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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If advanced academics are important to you  APS is not the best choice. [/quote]

Correct. If you're looking for teaching to the lowest common denominator type curriculum? APS is perfect.[/quote]

There’s no meaningful difference in college outcomes between these choices.  UVA admits about 10% of the class; their instas reflect one off HYP type admissions and a handful of T5-T10 depending on specific year.  Bottom line: you serve gaining an advantage by choosing one over the other in the ultimate next round admission and colleges don’t see meaningful differences in the caliber of student coming from Rhee places.   That being said, there are slight differences in pedagogy and school makeup and specific strengths (eg a really strong theater program or a really good lacrosse team).  If your child has specific strengths then maybe these would be important to you.  [/quote]

I fully agree with this poster. The outcomes for advanced kids in these school systems are pretty similar. Look at the neighborhood you want to live in and go from there. The major difference with Falls Church City is that the schools are much smaller. Once they get to high school in FCPS or APS, you're looking at huge schools -- Yorktown is one of the smaller ones with 2,200 kids. In contrast, Meridian in FCCPS has fewer than 1,000.  [/quote]

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