connections to elite colleges, making friends with other well-connected families.

We are zoned for Langley and have toured Potomac. I don’t disagree about the personal attention but the college admissions at Potomac don’t seem superior to Langley and McLean High. All those kids going to UVA, VT and W&M could have gone to some SLAC.

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The college outcomes aren't any different at all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Potomac > Langley. No question.

I don't get it. Why spend big bucks for high school? I went to some of the best universities in the nation that DCUM types rave about. I was a poor kid from a Chicago area public high school with a singler mother who never went to college. Worked hard and was well prepared. That was what mattered. My two kids went to Princeton. Both attemded FCPS public schools. I could never fathom the rationale behind private school. My so-called prestige top 10 university had plenty of prep school kids, and they by and large were no better academically than the public school kids.

I could see a rationale for kids with special needs of some kind - perhaps social adjustment - but for the typical well adjusted kid FCPS schools do just fine.

They’re paying for the privilege to be with only upper class well-behaved students. And more personal attention, guidance counselors with connections to elite colleges, making friends with other well-connected families.

We are zoned for Langley and have toured Potomac. I don’t disagree about the personal attention but the college admissions at Potomac don’t seem superior to Langley and McLean High. All those kids going to UVA, VT and W&M could have gone to some SLAC.

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The college outcomes aren't any different at all.

Potomac kids aren’t choosing many public colleges. Looks like very few go to UVA. The Langley and McLean students heading to UVA and W&M could have gone to Colby or Colgate type schools. A ton of Langley and McLean High students head to UVA and W&M every year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Potomac > Langley. No question.

I don't get it. Why spend big bucks for high school? I went to some of the best universities in the nation that DCUM types rave about. I was a poor kid from a Chicago area public high school with a singler mother who never went to college. Worked hard and was well prepared. That was what mattered. My two kids went to Princeton. Both attemded FCPS public schools. I could never fathom the rationale behind private school. My so-called prestige top 10 university had plenty of prep school kids, and they by and large were no better academically than the public school kids.

I could see a rationale for kids with special needs of some kind - perhaps social adjustment - but for the typical well adjusted kid FCPS schools do just fine.

They’re paying for the privilege to be with only upper class well-behaved students. And more personal attention, guidance counselors with connections to elite colleges, making friends with other well-connected families.

We are zoned for Langley and have toured Potomac. I don’t disagree about the personal attention but the college admissions at Potomac don’t seem superior to Langley and McLean High. All those kids going to UVA, VT and W&M could have gone to some SLAC.

+1
The college outcomes aren't any different at all.

Not very impressed with Potomac’s colleges this year. I would be pretty pissed if I spent all that money for the same or maybe even worse outcome.

https://instagram.com/potomacdecisions2023?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

https://instagram.com/mcleancommits2023?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

https://instagram.com/langleycommits2023?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Potomac > Langley. No question.

I don't get it. Why spend big bucks for high school? I went to some of the best universities in the nation that DCUM types rave about. I was a poor kid from a Chicago area public high school with a singler mother who never went to college. Worked hard and was well prepared. That was what mattered. My two kids went to Princeton. Both attemded FCPS public schools. I could never fathom the rationale behind private school. My so-called prestige top 10 university had plenty of prep school kids, and they by and large were no better academically than the public school kids.

I could see a rationale for kids with special needs of some kind - perhaps social adjustment - but for the typical well adjusted kid FCPS schools do just fine.

They’re paying for the privilege to be with only upper class well-behaved students. And more personal attention, guidance counselors with connections to elite colleges, making friends with other well-connected families.

We are zoned for Langley and have toured Potomac. I don’t disagree about the personal attention but the college admissions at Potomac don’t seem superior to Langley and McLean High. All those kids going to UVA, VT and W&M could have gone to some SLAC.

+1
The college outcomes aren't any different at all.

Potomac kids aren’t choosing many public colleges. Looks like very few go to UVA. The Langley and McLean students heading to UVA and W&M could have gone to Colby or Colgate type schools. A ton of Langley and McLean High students head to UVA and W&M every year.

OK? There is still a huge overlap in the college acceptances and destinations. You're really splitting hairs here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$45,000

No tuition is going to be more like $50,000+

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Potomac > Langley. No question.

I don't get it. Why spend big bucks for high school? I went to some of the best universities in the nation that DCUM types rave about. I was a poor kid from a Chicago area public high school with a singler mother who never went to college. Worked hard and was well prepared. That was what mattered. My two kids went to Princeton. Both attemded FCPS public schools. I could never fathom the rationale behind private school. My so-called prestige top 10 university had plenty of prep school kids, and they by and large were no better academically than the public school kids.

I could see a rationale for kids with special needs of some kind - perhaps social adjustment - but for the typical well adjusted kid FCPS schools do just fine.

They’re paying for the privilege to be with only upper class well-behaved students. And more personal attention, guidance counselors with connections to elite colleges, making friends with other well-connected families.

We are zoned for Langley and have toured Potomac. I don’t disagree about the personal attention but the college admissions at Potomac don’t seem superior to Langley and McLean High. All those kids going to UVA, VT and W&M could have gone to some SLAC.

+1
The college outcomes aren't any different at all.

Not very impressed with Potomac’s colleges this year. I would be pretty pissed if I spent all that money for the same or maybe even worse outcome.

https://instagram.com/potomacdecisions2023?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

https://instagram.com/mcleancommits2023?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

https://instagram.com/langleycommits2023?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Yep. Completely the same schools. Except one costs $45K more, for some reason.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Potomac > Langley. No question.

