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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have no beef with Bullis and share this based on my experience with other Bullis families (friends and neighbors) I’ve known as my three kids wen through private schools.

Bullis has a nice balance of solid academics, great facilities and strong sports. IMO (and I know this is a small sample size), many Bullis families are friendly; and even down-o-earth, despite what others may have said on this board. Where it seems to come apart is socially, esp. in Middle and High School.  For kids that come from solidly wealthy backgrounds, who are outgoing/dress fashionably/at least decent looking to attractive/can hand with a faster crowd, the social scene is navigable with minimal drag. For kids who don’t have this combination, the social scene at Bullis can be painful and difficult, from what I have heard/observed from those families I know or have known at the school. Depending on your kid, the relatively high importance of and difficulties with the tight and competitive social scene can outweigh the school’s strengths.
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I assume this is pretty much the case with all the top privates in the area, is that true? Or is Bullis extraordinarily this way? Also, is there a tight Potomac crowd IE would a kid from North Arlington be excluded? We’re UMC HHI about $1m. Would our DC be one of the poorer kids? (Realize how ridiculous this question sounds but legitimate question in this area!)[/quote]

No, yours will not be one of the poorer kids.  There are some extremely rich families at Bullis, but the bulk are "working rich" lawyers, doctors, etc. who are probably making somewhere from $400k to $1M or so.[/quote]

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