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[quote=Anonymous]By high school, lots of the private schools draw from a pretty big radius, and the kids spend so much time at school (given all the after school activities/sports and just staying at school to study) that friendships really don't seem to be an issue-my DDs had friends from HS that lived all over.  The only times they tended to need to get to and from each other's houses was for maybe weekend parties or getting together to study or work on projects. By HS, one hopes your DC can take Metro or other mode of transportation to and from school-that will cut down on family disruption, improve your sanity, and help your DC become independent.  However, an extra hour a day of commuting (in rush hour it can definitely be at least that for twice a day trips) takes away time for studying and relaxation.  Is your kid someone who would be able to read/study on Metro or in a car? If not, you need  to think hard about whether it is worth it, a hour a day is a lot, and the workload in most of these schools is pretty overwhelming already, so an hour in a car might end up being an hour less sleep per night.

In middle school, given complete dependence still on parents to facilitate transport, and less time at the actual school, this type of commute may be a bigger issue socially and for your family.  Less MS kids come from far away, but there for sure are still some.  However, if you have other options for MS, maybe consider moving out of public  for HS instead of for MS[/quote]

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