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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Both of our kids went to Timber Lane and we were very happy with it - TL is a real "hidden gem"!

We're in the McLean pyramid, so I can't really comment on Luther Jackson and FCHS.  I will note that DD has struggled with the pressure-cooker atmosphere at McLean, and Longfellow is a hive - very impersonal.  We both wonder if our kids wouldn't have been better off if we'd moved into a house in the FCHS part of TL's territory.[/quote]

Sometimes the grass always looks greener, or maybe there are times when another school would indeed be a better fit.  There was a post by a FCHS student a while back on another thread about the school in which the student generally had good things to say about FCHS.  His or her main complaint, as I recall, was that the counselors encouraged students to "aim low" when it came to applying to colleges, rather than help the students explore all their options or how they might get financial aid.  In that case, it seemed like the student would have liked, if not more pressure, a bit more help.  [/quote]

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