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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up in moco and live in Va now. There is. No question, Churchill. However, the in state college options in VA are one million times better than in Maryland. Taxes are a lot lower in Va too. Choose wisely. Marshall is a fine school. [/quote]

If we are just comparing churchill to Marshall and not worrying about colleges or taxes, Churchill wins? Isn't it significantly more stressful and more grindy?[/quote]

Churchill, hands down. It’s a great school with strong academics, tons of school spirit, and great sports. The community is super active and full of smart, well-rounded kids. Sure, there’s plenty of wealth, but most of the kids are just genuinely good. For some kids, it might feel a bit stressful at times, but it’s not one of those pressure-cooker schools where every kid is expected to chase after straight A’s and load up on APs.[/quote]

Are the AP options better for college apps and just learning in general , compared to going to an IB program like at Marshall?[b] Daughter needs help honing her research and long format writing skills[/b].[/quote]

Churchill (and MCPS generally) won't help with that.  This is my biggest disappointment-- very little in the way of long form writing, research projects. In fact, I can't think of anything my kids have written that's more than a few pages. It's mostly about short writing tailored to AP testing expectations.  [/quote]

IB is your answer my friend. My kid is an IBDP program (not at RM) and as part of the curriculum, has to submit an extended essay (long form) based on self-directed research. Some AP classes also have these assignments. I can't recall which class exactly but I think my other kid had to do a bunch of long essays for AP Lang.  [/quote]

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