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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD got into Potomac US. It will be helpful to get perspectives on the following things -

1) how is the socio economic environment of the school? Is it uber wealthy and does that make it harder for working class families with no generational wealth to fit in?

2) Has the grading practices improved? In last threads it seemed like there were delays in providing feedback?

3) any other things that we should know that are typically not shared with admitted families? [/quote]

There is a lot of wealth at Potomac, but this is true at all the top private schools.  It is unavoidable.
I think most social barriers would be the result of self-consciousness rather than ostracization if you are truly working class.
Kids generally don't care about wealth and if they do, they generally hang out among themselves.
If your kid got into Potomac Upper School, your kid is very special.  The admit rate for the 20 or so spots at Potomac US is significantly lower than at most ivy+.  I would bet that they are exceptional in some way that identifies them way more than your income would identify them.
  
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