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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd go for B-CC in a heartbeat over Einstein.  Let's not beat around the bush, it's just an [b]academically stronger peer group and the chances are lower than your kid will fall in with a crowd that places a low priority on education.  [/b]And it's not like B-CC is without diversity, it's just that the overall tone is more conducive to getting a good education.

I recall seeing some of Einstein's SAT scores rising a few years ago.  At first I was impressed, but when I did some digging I learned that the percentage of students bothering to take the SATs was surprisingly low.  It made me think there is a big cohort there that is not academically motivated.

Of course, most people who live in SS are going to say good things about Blair and Einstein, but WJ and B-CC are worth stretching for, IMO.  [/quote]

I hear this warning a lot on this board, and it always strikes me as odd, because I don't think it is very usual for a high-performing teenager who hangs out with similar-interest peers to "fall in with" a bad crowd.  I don't see it happening among my group of friends and family.  I live in Silver Spring 20910 and I know many teens at Blair and Einstein who are busy and engaged and working, and participating in school and in their community.  Without exception, they are all working towards attending, or currently attending good colleges and universities.

I will say, however, that at Whitman HS, my niece definitely fell in with the wrong crowd.  She became addicted to drugs and alcohol and my brother has had a heck of a time getting treatment for her and generally trying to steer her in a different direction.[/quote]

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