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I'm curious if anyone has experience with educating their kids abroad...

Basically, any one have experiences with this?[/quote]

Yes. People have done this for decades. It can work well.

If targeting DC at a US university, try to find an American School - and verify that they are setup to support sitting SAT/ACT exams and/or sitting AP exams. Those need not be at the school campus, but the school should be able to inform parents when/how to register for those exam sitting options in that country. [/quote]

[b]would attending a private school make it more difficult to get into a US college? [/b]is it very binary, or, as long as we can get them into SAT/ACT exams, is it likely to not make a difference?[/quote]

For what college? You need to be more specific. Some colleges may prefer private students, and some may like some privates over others, but that is unique to the college. Some schools and programs also may like students with a more unique or international perspective, but again that would be unique to the program/college and even then, the differences would be small.

For the most part, assuming the kid is taking classes comparable to IB/AP here and the curriculum and rigor are similar, they should be treated similarly. 
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I’m trying to figure out if educating your kids on the British system translates well into American university. There are different academic requirements.[/quote]

Again, for which colleges?

Some US colleges, particularly those with more UK applicants, will understand A-levels and the UK system, while other colleges will be unfamiliar. [/quote]

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