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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Potomac will only take a certain number from Country Day and [b]they prefer geographic diversity over anything else.[/b] They will take a kid from dc or md over a Mclean or GF student with very high stats. Potomac has a formula and I’ve seen it over and over again in the lower grades. They want cool, fun, above average but don’t have to be off the charts, non quirky, athletic kids and families OR kids with tons of money. Different ballgame for HS. [/quote]

+1 agree that this is how Potomac builds a class. We applied. Didn’t get in but don’t fit this mold (and didn’t know this was essentially what they were going for at the time). Wouldn’t have been a good fit in hindsight. Private school kids are already dispersed enough, so Potomac’s goal of geographic diversity means there’s an even higher chance your kids friends may be far away (even more so than your typical private school). Emphasis on athleticism and desire to not have quirky (even if highly intelligent) kids is also a turn off for us. My DC is literally the opposite of everything pp described but we were going off of reputation and didn’t realize. That’s a long way of saying I don’t think there’s a feeder per se, what you really need to ask yourself is if your family fits this model.[/quote]

This geographic diversity often evaporates after the kid is admitted and parents don’t want to commute from Cap Hill to VA on the daily. Many then move from DC.[/quote]

Why would the parents commute from the Hill to Potomac? [/quote]

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