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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Could someone give me an idea of a typical Potomac kid?  I ask because my kid is very smart but also very social and outgoing - likes to work hard but also have fun.  During our last visit, she came away with the impression that the kids were only about academics and not very social - she is now having second thoughts about the school.  That's not how I think of Potomac kids - was this just an off group she was placed in?  Maybe just some of the new kids?[/quote] The Kids at potomac are actually quite social, Former student here. Though in class they are relatively focused, during Lunch (45 minutes each day) or the extra free block the will either be in the Lunchroom eating and talking, playing various games, or talking in the cross roads. Also, to the person who asked if Uber wealth kids cannot fit in, Yes, many kids do not have great financial situations and fit in very well. [/quote]

PP here.  Thanks for this post - it's good to hear from a former student.  My daughter was also asking where the kids actually socialize - right now, she is at a school where the kids can just walk into town, no need to plan ahead all the time.  Obviously, this is not the case at Potomac and there is no place to "hang out" in McLean as far as I know - do they kids go to Tysons?  Hang out at each others homes?  It's just so much more spread out than what she is used to so she was just trying to figure it out.

Also, how easy/difficult is it to break into the social groups?  She is concerned that students will be nice and polite on the surface and at school but that she will have a hard tome actually breaking into anything outside of school because so many of the kids have been friends for years and may live nearby.  
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I have a good friend with a rising 9th grader who has been there since K. The Potomac lifers are just as excited as you are to have 40 new kids coming in. They want the new friendships, too. Parents? That's another story. It might take time to break into the parent cliques but it will happen with time. [/quote]

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