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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]APS specifically north Arlington is definitely a pressure cooker. Most kids have 4.0+ so competition to get in top Schools is tough. Parents pay top $ for academic and athletic coaches. [/quote]

Reading the Arlington posters on the Nottingham thread bash each other endlessly made us so glad we left APS.  The academics aren't as good but the parents are just as competitive about stuff that shouldn't matter.  Half of them are gloating that an elementary school is going to be closed and the other half are threatening lawsuits because their kids may have to attend one UMC elementary school rather than another.  The "Arlington Way" isn't that appealing up close.  [/quote]

I'm in Arlington and I wouldn't suggest moving here for this reason. Every couple of years APS throws some huge surprise boundary change or something at you out of left field and you spend half your free time on it. APS is exhausting.

As for the pressure cooker, IDK, I've never lived in FCPS. My sense is it's zip code dependent. There are some pressure cooker schools in APS and some that are not. I suspect the same is true with FCPS.

If you're thinking of moving back to your home country in a few years and your kids are happy, maybe stay put for now and just make one big move. [/quote]

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