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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, thank you for your responses. My older child is in Madison and he really likes the school. I don't have any complaints with regards to academics either. My younger child is still in elementary school and it's for her that we are considering chantilly as an option. After living here for 5 years, we have made no few close friends in our community or via school. I agree that I do like this area more than Chantilly but in the long run I think the relationships and friendships we make over the years matter too.  Any friends we do have are from our younger child's preschool and other activities and everyone lives either in Herndon or Chantilly and beyond. 
Earlier I felt that moving to a house zoned to Oakton high might be a good idea but lately I have been hearing a lot about how Chantilly is actually much more well rounded and better academically. It's all so very confusing!! [/quote]

There really isnt much to chantilly area.[/quote]

Well if you are Asian or Indian, the Lotte in chantilly is the only place in fairfax county where you can go for a full grocery shopping for both asian and indian food.  That saves a lot of time compared to living in eastern fairfax for us.  So depends on your perspective, for us, western fairfax is way more convenient that anything in falls church given our ethnic and economic preferences.  Plus the kids and schools (private or public - Carson, Rocky Run) are really on par with those at Longfellow in mcclean.  The high schools are split multiple ways thanks to the 2008 redistricting so other than the large TJ contingent, the smart kids (and single family homes) are spread out between 5 schools.  That can be an advantage for college admissions if your kid is in the top 10 at each school rather than in the top 100 at a single-family-only high school.[/quote]

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