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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would have to say all the top schools in this area St. Albans/NCS, GDS, Sidwell, and Potomac.  I know because i have looked at those schools and all seem top notch.  We are not applying to all of them because of "fit" but most of them.  I imagine Maret as well, though we haven't looked there.  Basically, from what I have seen, you can't go wrong with any of the name brand schools.  [/quote]

+1 from a GDS parent. All the more competitive admissions independents offer fantastic programs to develop writing and thinking skills. There are differences in the curriculum and areas of emphasis, but you can get a solid sense of the variations by looking at what students are reading in English and history and social science classes. In nearly every instance, the writing load is driven by the teacher-student ratio. Required English and social studies classes in the publics have to cater to students who will barely graduate from high school. Public school teachers, even at the AP level, just don't have the time to ask students to do a lot of writing and thoughtful analysis.  I think the expectations at the name brand independent high schools are on par or higher than what you would find in most freshman and sophomore classes at SLACs and big state universities.  [/quote]

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