Are there other benefits to living in McLean besides the excellent schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are the kids like in these neighborhoods? Judging by the posts on this forum, McClean has some of the softest, scared parents of anywhere in the country. What are these kids being raised as? Will they be able to face any real life when they have to?

They’re awesome. Very well-mannered, athletic, kind, smart & organized. Kids take 10 or more AP classes throughout high school, manage the pressure of that workload very well and get 5s on all the exams. All get 1400+ SAT scores.

They all get their licenses as soon as they’re eligible too & are great drivers. All go away to college & graduate in 4 years or sooner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are the kids like in these neighborhoods? Judging by the posts on this forum, McClean has some of the softest, scared parents of anywhere in the country. What are these kids being raised as? Will they be able to face any real life when they have to?

You’re right. Let’s all move to Anacostia to face real life and get our kids raised right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are the kids like in these neighborhoods? Judging by the posts on this forum, McClean has some of the softest, scared parents of anywhere in the country. What are these kids being raised as? Will they be able to face any real life when they have to?

McLean

One c.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are the kids like in these neighborhoods? Judging by the posts on this forum, McClean has some of the softest, scared parents of anywhere in the country. What are these kids being raised as? Will they be able to face any real life when they have to?

They’re awesome. Very well-mannered, athletic, kind, smart & organized. Kids take 10 or more AP classes throughout high school, manage the pressure of that workload very well and get 5s on all the exams. All get 1400+ SAT scores.

They all get their licenses as soon as they’re eligible too & are great drivers. All go away to college & graduate in 4 years or sooner.

Oh shut up. Langley and McLean are full of some of the softest baby like kids on the planet. I went to Potomac and we would regularly rob kids from Langley for fun (and drugs) — this was a multi year tradition. In addition, during my years Langley had multiple suicide attempts, which is the epitome of soft if you are a kid living in a rich area.

Then when I got to UVA, the Langley kids were all weird and had issues. My fraternity automatically blackballed anyone from Langley.

[Anonymous]

Excellent location.

[Anonymous]

The original question was why Mclean, besides the schools:

1. Central location between job centers, DC, Arlington, Tysons.
2. Easy access to travel hubs, IAD/DCA.
3. Lots of community amenities - libraries, parks/playgrounds, Alden center for kids.
4. Easy to get to the main shopping area, which has all of the basics you need - regular/fancy grocery, variety of restaurants (not super high-end, but for day-to-day), hardware, etc. Basically less than 10 minutes from any part of town, often much less.
5. Larger yards/more green space than much of Arlington (not all).
6. Lots of sports options for kids - good soccer, baseball, etc., leagues.
7. Safe, removed from lower-income areas, more so than most of DC/Arlington

Those are a few reasons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are the kids like in these neighborhoods? Judging by the posts on this forum, McClean has some of the softest, scared parents of anywhere in the country. What are these kids being raised as? Will they be able to face any real life when they have to?

They’re awesome. Very well-mannered, athletic, kind, smart & organized. Kids take 10 or more AP classes throughout high school, manage the pressure of that workload very well and get 5s on all the exams. All get 1400+ SAT scores.

They all get their licenses as soon as they’re eligible too & are great drivers. All go away to college & graduate in 4 years or sooner.

Oh shut up. Langley and McLean are full of some of the softest baby like kids on the planet. I went to Potomac and we would regularly rob kids from Langley for fun (and drugs) — this was a multi year tradition. In addition, during my years Langley had multiple suicide attempts, which is the epitome of soft if you are a kid living in a rich area.

Then when I got to UVA, the Langley kids were all weird and had issues. My fraternity automatically blackballed anyone from Langley.

Potomac School has had multiple student suicides in the past few years, FYI.

[Anonymous]

Fewer povvos

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are the kids like in these neighborhoods? Judging by the posts on this forum, McClean has some of the softest, scared parents of anywhere in the country. What are these kids being raised as? Will they be able to face any real life when they have to?

They’re awesome. Very well-mannered, athletic, kind, smart & organized. Kids take 10 or more AP classes throughout high school, manage the pressure of that workload very well and get 5s on all the exams. All get 1400+ SAT scores.

