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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, I don't really see a non-Potomac parent considering Potomac comparable to the Big 3...[/quote]

The whole idea of a Big 3 is silly.  We were a non Potomac parent , but then our DS had the choice between a supposed Big 3 and Potomac  and he wound up choosing Potomac. It’s about fit. Potomac has a very good academic reputation even if many DC-centric DCUMers don’t want to admit that. [/quote]

I don't disagree that school is about fit, but claiming you were a non-potomac parent before ultimately choosing Potomac doesn't make you a non-potomac parent comparing to the Big 3 😂 [/quote]

I’m guessing you’re a teenager that is posting on a parent forum for some reason. I’m not “claiming” anything.   Technically I am still not a Potomac parent since DS doesn’t start there until the fall. I’m also not comparing it to the Big 3.  I am saying it has an excellent reputation. [/quote]

Excellent reputation according to whom? What is the reputation you have in mind? [/quote]

According to their college admits for 2026 -take a look. [/quote]

College admits equates to solid reputation? Didn’t know that was the sum of a person. [/quote]

Oh come on. It’s not and you know it but my response is directed to the posters on this thread who insist they are right on which schools qualify as “ big 3” or “big 5” and anyone using that term is presumably talking about academic rigor which is generally measured ( for better or worse) by a school’s ability to send their students to top colleges and universities. By that measure, anyone suggesting that Potomac isn’t in that running should look at their college admits for at least the past decade, with this year being particularly impressive. [/quote]

Hard to disagree and I think that is why Potomac parents get so upset and bothered.  The Big 3 represents a choice set of equal value, but different child personality that DC families decide between.  Frankly, Potomac just is not part of that set and statistics don't change that fact.[/quote]

The Big 3 represents the best options available to NW DC UMC families.  Mostly lawyers, that's all.
And speaking as a lawyer, there is no more prestige grubbing group of people than a bunch of lawyers.

This is some big fish in small pond energy.  
The NYC and New England privates have never heard of any of these schools except Sidwell but don't really think much of Sidwell either unless the student's last name is Obama or Clinton
The admissions officers don't really talk about any of these schools the same way they talk about Exeter or Trinity or Harker.  
They know TJ better than they know any of the Big 3 and they probably know the MoCo W's better than NCS/STA/GDS

If the reason you are sending your kid to private is so you can brag about sending your kid to private, your kid probably hates you.  And they should[/quote]

As a former UrbanBaby habitué I appreciate your post and the accompanying snark! [/quote]

Omg the good snark days 😂 there isn't as much good snark on the internet as there used to be... it's like seeing a standup comedy show on your lunch break![/quote]

Yes!!!! Can I throw one in for old times sake:
Whoever chose the gala theme Wild About Potomac was spot on... I just don't think it's wildly positive 🐅[/quote]

🤣The school offered a classic private event, but some saw it as a Bravo Audition opportunity🦁[/quote]

🤣🤣[/quote]

It is so bizarre that you guys know these specifics about Potomac - like the theme of their auction - unless you are Potomac parents or have family or friends that go there. If so, do you hate these folks for some reason?  I’m truly trying to understand the vitriol. [/quote]
Someone’s ex husband probably remarried, started a new family, and is sending his new latest of kids to Potomac.[/quote]

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