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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kid is lifer at a big3. Entering 8th in September and we are starting to realize staying for high-school may give a good education but will seriously harm college chances (especially as school is highly selective, has not kept up with grade inflation elsewhere, and when other schools have many graduating at ABOVE 4.0).

APs and 4.0+ can help in getting past initial screens in bigger schools like UCLA - that our school can rarely get kids into.

We love the school experience otherwise but not willing to sacrifice college chances just because “only so many from one school can go T20”.  Safety, access to varsity team participation, and teacher ratio all are factors that nudge us personally away from transfer to local public.

What is the best.private school in DC area that still offers AP classes and gives out grades at a level equivalent to public schools?

Thanks in advance for sincere advice.[/quote]

To go back to the original question, I'd look at St. John's as an option -- good school, they offer APs, etc if that's the focus. More "public school" like in many respects, although considerably larger. It can be far more selective for certain sports, and has a large sports-focus, if that's an issue.

But respectfully if your child is doing well at their current school, and it fits with your family's needs/goals, why the change? There's no guarantee that making the move will result in more college choices, and respectfully again who cares? We're a "Big 3" family and selected it for the rigor and focus on thriving in the next stage, not merely getting into the highest-ranked one (and we have no illusions that a "Big 3" diploma is in any way a golden ticket to an Ivy/T20 or other schools beyond preparing for the application process (SAT/ACT/AP etc)).

I went to a T300 school, loved it, did great, and made lifelong friends (as OSU keeps coming up, they probably would have rejected me). Once you have your first job, or go on to graduate school, nobody cares.[/quote]

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