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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm just wondering if you know how flipping absurd you sound.

1) Re: Higher SAT scores, that's like bragging that you got a cherry on your sundae and Arlington did not. 
2) US News ratings don't mean effing squat. They're bought, paid for, and manipulated. No one gives them an ounce of credibility.
3) More McLean kids go to TJ because ... it's a Fairfax County school. The number of slots allocated to Arlington is specifically allocated, so this outcome you're citing is not merit based or a reflection of academic excellence. Moreover, far more kids from Herndon get in than kids from McLean, so does that make Herndon thus superior to McLean? (http://mclean.patch.com/articles/which-middle-school-sends-the-most-students-to-tjhsst-df730f6c). 
4) Setting aside the notion that more $1 million homes is better (what the hell?!?!), I'm not even your statement there is true. What's your cite for that statistic? Are you talking number or proportion of the housing stock?[/quote]

Right.  And the prior, general statement by you or some other Arlington d-bag that the "quality of life" there is better is not arrogant?
Wasn't looking for a silly pissing contest, but people from Arlington (when they aren't putting down ACPS) seem to live for this stuff.  So here goes: 
1)  Higher SAT scores reflect a stronger peer group.  Yorktown scores are well below those at Langley and McLean.  W-L would be considered about average in FFX. 
2)  US News ratings, while imperfect, are designed to measure students participation and performance on AP/IB exams, as well as performance on SOLs.
3)  It is hardly a selling point for Arlington to emphasize caps onenrollment in the region's best high school that do not similarly apply in Fairfax.  Longfellow, Carson and Rocky Run all send dozens of kids to TJ every year.  Some years Longfellow sends the most students.  Some years Carson sends the most students.  (http://www.fcag.org/documents/tj/attachment4b.pdf)  Arlington schools like Willliamsburg don't send many students to TJ. 
4)  In 2012 alone, there have been far more $1M+ sales in McLean/22101 than in Arlington/22207.  This has been the case for years.  Look it up if you need to.  People generally pay more money for what they believe are superior  accommodations.  
Enjoy your day care. 
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