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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Better to be an outstanding student at a lower performing high school with less competition. Tried to tell my relativse in NOVA this and have them move to a lower performing part of the state, since they are retired now, because their daughter could be top of her class there. Not here. Wish my parents had understood![/quote]

I'll never understand parents who try to "game" the system by moving to a lower performing school. Will your kid stand out? Yes. But its short-sighted. Your kids college destination is the not the end game. If youre trying to raise motivated, life long learners, you don't purposely place them in a less challenging environment. 
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Agree. I have friends who were shocked when we left our low-performing high school for a highly competitive magnet. They remarked how much easier it would be to get into the best colleges if we just stayed put. What they don't understand is that our kid would probably get straight As but would not be challenged by the environment. 3 years in and DC has been exposed to subjects and career options that we are confident he would not have come up with on his own if we stayed at his other school. [/quote]

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