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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Had several parents recently explain to me that it's better to send their bright kids to a less competitive public HS like West Potomac, TC Williams, or Edison, in Virginia as opposed to moving to McLean for Langley or McLean. Their rationale is that in-state VA schools make it a "policy" to take kids from the top 10% of each high school in the Commonwealth. So the odds of their child being in the top 10% at West Potomac or TC Williams (especially with a sport like crew behind them) will make them more competitive for UVA or VA Tech than being in the top 25% or so at McLean/Langley. Any truth to this?
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Even if this were true, think of your child's education and social experiences in HS. At this age, kids learn far more from their peer group than from adults or teachers. Hypothetically, if a school really sucks, what kind of peers will your student have? Will they be college-bound? The value systems of the other students could have a profound effect on your child.

Not a gamble I'd want to take just so they could get into UVA.

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