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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What would have been your base school and is there anything you think would have enjoyed more there? [/quote]

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My base school is Washington-Liberty in Arlington but I would have attended Bishop O'Connell if I had not gone to TJ. I don't know much about WL but largely, I'm very happy that I ended up at TJ rather than O'Connell--I definitely wanted a change. However, I might have enjoyed standing out more at O'Connell, the shorter school day, closer proximity to home, and going to the same school as the elementary/middle school friends I had had for years. I also would have been a more academically advanced student at that school (been able to do dual enrollment at Marymount, different AP offerings like enviro sci and euro) while I am likely just average at TJ. Separately, I likely would have been able to keep up my middle school faith-based extracurriculars (Girl Scouts, altar serving, choir) more if I had gone to a Catholic high school. O'Connell is also slightly smaller than TJ at about 1200 students, and there might be smaller class sizes (15-17) where you can receive more personalized instruction. I still speak to my friends at DJO occasionally, and have some idea of what their experience is like. Having a less rigorous workload would mean that I could have more free time to hang out with friends or get involved with the community in other ways (theater, service). I wouldn't have taken band at DJO because of the lack of elective space freshman year (replaced by religion class).

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