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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What are Big 3 high schools?  Just moved her from Iowa. Thank you.[/quote]

High schools that are ranked in the top 3 basketball or football rankings by the Washington Post.  [/quote]

But seriously.  It is what this board considers to be a top local high school where parents pay 40k per kid.  Generally, they are biased to the top schools in DC: Sidwell and National Cathedral/Saint Alban's (one is boys and one is girls) are considered top.  There is usually a debate as to who is third.  Georgetown Day and Maret are usually in the mix for third.  Some non-DC folks argue that Potomac (in Maryland) is there and Maryland people argue Holton Arms (girls school) though not its brother school, Landon.  Those are the ones in the usual mix.  Other privates are perceived to be a notch below such as Gonzaga, Georgetown Visitation (girls school), Flint Hill, etc.

The perception is that Sidwell, NCS, Albans, Maret, Potomac, and GDS tend to do the best in college acceptances.  What it doesn't account for is legacy, athletes, and underrepresented minorities.  Lot of them get in because of these reasons.   [/quote]

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