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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do most of the kids walk to and from school? I’m deciding between MoCo, NOVA and JR to relocate to for HS and for my particular kid, I really value him developing a good friend group. Seems like a mostly walkable school facilitates that better than bussing/driving. [/quote]

You should care more about in-state college options and costs vs. the things you mention above.  DC TAG does not bridge the entire gap between in-state and OOS at all, so if you care about having UMD or UVA/W&M/Virginia Tech et al as in-state options, that should be a larger factor for you.

The areas you would consider "walkable" are fairly expensive for SFHs.  I consider say anything within a 1 mile radius (and that could be a stretch) as walkable.  There are reasonable apartments and condos, especially in some older buildings on CT Avenue.

My guess is that 50% of the kids that are in-bound for Jackson-Reed in these areas attend, while there is a large %age going to Walls or private schools.[/quote]

of course you’re not wrong about college but my particular kid needs to get through high school happily in a place that values kids of all types with lower barrier to entry activities. If you can think of a good HS option in NOVA or MoCo I all all ears but they all seem massive (Blair, WL) or bad cultural fits (Ws) or basically indistinguishable/worse academically than JR (Einstein). [/quote]

BCC in Bethesda is similar to JR in terms of cultural fit and you will find many walkable areas.  Not sure what doesn’t work for you for Whitman as I would say the top 20% of JR is a lot like Whitman kids.

I don’t know VA as well other than Langley and McLean HSs are popular options.[/quote]

Thanks. I think BCC has a bigger catchment area and a lot more busing. But yes, it’s the closest thing. But then I wonder if I actually want to move to Bethesda just to get $10,000 more a year for college?

Everything I’ve heard about the Ws sounds like a poor fit. I don’t like being in schools where every family believes they have an “advanced learner.” [/quote]

It's the difference between $50k OOS and $30k in state, so with TAG...correct it costs and additional $10k.  However, I believe there are more merit scholarships reserved for in-state applicants, so the actual differential could be much more.

I don't quite get where you plan to live for JR.  I don't think Tenley or Friendship Heights or Chevy Chase DC are really any different than Bethesda.  It feels like BCC gives you a bit more of the traditional HS experience where kids attend football games as an example. JR basketball games are decently popular.[/quote]

probably south of JR on Wisconsin or on CT if I can find a safe building.

I’m scared of Bethesda. [/quote]

I personally would move to MCPS. 
DCPS is a real hassle to deal with. And you have the advantages of state colleges and universities in MD. It is not just a cost issue. State universities favor instate applicants. Sports are better managed in MCPS vs. DCPS.
Montgomery college is also better than UDC. Check out Wooton, Walter Johnson, BCC, Wheaton high schools and so many more [/quote]

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