They all get their licenses as soon as they’re eligible too & are great drivers. All go away to college & graduate in 4 years or sooner.

Oh shut up. Langley and McLean are full of some of the softest baby like kids on the planet. I went to Potomac and we would regularly rob kids from Langley for fun (and drugs) — this was a multi year tradition. In addition, during my years Langley had multiple suicide attempts, which is the epitome of soft if you are a kid living in a rich area.

Then when I got to UVA, the Langley kids were all weird and had issues. My fraternity automatically blackballed anyone from Langley.

Potomac School has had multiple student suicides in the past few years, FYI.

Langley HS or the Langley School???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:most people in the wealthy parts of mclean go to privates anyway. no one is looking at the schools when they’re choosing to buy a 2.5 million+ home, especially in a place like mclean

I was going to say this. On my street, there are one or two families that send their kids to public, but most of us have kids in privates, either here locally or in NE boarding schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:we never once considered sending our kids to cooper or langley. quite frankly, we live in great falls for the open greenery, large lots, and equestrian activities. i understand that there are lower income, cookie cutter families who do choose to live in mclean for the good schools, but that’s far from the reality for people like us.

This post is comical. Good one. "People like us". Hahahahaha

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I commute to dc once a week and live in central mclean. It’s still 50 minutes each way leaving at 8am taking GW parkway. 35 with no traffic.

I guess that’s better than what it would be from outside the beltway.

I was wondering why people are claiming a short commute.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are the kids like in these neighborhoods? Judging by the posts on this forum, McClean has some of the softest, scared parents of anywhere in the country. What are these kids being raised as? Will they be able to face any real life when they have to?

They’re awesome. Very well-mannered, athletic, kind, smart & organized. Kids take 10 or more AP classes throughout high school, manage the pressure of that workload very well and get 5s on all the exams. All get 1400+ SAT scores.

They all get their licenses as soon as they’re eligible too & are great drivers. All go away to college & graduate in 4 years or sooner.

They all? It sounds like a place where therapists flourish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are the kids like in these neighborhoods? Judging by the posts on this forum, McClean has some of the softest, scared parents of anywhere in the country. What are these kids being raised as? Will they be able to face any real life when they have to?

They’re awesome. Very well-mannered, athletic, kind, smart & organized. Kids take 10 or more AP classes throughout high school, manage the pressure of that workload very well and get 5s on all the exams. All get 1400+ SAT scores.

They all get their licenses as soon as they’re eligible too & are great drivers. All go away to college & graduate in 4 years or sooner.

They all? It sounds like a place where therapists flourish.

You really can't recognize a troll post when you see one? Or are you just so stupid or jealous that you jump right in?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The original question was why Mclean, besides the schools:

1. Central location between job centers, DC, Arlington, Tysons.
2. Easy access to travel hubs, IAD/DCA.
3. Lots of community amenities - libraries, parks/playgrounds, Alden center for kids.
4. Easy to get to the main shopping area, which has all of the basics you need - regular/fancy grocery, variety of restaurants (not super high-end, but for day-to-day), hardware, etc. Basically less than 10 minutes from any part of town, often much less.
5. Larger yards/more green space than much of Arlington (not all).
6. Lots of sports options for kids - good soccer, baseball, etc., leagues.
7. Safe, removed from lower-income areas, more so than most of DC/Arlington

Those are a few reasons.

Good list - added a few more items.

1. Central location between job centers, DC, Arlington, Tysons.
2. Easy access to travel hubs, IAD/DCA.
3. Lots of community amenities - libraries, parks/playgrounds, Alden center for kids.
4. Easy to get to the main shopping area, which has all of the basics you need - regular/fancy grocery, variety of restaurants (not super high-end, but for day-to-day), hardware, etc. Basically less than 10 minutes from any part of town, often much less.
5. Larger yards/more green space than much of Arlington (not all).
6. Lots of sports options for kids - good soccer, baseball, etc., leagues.
7. Safe, removed from lower-income areas, more so than most of DC/Arlington.
8. Higher concentration of high-end single-family houses than anywhere else in region.
9. Relatively uncongested compared to other suburban areas such as Vienna.
10. Proximity to Metro stations (West Falls Church, McLean stations).