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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nice school,  but not worth that price tag.

It's a safety for rich Potomac families whose kids don't have the academic chops to get onto St Albans, etc[/quote]

This would be cruel if it wasn’t so blatantly false as to be laughable.  The school was founded by parents who wanted a coed Episcopal school for kids who did not fit well with what was back then a rigid single sex educational approach at St. Albans/NCS.  St Andrew’s has not abandoned that historic purpose, but has grown to become a good fit for many types of kids with great “academic chops.”  My kids’ classes had some kids who went to ivies, strong lib arts colleges,  places like Georgetown, NYU, Michigan, etc., honors programs in other state schools, and schools with specialized programs that may be less prestigious but fit their interests and served them very well.  We live in Chevy Chase and maybe a third or so of the school was from down county or DC (a few even from VA). [/quote]

I'll second this.  Our children were offered admission at Cathedral schools, but we wanted co-ed and a school that seemed more inclusive.  Both matriculated to excellent universities. [/quote]

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