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[quote=Anonymous]I think the suggestions of Potomac and Landon (and Georgetown Prep, if you are willing to consider a Catholic education) all make sense.  I'm basing this very unscientifically on talking to kids who either applied to St. Albans or attended St. Albans and the other schools they were interested in.  (Plenty of kids choose Sidwell over STA, but I'm leaving that off since your son didn't feel like it would be a great fit.)

Potomac for the reasons stated above 08:49.

If your son likes the all boys atmosphere, Prep seems to have a close knit body of students and sports play a big role (although they have enough kids that there are plenty of unathletic smart types around too; I just wouldn't pick it as a school of kids who don't like to either play or watch or talk about or cheer for sports teams).

Landon has been evolving, I think, and they really are doing some interesting things with their curriculum (the junior year humanities course that someone else mentioned is very impressive).  They also have a very strong music program.  The fact that Landon is no longer dominant in lacrosse (still very good of course) may turn out in the long run to be a good development for Landon as an institution.

Good luck with the process when it starts -- your son sounds like he'll adapt well and be happy wherever he ends up.

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