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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Frankly, every Potomac kid I know is "perfect". They have perfect families, they are easygoing, smart, athletic. My son is a gifted student but quirky. We didn't think he'd find enough kids for him to socialize with so we didn't apply. [/quote]

This and this thread are ridiculous. There are many variations of Potomac kids, many of whom are imperfect just like the rest of us. Stop stereotyping.[/quote]

I didn't say all. I said the kids we know. We come from a McLean preschool that's probably the biggest feeder to Potomac. We know many families there and they all fit this description. I have no doubt that the 9th grade class is probably less homogeneous. [/quote]

You hit the nail on the head.  The Potomac Lower School--feeding heavily from CDS, Rodef and the pool at WGCC--has a certain culture.  It is actually fairly diverse--and the types of people I mentioned probably are not more than 40% of the students even in the lower school--but they tend to be the parents that are in leadership roles, have relationships with the administrators, and generally fit the 'Potomac mold' if such a thing even exists.  By the later entry points--especially after 9th grade--the school is much more diverse and the hard-core McLean crowd is somewhat less prevalent [b](though they do tend to vacation together all the way through).[/b]

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So does that mean that a new 9th grader who is not from McLean will have a hard time making friends?  Is it hard to fit in if you are not uber wealthy?[/quote]

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