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[quote=Anonymous]12:27, regarding your post.

I will defer to you on the Potomac parents' demeanor.  You are after all, a family there, and would have a better first hand perspective than I would.  It was a negative for us however, based on knowing several dozen groups of parents at the school.

I will push back on the athletics difference however, in one way.  It is all relative.  I would say that yes Potomac is competitive with their peers (Sidwell, Flint Hill, Maret, etc.) across a number of sports.  Certainly they are not on the same level as a Landon, Georgetown Prep, and others.  But that is not their targeted competition.  However, I have also really seen them struggle with a number of their key programs (boys and girls basketball, boys lacrosse, and others) to hold onto good coaches.  This is because the school clearly places academics over athletics.  Many of the coaches get frustrated with their inability to get any kind of concession for excellent athletes, and also to retain them (the occasional excellent athlete there often ends up transferring to other schools that place a higher emphasis on athletics [u]with[/u] a high commitment to academics).  That is some of the reasons while they lose some of the good coaches and athletes.  If high level athletics are not important in your considerations then this is ok.   I guess what I saying is that if there was a better balance (and it is proven this can be accomplished without comprising academics) the school could be fulfilling a higher level of potential.[/quote]

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