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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up in Northwest DC and went to a big three. I did not have fun in high school. It was exhausting and stressful and not fun. I worked  so hard I averaged 5 to 6 hours of sleep a night. Sorry.[/quote]

i think it's terrible that kids in the DMV work harder in HS than college. Awful.[/quote]

Totally agree, but it’s not “all” kids in the dmv - it’s just at these especially competitive private schools in NW DC, like the “big 3” or 5. The fact that people on this board, and occasionally in real life, actually think outsiders at other private schools envy those kids and families is so sad. Yes admissions are competitive but that’s because this area has a lot of strivers, not because those schools are inherently more valuable than other good private schools.

Btw OP if you are committed to staying in the area I think the answer is to look outside DC. We’ve personally found Alexandria to have more of a small community feel, and certainly more laid back and lower pressure, than places like Chevy Chase.  There are still great private schools there, several for elementary school in particular. I’m sure there are other pockets outside the district like Alexandria as well (though, definitely not Arlington or McLean, which are quite intense but more public schools focused. Falls Church seems lovely and chill, if you go the public school route, but no good private schools nearby).[/quote]

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