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Hi all,

My family will be moving to the NoVA area around Falls Church/Tysons area from out of state. We have a 4 year old daughter who's currently in private pre-K.

We've been debating which private school to put her into once we make the move and have been doing some research but wanted some insights from the forum.

Congressional: 
- Seems to be more about letting "kids be kids", less academically rigorous in early years and more exploration which may be good for personality development
- K-8 only, so will have the option to explore 9-12 options later on but would likely lose many friends from this transition and cliques may have already formed
- Slightly cheaper

Potomac: 
- Seems the most prestigious of the NoVA options
- More rigorous than congressional? 
- K-12, if she gets in, we're hopefully "done" with picking schools until college
- I'm assuming it's easier to get in at K vs Gr 9? 
- Life long friends through grade 12.

Flint Hill:
- Seems like many people mention this option as a back up if Potomac rejects.

Other thoughts:
- We don't want public options despite how good it is. Not really considering DC options either given the drive 
- We hope our daughter has great college preparation and the best chance for Ivy admission (parents are Ivy alumni)
- No plans for 2nd child, HHI is 7 figures.

In our situation, is it better to start her in Congressional then move to Potomac at grade 9 (assuming she's accepted), or just go straight to Potomac for the entire journey?

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I'm going to be asperger's honest.

Try to get into Potomac.

If that doesn't work out for whatever reason then go with Langley or Congressional depending on what feels right.

Flint Hill is sort of a third tier choice.[/quote]

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