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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly asking - Does the school pyramid really make a difference in the long run? I grew up in a small city in upstate NY and there was no moving around to a better school district. I got into a great engineering school and have done fine in life. But now, as my family is looking to move from a condo to SFH in NOVA with 2 kids, I'm feeling like I'm missing something. I'm feeling like the competition and school hunting that I see my peers doing when singling out a SFH is too much. My husband I are very engineering and math focused and see our children headed in that direction as well. Do I really need to be in the top school district, 7's and above on great schools?? Top 20 in the state? [b]Will it make a difference in school experience or getting into college depending on what HS you went to?[/b] Any hidden gem schools that aren't rated great on GS but are, in fact, great?

For perspective, we are looking for a SFH with decent sized yard and 2000+ sq for $950k or less. Arlington, Falls Church, McLean, Vienna, Alexandria, Annandale, or closer in Fairfax[/quote]

In general, it will be easier to graduate in the top 5-10% of your class coming from a school like Justice, which may provide a leg up in college admissions.  To the extent that colleges limit the number of admits from a given high school, there may also be advantages.  For example, many believe those applying from high-income schools like McLean or Langley are at a relative disadvantage getting into UVA.[/quote]I was told it is Northern Va in general. Virginia state schools can only accept so many students from Northern Va. so kids in N. Va have less of a chance getting into state schools than other areas in the state because students from N.Va perform really high in GPA, AP classes etc.[/quote]

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