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One thing that bothered me about Churchill was not the wealth disparity, but the competition to get into the best colleges. This permeated academics, sports, art and music programs, and volunteer work. It was tiresome and stressful. Parents spent so much money and time to give their kids a leg up. I know I got caught up in that until I had to step back for my own sanity and that of my children.

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I actually find this to be the best aspect of Churchill.      The kids were competitive about getting good grades, and getting into good colleges.    There are so many other distractions for teenagers, that it is easy for them to let academics slide.     I am quite laid back myself, so I am glad that my kids are receiving peer pressure to do well academically.

Of course, it  would be preferable for the kids to do well in chemistry because they are excited about learning chemistry.      But that can come later.   [/quote]

Looking at the college admission stats for MoCo high-schools that Bethesda Beat publishes Churchill looks okay but not exactly stellar.[/quote]

Not everyone wants to - or can afford to - go to top private schools for college, if that's what you consider "stellar". I think there's a big misconception about the type of people who go to Churchill. As you can see in the Bethesda magazine article, the kids went to a diverse range of colleges from Montgomery College, University of Maryland, Michigan to some smaller private schools, but I think what really stands out is the range of colleges and universities the kids matriculated to.[/quote]

DP.  But is that materially different than many other schools in the county? If not, what’s the benefit of the pressure cooker?[/quote]
+1  by that metric, Churchill isn't that great considering the low FARMS rate there.  So, then why is Churchill consider such a "good" school?[/quote]

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