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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I understand that UVA and William and Mary accept a lower percentage of Northern Virginia students because there are so many who apply. Will it be easier for my DD to apply from a DC school (although we are Virginia residents)?  Background: My DD was accepted to a DC public school and we currently pay non-resident tuition for her to attend. She is getting straight As (the academics are easier, for sure) in all honors and AP classes and is in the top 1% of her class. I am thinking that she may be more competitive applying from the DC school with likely higher grades than she would get in a NOVA school and from a school that will have very few kids applying to UVA and William and Mary.  She is considering coming back to a NOVA school, but on the fence (she loves her DC school, but worried about her competitiveness in applying to college).

Is it better to be a big fish in a little pond in a DC school? Or would she still be considered a little fish in the bigger NOVA pond because of our address?[/quote]

Currently - your child will be applying as in instate resident but not in the pool of your local public school (think of it as instate but "private" and the "private" happens to be a DC Public School)
What is the current schools track record for placement at schools like UVA?  This is where the counselor matters.  
The other question is - do you think the current high school is providing the rigor needed to be successful at the next level?  If your DD is getting 5's on APs, I would not worry.  If your child is not getting 4s or 5s, I would move her to your local public.  The kids from local privates who are going to William and Mary or UVA are not getting 3s on APs[/quote]

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