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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've followed the never ending debate concerning which of the DC schools is most rigorous, but I’m wondering whether there is any school in the State of Maryland that even approaches the rigor of Holton-Arms? I’m curious because I know that some larger colleges evaluate applications on a state by state or region by region basis and Maryland school applicants are sometimes considered separately from DC and Virginia applicants.  [/quote]

While Holton Arms is the most rigorous private school (at least) in the state of Maryland, Holton students are at a decided disadvantage compared to students from the District of Columbia when applying to out-of-state schools that have different admissions officers reading apps from Maryland and DC.  The private school students coming from the District of Columbia as a whole are at least equal to and probably better then the private school students coming from the state of Maryland. However, Holton students also have to be considered  against hundreds of super qualified public school students coming from the magnet schools and top public schools.   District of Columbia private school students face little if any competition from public school students.  DC has no public option comparable to TJ, Blair or RM producing hundreds of grads each year.  Maryland students are more likely to apply OOS - Maryland is one of the biggest net exporters of college students, whereas the District of Columbia is a net importer of college students. Despite these obstacles, Holton has always done well in matriculation, but it would be foolish to think that there's any advantage to attending a private school located in Maryland.[/quote]

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