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[quote=Anonymous]Most people would choose Potomac over Little Langley if they had the chance.  Just the reality of the perception of the quality of the schools (based on resources, facilities, and social status issues - which are given at least some weight by most parents).  In other words, I typically find out within a half hour of meeting a Potomac school parent that their child goes to Potomac.  It becomes that important to the family identity -- good if you like that, sad if you don't.  Potomac also has the advantage of going all the way through to 12th grade, so you won't have to reapply.  Note that is also a potential disadvantage as your child won't escape the same crowd for more than a decade.  Little Langley also is pretty basic on the sports - if you have a budding ahtlete, Potomac might be better.  But if you want a smaller, more friendly place -- that is Little Langley.  The Potomac School has an aura of gravitas around it (just sit in the front reception foyer for a few minutes and you will understand this) -- and the  administrators can sometimes act as if they are too important to return calls or to engage in other social niceties, which is the exact opposite of Little Langley (compare their reception area, which is a warm and inviting homestyle place).  If  I thought that the school "presence" would affect my child (which I doubt for my own child), I would rather raise a child that acts like Little Langley feels.  As to high schools, the LL results are scattered -- apparently a couple to TJ every year, a couple to Madeira, some to East Coast boarding schools, Flint Hill, Potomac, and the public schools aren't too shabby around here either.    [/quote]

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