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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Meridian is kids who have all been together K-12.  Not that new people don’t live to FCC but it’s small and can be insular.  I have friends where the kid has not found a crowd there and not a lot of options.

Yorktown and McLean are same difference.  Pick the type of neighborhood and house you want.[/quote]

Yorktown and McLean have similar neighborhoods and income levels.  The main difference is that FCPS has a more structured advanced academic program at the elementary and middle school levels, which attracts some families, including many Asian families, to the McLean pyramid, whereas APS has a less structured advanced academics programs, which attracts other families to the Yorktown pyramid.  But as a result McLean has a higher academic profile - for example, McLean has 22 National Merit Semifinalists this fall, whereas Yorktown had three.  McLean also won the state Scholastic Bowl a couple of years ago and the DC region's "It's Academic" contest this past year.  Yorktown is less intense academically, and generally stronger at sports.

Both Yorktown and McLean will put you between the DC region's two biggest job markets - DC and Tysons/Reston.  Yorktown puts you closer to DC; McLean puts you closer to Tysons. [/quote]

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