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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Amazing environment for students who develop deep, meaningful relationships with their teachers and advisors. Has the feel of being in college seminars where students are pushed to use critical thinking and delve deeply into subject matters without the typical teaching to the test and studying AP test prep books. Students are extremely well prepared for college with deep analytic thinking and writing skills. All students strive for their personal best and the environment benefits students across the board. Administration and faculty are familiar with each student and gets the whole child's development. They are not just another number. Have one there now and one that graduated from there, and also have one at McLean that did not get in. Honestly, she just didn't have quite high enough grades/scores, but I would have loved for her to be there as well. [/quote]

What stated above is 100% correct.  Before this year, I've asked myself the same question as well.  Why should I pay $41K to send my child to Potomac when I live in Mclean and he/she could have gone to Langley or Mclean instead?  The answer is very well stated above.  I have one there now and another one at Mclean that has neither grades/scores to get in.  I would love for her to be there as well.

Public school, including Mclean, Langley, Marshall, is a joke.  Half of them don't want to be there.  Wearing shorts and T-shirts to school, they look like fools.  Public schools don't really encourage critical thinking and deep diving into subject matters.  this is what Potomac, or Sidwell for matter, really good at.  At Potomac, you have to wear collar shirts, khaki pants and no sneakers.  I really like that.  I've seen big improvement from my kid in just 2 1/2 months with his social skills.

He might end up being an average student @potomac and I am fine with that.   The meaningful relationships he has with his teachers, advisors and his peers, I would not have it any other way.

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In short, Potomac is great because you have to justify paying $40K and the kids have to dress like preppies.  Never mind that the Langley/McLean kids often do better academically than the Potomac kids. LOL.[/quote]

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