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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Potomac got over 800 applications schoolwide this year and have a large yield from the spots they do offer. Langley will be less competitive just being a K-8 but certainly not “easy”. More are attracted to the K-12 so they only have to apply once but the reality is that kids change over the years and the good fit in K may not turn out to be the great fit in MS or HS, so these families may indeed need to look elsewhere anyhow. Nothing is a guarantee and IMO educational needs are fluid and need to be assessed every year to make sure your child is continuing to benefit from where they are in school.[/quote]

I agree with the pp. Last year was odd with Potomac admissions if I recall correctly. Yields were completely off and they had to go deep into their waiting list. Probably won’t happen again but keep in mind OP that their wait list does move.

As more NOVA kids look to the DC Big3 for high school, Potomac becomes a 2nd or even 3rd choice. [/quote]
I am not sure what grade(s) you are referring to, but the yield for K was almost 100%, hence the 5 extra Kindergarteners vs normal (classes should be 16 kids but are 18, 18 & 17). I would think they’ll be extra careful this year not to risk this. In a normal year they’d add 6 first grade spots but, unless there’s attrition, I’d assume there will only be one spot to get the numbers for that class to where they should be.

SSSAS is significantly easier to get into than Potomac or Langley. [/quote]

Sorry to clarify, the lower yields last year were for 7th and 9th. Potomac K admissions is by far the most challenging in NOVA. [/quote]

One person called off waitlist for seventh. K is hard because literally you have nothing to differentiate.[/quote]

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