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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for the advice. As regards pushing, he does need some of that because he loves to slack off. But what I’m most concerned about is being able to easily fall into a peer group where academics are cool.

Re housing budget, it’s not prohibitive to live either place because you can always trade off on other amenities to find something affordable. But I have noticed the MASSIVE housing price differences between the two sides of the county - seems like a 30-40 percent gap which is huge.[/quote]

Is he in 8th grade now at a DC public? Are you open to religious privates?[/quote]

we are entering junior high. We are open to religious privates but cost will be a problem plus don't know that world well. It seems significantly less expensive to buy in a good school district than go private. The glamour privates seem out of reach.

This has been a very useful thread, thanks to all. The college admission information was very illuminating -- the info I took from it is that you have an excellent shot at a middling university from any of these HSs, and to get into an Ivy your kid will need to be extraordinary regardless of which school they go to.[/quote]

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