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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=confused-mum]OP here. Could I ask - from the Chantilly HS feeder schools, how different are Rocky Run and Carson? We are looking to move into the Chantilly HS area and would like to know about both of these schools :) [/quote]

They are both AAP-obsessed, but Carson sends twice as many kids to TJ.  [/quote]

This. I’m the PP who moved with a Carson kid. And the poster below me is right. We did live near mansions  part of the attendance zone.  My impression is that RRMS and Carson are very similar.  But for some reason Carson always has significantly higher TJ admissions number.  I have no explanation for it,  The poster below me is also right that the schools are very AAP dominant.  A non-AAP kid could easily get lost at Carson.  The upside is the academics are excellent.  We now Kid 2 going through, and we have never had a bad teacher.  And some have been exceptional. They have a very strong music program, and there are a number of academic teams and extracurriculars that are state, regional and even nationally ranked (MUN, Debate, We The People, TARC, TSA, MathCounts, etc). The downside is that the competition is fierce for every single activity, because kids are trying to build resumes for TJ. You can’t just join debate. You compete against 300 kids for 24 open slots.

If actively do not want to have your child go to TJ, you might want to consider the LLIV Center at Franklin. It is picking up more kids each year and has a great reputation among parents who want strong academics but to opt out of the TJ Crazy.  It has fewer extracurriculars (which doesn’t matter if your kid is not chosen for one) and the kids are not pushing themselves as hard. Which IMO is noth good and bad.  If you are more like me, and think TJ could be a great opportunity, but only if your kid has the aptitude and really wants to go, then you can send them to Carson, step back and see what happens.  In the case of my kids, I did not think either kid was TJ bound coming out of ES. But they flourished at Carson.  Kid 1was well prepared for TJ. Kid 2 stands as much of a chance as Kid 1– but admissions is a crapshoot.  And I think Kid 2 would be disappointed, but do very well at Chantilly. It’s rad to complain about 2 good options. [/quote]

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