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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I WISH Field were hidden: my child will be applying next year and I sure hope the applicant pool is not clogged up with kids who would really prefer GDS or Maret.

The attraction of Field has historically been the fact that it attracts and caters to slightly quirker kids: kids who are turned off by the ultracompetitive environment at the "Big 3," kids who are more creative/artsy/independent minded, kids with minor learning differences, and kids with unconventional styles who just don't "fit in" as well at the other big schools, for one reason or another.

Long may it stay that way. I'd really hate to see it turn into just another cookie-cutter school.[/quote]

I'm not convinced that it IS changing.  This year's freshmen seem to fall into the "quirky" category as before.  The increase in the middle school will change things a bit, but I am not sure it would make a huge difference as the new admits still outnumber the "lifers" -- a major difference between Field and some other schools out there.

But it is certainly far more popular (and thus becoming more competitive by definition).  There seem to be far more suburban kids (Fairfax, Montgomery) applying to DC private high schools in general than there were even 3-4 years ago...[/quote]

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