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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Otoh, the hottest schools in DC are either charters or privates. Sure, the PP will howl, but charters LAMB (Spanish Immersion Montessori) and Yu Ying (Mandarin Immersion International Baccalaureate) - not to mention privates St. Albans and Sidwell Friends, all have more cachet than JKLM. Buying in JKLM increases your travel time to the desirable charters and decreases your discretionary $ for tuition.

There's no guarantee you can get into any of those schools, but living in a nice flat on Connecticut Ave. while you make your choice can help pave the way.[/quote]

First of all, I don't really understand why "cachet" has any relevance until high school, other than parent's bragging rights.  I went to Lafayette, and lots of kids from Lafayette go on to St. Albans, NCS, Sidwell, GDS, Field, Burke, Holton, Landon, Maret, Gonzaga, and so on and so forth.  "JKLM" schools all offer fantastic educations up until at least middle school, possibly high school from what I've heard about Deal improvements over the years (and Wilson certainly works for many families).  It might give you peace of mind to know that you have a excellent elementary school choice that you don't have to go through handwringing and applying to get into.  I know a lot has changed since I was a kid, but a lot of families used the excellent public school option and saved for private middle and/or high school if they were able.  Of course there is all this handwringing about how much easier it is for a 4 year old to get into Sidwell than a high schooler who has to get on on their own merits/academic record, but honestly if your kid is really going to benefit from an elite college prep school/stand out there, I don't see how it could hurt them to have to compete on their own merits anyway.  And by the time middle/high school rolls around, if you want to take advantage of Latin, Basis or SWW, your kid should be old enough to be able to use public transportation to get there.[/quote]

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