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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]if you can afford it, hands down the best academic preparation for a young man or woman. Additionally, the social connections my children developed attending Big3 schools (at 2 of the 3) have continuously provided a significant life benefit, both professionally and in social circles.  Really prepared them for life in ways a public school never could..[/quote]

Having had friend's kids go to all 8 of the Big 3, this isn't even close to true.

It's a high quality education in a more relaxed environment than someplace like TJ but if your kid goes from any of these local private schools to a highly competitive school (especially in a hard major like engineering, math or hard science), they are more likely to struggle compared to the kids from TJ, so academic preparation-wise, TJ is probably better.

When it comes to social connections, the graduating class at these schools are so tiny that these connections are not really any better than at any other rich school with tuition higher than UVA.  I mean take a school like Flint Hill, definitely not one of the "Big 3" but still an expensive private school and the connections there are probably similar to Potomac.  The academic preparation is better at Potomac but that is probably more the result of a more selective screening process at Potomac than anything else.[/quote]

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