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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are from Alexandria and both daughters recently attended Visi.  It was a great experience for both and we are glad that they had the opportunity to attend.  Admittedly, we were surprised when our first daughter wanted to look at Visi as part of her high school search process.  We thought for certain that she would prefer SSSAS or even BI.  However, after the first tour and her shadow day, she was convinced that Visi was the school for her.  We did not realize how competitive the admittance process would be but we were very happy for her when she was admitted.  Her younger sister watched her sister at Visi and knew unequivocally that Visi was the school for her, too.

Visi understands girls.  Each daughter, while very different from the other, had a transformative experience.  And that is what you want from a school.  Whether it be Visi or another girls school or a coed school.

Are there students from wealthy families at Visi?  Yes.  Are there students from undeniably middle class families at Visi?  Yes.  And we were one of them.  We never felt out of place and neither of our daughters ever felt awkward or out of place because of our family's financial status.

I cannot change the other poster's perspective.  Clearly she has some strong residual feelings and beliefs about her time at Visi.  I am sorry for her sake that her experience was not as good as that of our daughters.  But we would not change anything about our daughters' time and experiences at Visi.

If you think your daughter might be interested in Visi then she should tour the school and do a shadow day.  Your daughter should do that for any of the schools in which she is interested.  Our goal for our daughters was to find the best fit.  Visi was it for our girls.  Even though our girls are still in college it is clear that they made life-long friendships from their time at Visi.  When they go to campus on breaks or to support a school event, they are greeted warmly and enthusiastically by staff and students alike.  It is a bond that will never break.  We are so pleased that we allowed our daughters to have that experience.

Good luck and best wishes in finding the best fit high school for your daughter.  It may be Visi and it may not be but we hope that you find it regardless.

Thank you. That’s reassuring from a family with recent experience. Very helpful. [/quote]

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