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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a layperson not well versed in private schools, this thread is confusing.

Academically and from $ perspective, is SSSA a good school for folks that aren’t willing to change commute and don’t want Alexandria / south Arlington public schools? [/quote]
SSSAS gets a lot of hate on this board. As far as I can tell, it’s largely because it is in VA and isn’t a big3 but still dares to have a fairly typical private school price tag. Academically it’s a very good school so if the location and cost match what you are looking for, it’s a strong choice. [/quote]

Thanks!! [/quote]
Maybe...just maybe it's because a lot of people had a horrible experience there and are willing to let others know so they don't make a $200K mistake?  
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I have seen a few people post that they’ve had a specific negative experience at SSSAS - just like any school that gets posted about here, there’s always someone for whom the school didn’t work out. And just like those other schools, there are many other families who had very positive experiences at SSSAS.

But the majority of the hate seems to be like what has been in this thread. People who never actually enrolled a child there saying it could never compare to [take your pick of some big5 school usually in NWDC] or how it’s overpriced for a mediocre education (that same complaint gets lobbed at Flint Hill all the time too - another perfectly good school that dares to be in VA and charge private school tuition). Or that it has too many days off, apparently.

If you had a specific negative experience you want to share and warn about, by all means, do so, and I’m sorry it happened. But most people hating on it don’t ever seem to have had a kid there. [/quote]

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