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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]The McLean HS neighborhoods are more centrally located and convenient to DC and Metro, [/b]so if that matters to you I’d go with McLean. Both schools have very strong academic reputations. [/quote]

THat's not necessarily true, either.  Yes, some of Langley is out in Great Falls.  Some of it right on the DC border, or by the beltway exit or on top of Tysons.  It depends.

Pick a house in a location that works for you.  [/quote]

Lol. I live near the Tysons area zoned to Langley and only 6 min to a silver line metro, but this poster is going overboard to point out the exceptions like our neigborhood. Let's be objective. Overall, McLean is more centrally located and convenient to DC and metro than the zone feeding in to Langley.[/quote]

Sure - yet many people don’t even work in DC to begin with.  Most of my neighbors either work in the Reston corridor, Tysons, or from home.[/quote]
First PP is right to point out that plenty of people don't care about being convenient to DC, and that if you do you are more likely to find a house in the McLean zone.[/quote]

Many people do care.  That's the main reason why Yorktown, W-L, McLean and Marshall have all seen big enrollment increases in recent years while Langley's enrollment in 2019 was the lowest it had been in almost a decade. [/quote]

We live in Langley pyramid and find that many families send their kids to private school. We moved to mclean for their good public schools so we are currently sticking to private. I notice the families who can easily afford private often choose private. We have a seven figure income and can afford tuition but still sending kids to public. Most people in our position choose to send their kids to Potomac, Little Langley, Sidwell, St Albans, etc. During this pandemic, we have considered switching to private but decided to stick it out.[/quote]

You’re really missing out. I thought public was fine too, until I saw what the privates had to offer.

- signed McLean grad[/quote]

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