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[quote=Anonymous]I posted in the official decisions thread, but posting my specific questions in case other folks have input.

DD is admitted to both of these very different schools and is torn. She intentionally wanted to explore a range of schools, and wanted to include a same sex school. We have friends at most of the girls’ schools in the area and I’ve heard positive things from our friends at SRSH, versus NCS, which has been a tougher environment.

The problem that we have now is that she said she felt so much “happier“ during her visit to SR, where she feels that the environment at Sidwell will be too intense and pressured. And she’s not wrong, I think that that is an accurate assessment of Sidwell. Culturally, however, we are a progressive/single parent family, not Catholic, and I think that Sidwell may be more consistent with our thinking than the more traditional  environment of SRSH. Importantly, Sidwell is 1 mile up the road from where we live, as opposed to a 25 minute drive into Rockville. If these choices seem opposed to each other, we did not anticipate having two choices that were so disparate from each other.

I am trying hard to listen to my daughter and make the right choice. But we are down to the wire and she has not decided yet. I can’t figure out if she just wants me to choose for her or if she’s looking for my support and permission to decline Sidwell (which I told her she has. This is not about attending a “name“ school or prestige for us.). I’ve asked her directly and it’s hard for her to say.

It’s been stressful.

Any parents of kids at these schools or those that faced a similar choice, please weigh in. If it matters, I’m a working SMBC so all driving and logistics would fall on me, DD is also an athlete and would be involved with theater (so after school activities). 
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