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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He will get a better education at a Catholic HS. Much higher expectations for academics, behavior, life skills like promptness, etc. [/quote]

There's going to be a wider range at Marshall, but by hs if you're a high achiever you're in a high track for academics which also has high expectations for behavior.  O'Connell's AP courses are no higher than Marshall's IB courses.  And IB has external examination and standard assessments throughout, so there is even more "quality control" on academics than AP.

I think though OP it comes down to your finances and your DC's preference.  I don't think his chances for college admission will be greater at Marshall though--the average SAT there is consistently around the 75th national percentile but there are lots of high achievers in the top 10% of students.  Marshall and O'Connell have about the same number of NMSF per capita (Marshall has 6, O'Connell has 3).   If you want to go to UVA/VT/WM in state, it's pretty competitive to get in from any solid FCPS HS.[/quote]

AP is miles better than IB.

For an IP school vs AP school, pick AP every time.[/quote]
Is this based on personal experience or data? [/quote]

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