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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We’re applying to both schools for our daughter for 9th grade, and if she’s fortunate enough to get into both, it will be a tough decision. As parents, we want her to have a happy high school experience without burning out, but we also want her to be well-positioned for a college that’s a great fit.
From what we’ve heard, the college counseling at Bullis is strong, and having access to AP classes seems like a plus.
Fingers crossed she gets in — it feels incredibly competitive at both schools these days.[/quote]

If you are full pay and your daughter is a decent student then you should have no problem getting into Bullis. [/quote]

OP. I hope that's true. From what I've been hearing and seeing from other applicants over the past years, also from our current MS....not so sure it's a shoo-in. [/quote]

It will be easier mathematically to get into Bullis than Potomac. But overall you should consider your commute. Your daughter will be much happier in a school that has closeby friends and a short commute. HS days are long and a 45 minute commute after sports or extra curriculuars gets old fast. Consider your location...Of note--you get a slight edge on Potomac if you are applying in from DC or MD.

The AP  issue is a real one to consider--and there are differnet camps on this. Personally, I think its a big negative for Potomac to have gotten rid of APs--they seem to be drinking their own coolaid (and that of other prestigious privates and boarding schools) around the efficacy of having 'advanced' classes that are not AP. In the real world of college applications and college credit, their rational doesn't stand up and makes it more burdensome come applicatoin time. Potomac students are still taking APs but now they have the burden to prepare and study on their own time and have to hope that admisions officers take the time to read the lengthy overview of academic offerings where it explains no AP.  That's a miss.  That said, in the other camp are those who say not teaching to the AP test creates better learning and clasroom instruction at Potomac since the curriculum is richer and more engaging and can go deeper vs. check the box prep for the test.... So pick your poison I suppose....[/quote]

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