I don't get it. Why spend big bucks for high school? I went to some of the best universities in the nation that DCUM types rave about. I was a poor kid from a Chicago area public high school with a singler mother who never went to college. Worked hard and was well prepared. That was what mattered. My two kids went to Princeton. Both attemded FCPS public schools. I could never fathom the rationale behind private school. My so-called prestige top 10 university had plenty of prep school kids, and they by and large were no better academically than the public school kids.

I could see a rationale for kids with special needs of some kind - perhaps social adjustment - but for the typical well adjusted kid FCPS schools do just fine.

They’re paying for the privilege to be with only upper class well-behaved students. And more personal attention, guidance counselors with connections to elite colleges, making friends with other well-connected families.

We are zoned for Langley and have toured Potomac. I don’t disagree about the personal attention but the college admissions at Potomac don’t seem superior to Langley and McLean High. All those kids going to UVA, VT and W&M could have gone to some SLAC.

+1
The college outcomes aren't any different at all.

Potomac kids aren’t choosing many public colleges. Looks like very few go to UVA. The Langley and McLean students heading to UVA and W&M could have gone to Colby or Colgate type schools. A ton of Langley and McLean High students head to UVA and W&M every year.

OK? There is still a huge overlap in the college acceptances and destinations. You're really splitting hairs here.

That is the whole point, isn’t it? There is no difference in college outcomes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Potomac > Langley. No question.

I don't get it. Why spend big bucks for high school? I went to some of the best universities in the nation that DCUM types rave about. I was a poor kid from a Chicago area public high school with a singler mother who never went to college. Worked hard and was well prepared. That was what mattered. My two kids went to Princeton. Both attemded FCPS public schools. I could never fathom the rationale behind private school. My so-called prestige top 10 university had plenty of prep school kids, and they by and large were no better academically than the public school kids.

I could see a rationale for kids with special needs of some kind - perhaps social adjustment - but for the typical well adjusted kid FCPS schools do just fine.

They’re paying for the privilege to be with only upper class well-behaved students. And more personal attention, guidance counselors with connections to elite colleges, making friends with other well-connected families.

We are zoned for Langley and have toured Potomac. I don’t disagree about the personal attention but the college admissions at Potomac don’t seem superior to Langley and McLean High. All those kids going to UVA, VT and W&M could have gone to some SLAC.

+1
The college outcomes aren't any different at all.

Potomac kids aren’t choosing many public colleges. Looks like very few go to UVA. The Langley and McLean students heading to UVA and W&M could have gone to Colby or Colgate type schools. A ton of Langley and McLean High students head to UVA and W&M every year.

OK? There is still a huge overlap in the college acceptances and destinations. You're really splitting hairs here.

That is the whole point, isn’t it? There is no difference in college outcomes.

Yes, we are in agreement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Potomac > Langley. No question.

I don't get it. Why spend big bucks for high school? I went to some of the best universities in the nation that DCUM types rave about. I was a poor kid from a Chicago area public high school with a singler mother who never went to college. Worked hard and was well prepared. That was what mattered. My two kids went to Princeton. Both attemded FCPS public schools. I could never fathom the rationale behind private school. My so-called prestige top 10 university had plenty of prep school kids, and they by and large were no better academically than the public school kids.

I could see a rationale for kids with special needs of some kind - perhaps social adjustment - but for the typical well adjusted kid FCPS schools do just fine.

They’re paying for the privilege to be with only upper class well-behaved students. And more personal attention, guidance counselors with connections to elite colleges, making friends with other well-connected families.

We are zoned for Langley and have toured Potomac. I don’t disagree about the personal attention but the college admissions at Potomac don’t seem superior to Langley and McLean High. All those kids going to UVA, VT and W&M could have gone to some SLAC.

+1
The college outcomes aren't any different at all.

Not very impressed with Potomac’s colleges this year. I would be pretty pissed if I spent all that money for the same or maybe even worse outcome.

https://instagram.com/potomacdecisions2023?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

https://instagram.com/mcleancommits2023?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

https://instagram.com/langleycommits2023?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Yep. Completely the same schools. Except one costs $45K more, for some reason.

In complete agreement, especially when considering the major selected. Paying $45K a year in high school just to have my child select a liberal arts major at one of those schools would be a waste.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Potomac > Langley. No question.

I don't get it. Why spend big bucks for high school? I went to some of the best universities in the nation that DCUM types rave about. I was a poor kid from a Chicago area public high school with a singler mother who never went to college. Worked hard and was well prepared. That was what mattered. My two kids went to Princeton. Both attemded FCPS public schools. I could never fathom the rationale behind private school. My so-called prestige top 10 university had plenty of prep school kids, and they by and large were no better academically than the public school kids.

I could see a rationale for kids with special needs of some kind - perhaps social adjustment - but for the typical well adjusted kid FCPS schools do just fine.

You couldn’t fathom the rationale for private school but your kids went to Princeton. Why didn’t you send them to VT or GMU?

Langley has a veneer of exclusivity because there are no poor kids but the academics are basically the same as at any other public high school. Students get a far more rigorous curriculum and more personal attention, especially when it comes to developing writing and speaking skills, at Potomac. Classes at Potomac are closer to the model of the Princeton precepts, which you simply won’t find at Langley.

My kids went to Princeton because they wanted to. I didn't send them. What an absurd notion. They made their own choice andi I did not hover, monitor their homework, or influence their decisions. Having to scratch on my own my own way since age 18, yes I paid for it all as my single mother never attended college and I merely desired to make the next generation in a better place. I completed against VTech in my D1 athletic days and got to know some Tech people well. If my kids chose Tech as a fit, I would have been happy to support them. Having come from a challenging place, the most important thing is for kids to be happy, and the Ivy League is no guarantee of that. My wife - educated in Montreal was an extraordinary student and the kids received their talent from her. I didn't need to send them anywhere. and they didn't need prep school.
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