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Reply to "Tell me why I should pay extra for Arlington High Schools"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live in Arlington and we are looking to move to Fairfax. I agree that the high schools are nothing special -- didn't Yorktown only have 1 national merit semifinalist last year? Weak. The elementary schools still seem fine, but who knows how long that will last.[/quote] National Merit is a poor metric. Only indicative of the number of tiger moms driving their high school juniors to do SAT test prep during the summer before. Looks at the test scores when it matters...when they are applying to college.[/quote] Does top colleges/universities even care about NMS if an application otherwise clearly demonstrates the student's credentials? I mean, I could see it mattering for mid-range state schools where a few more or fewer NMS could help swing them in the rankings, but top colleges are so flush with NMS that I don't see a few more of fewer making or breaking their rankings.[/quote]
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