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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP-you sound like you want 'guarantees' for what's after HS (a "lottery that equates to success for my child").  Most Latin families, ours included, value the HS experience itself where our child got a great education in a great community, and did not fall of the map as we feel might have happened in a different environment.  If you want guarantees send your child to Deal/Wilson or Walls--with a proven track record of big ticket schools.  Do know however, that you'd better have confidence that your child is a big fish there since I'm guessing that the Wilson students who do go to big ticket schools have outstanding grades, sports, testing etc. In many ways, it's easier to be THAT kid at Latin--but again, is your kid THAT kid or are you projecting?  You do understand Latin has only graduated about 4 classes, has sixty kids in the graduating class,  and that it is not in any way, shape or form, an application HS?  Our child is graduating Latin this year.  I can confidently say that colleges seemed to 'get' that Latin is a special, unique place--not just checking off a box on your way to somewhere else.  Our child got into many 'reach' schools as did many of our child's classmates.  When kids are getting into their 'reaches', and getting gobs of aid, that speaks well to the college application process. We are very happy OP.  However, I am a little worried as a departing family that so many incoming families are looking for 'guarantees', not the experience the school clearly says it offers: a classics education drawing from all four corners of the city, educating children who will serve --humbly and ethically, embracing meaningful futures.  And OP, just so you know, in the last few weeks of HS--now that application madness and APs are over - our kid is still learning, discussing, enjoying the community and having fun.  There is no peeling off. It's "good to the last drop".  Graduation is going to be a multi-tissue affair.[/quote]

Thanks for posting this. I am a neighbor of the school and must confess that I had the typical older person's wariness of a having a HS move into the neighborhood.  I was 100% mistaken to feel that way. The students are great and we love having the school as a neighbor. [/quote]

Wow!  What great comments!  My children are in MoCo, but if I had the chance I would jump at something like this for my child, notwithstanding the lack of the type of schools on some list that OP seems to want.  Go Latin, and congrats Seniors.  Congrats parents for getting your kids to this stage, and congrats incoming freshers for embarking on such a wonderful opportunity![/quote]

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