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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]McLean has the standard FCPS high school curriculum (AP), which is probably why there is no need to "recruit."  Marshall has both IB and the Academy, so they have offerings that might not be familiar to Longfellow parents whose kids feed into McLean or Langley.  McLean is not open to transfers from other FCPS schools as far as I know, due to its current enrollment levels.  Maybe that is why they are not actively seeking out pupil placements for AP (which it seems wouldn't be necessary prior to 11th grade, or 10th at the earliest).

All FCPS high schools have a "curriculum night" for rising freshman.  The Longfellow newsletters that I received when my kids were there advertised the curriculum night for Langley, Marshall and McLean, since some kids from Longfellow feed into all three of these schools.

OP - you do sound like you are looking for a reason to justify your feeling that your DC who was rejected from TJ is somehow "too good" for McLean. If you are more impressed with Marshall because of the school's recruitment efforts, by all means send your DC there.  They have a new building, too!   I didn't notice any difference in the quality of the administration when my kids made the switch from Longfellow to McLean.

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OK, but DC was not rejected from TJ yet (7th grade currently) and no one automatically goes from Longfellow to Marshall unless they transfer from McLean or Langley for IB.

Sorry if I implied that I am down on McLean. I actually am happy to hear you and others are pleased with the school. I was just curious why Marshall tries harder to appeal to rising freshmen.[/quote]

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