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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Two major reasons that come to mind are that in NOVA its well known as a school that takes the kids that can’t get in to/can’t handle the academic load at Potomac or even SSSAS.  And its much too far out to even be part of the conversation about schools for less academic kids like Bullis, Edmund Burke, Field or St Andrews. Flint hill is too far out to attract the same demographics as the other privates in this conversation. And honestly, the only schools recognized as highly desirable outside of DC are Potomac, Holton, Landon, Stone Ridge and Prep. No other school in VA or MD truly competes with the DC privates for applicants.  [/quote]

Except that FH would be relevant for the 1.5 million people who live "too far out" in Western Fairfax/Loudoun/prince William counties in the 2-3 large counties that have the highest average income in the country.  The DC proper population is less than the catchment area for FH 
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Ergo two different student composition bases. As you have described.

This is not hard, Flint Hill is attracting families that don't want Catholic and don't want public.

The 'inside the beltway" privates are older, have a longer track record and frankly, most people on this website really don't care about outer suburbs and their schools. It's jut reality.

if this was FairfaxSuburbanMoms.com then there would be a different conversation.[/quote]

I thought that site was NSFW.[/quote]

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