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[quote=Anonymous]I know the "Big 3" thing is controversial, but I do feel like it's inappropriate to definitively state in a FAQ at the top of the page that "Big 3" refers to the three schools mentioned.   Yes, I think the very vocal GDS crowd on this board most certainly refers to the Big 3 as the three schools you mentioned, but many other posters - who tend to be quieter and/or get drowned out - do not consider this the Big 3 and consider GDS/Sidwell/Cathedral on par with schools like Maret, Holton, Potomac, and others.

Future posters who come to this site will be misled by the FAQ at the top of the site into thinking that the "Big 3", as defined above, are the consensus best schools - no matter how many "qualifiers" you put after it.

I would suggest that you not name a "Big 3" in the FAQ, but rather explain that this terms is meant to highlight the top schools in the region, and that people have honest disagreements about which/how many schools are included in that tier.

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