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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know a couple of families whose kids have gone to the middle school and high school. The problem is that neither of the kids were able to finish college (in both cases dropped out freshman year). That may not be McLean's fault, but in both instances these were kids who were "stars" in the HS and got into decent colleges but were not able to get through the first year.[/quote]

I was told this is a hidden secret that McLean administrators do not want parents to know.  The head of school loves to get in front of parents and prospective families and talk about all the fine colleges at which McLean students are accepted but there is no information on tracking the graduation or non-graduation rate of students.  So much of it is a sales pitch.[/quote]

I'm the McLean parent who has a child in the middle school and another child who does not attend McLean because it was not academically right for her.  I get the feeling, from what I have seen of the upper school so far that there is still some handholding going on.  It may be that the kids who could not handle college needed more help in the areas of time management and executive function.  I know that even though those things are part of the curriculum, we use an outside tutor for our child because he really needs it (and I see him needing it through high school).  I can see my own child having those issues in college and I wonder how much DH and I will still be helping him through.  I am not arguing with the posters who have expressed their displeasure with the school (heck, we left one we thought did a disservice to our child, and I know many people who loved it for their child).  Bottom line---It's all about best fit.  [/quote]

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