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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are these schools just VA schools that happen to be in the DC area?  In other words, are any of them of a high caliber that supports the tuition?  Are they really better than public?[/quote]

The public schools in Virginia are awfully proud of themselves, but they could use a lot of improvement.[/quote]

I visited all the private schools this year for K this coming fall.  Then I talked to a mom in my neighborhood who (despite clearly having the means and background to go private) has sent her 4 children to our FCPS.  Another neighbor (who sent her 3 to Burgundy and Flint) suggested I talked to her before making any decisions.  The FCPS mom told me that she has been thrilled with their experience.  So thrilled that she won't move to that bigger house in Great Falls that she wants because she wants to remain in the school district.  She suggested that I not spend $29k/year without first trying a year of FCPS.  I did apply to BF and ACDS even so because I want some time to think about it but I think I will at least do a year of FCPS.  If it doesn't work, so be it but I am giving it a chance.

As a side note, I toured SSSAS.  I couldn't bring myself to apply because they just seemed so smug.  On my tour, one parent asked one of the admissions people what their admission rate was.  I think it would have been fine to simply say that they don't release that information but instead the admissions person basically said that it would hurt our feelings too much if she told us.  It was all adults in the room.[/quote]

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