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I think it's also fair to assume there's a significant legacy factor in STA's college matriculation, and that's going to inflate the 'fancy college' numbers. Re: gifted/bright Beauvoir boys...my observation just pertains to my son's STA class (he entered in 6th and is a NOVA public school kid), where several of the tip-top students are Beauvoir 'lifers'...several other top students aren't, including a couple of the boys who entered with my son.

Also, hasten to add two items: (1) the extreme wealth/good-looking/connected/super-jock stereotype is simply untrue in our first-hand experience. Of course there are a handful of boys who fit one or more of these categories, but as a generalization it's simply inaccurate. (2) Our family is not entirely in the tank for STA...it is not a perfect place. Not all teachers are great (or even good, in rare cases). Homework is a mega-grind, with seemingly little coordination between teachers. I believe it's a great place for a very specific kind of boy who meshes well with the STA culture. Believe many of the schools discussed on this forum -- and many publics in MD and VA -- offer equally effective experiences and outcomes for kids who fit their discrete strengths and cultures. I strongly believe that it is tough to beat the top public HS's in Arlington/Fairfax/Mont Co. if you have a kid who is strongly academically motivated and self-directed...the top publics are really structured to optimize the achievements of such kids.[/quote]

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