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[quote=Anonymous]Parent at another W school here. DC went to private k-8 thanks to grandparents, but that “funding” was not available for HS so MCPS it is.

We’ve been pleased with teachers, but the overall size of the school thus far has been a negative—especially socially. DC is quiet and makes friends best through structured activities like clubs and sports, but DC did not make the team and clubs have met so sporadically it’s been hard to get to know people. At private DC had no issues finding friends I think in part because there were so many more opportunities to participate in structured activities, but it was also more difficult to avoid kids DC didn’t like.

Also—people like to argue that more AP classes is a reason MCPS is superior to privates that have more limited offerings. I’m not at all convinced that’s true. I don’t think, for example, freshman should be taking AP classes other than under special circumstances. And it makes no sense that they allow those APs to boost your GPA without the expectation that kids take the AP exam. Your DS might be psyched about getting a GPA boost without the exam, but policies like that are ones you need to weigh as a parent. [/quote]

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