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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]the school is a pressure cooker. If your kid thrives on pressure and completion in the US go for it but if you are looking for a place your child will blossom the US is not the place. [/quote]

Have three there (one of whom graduated) - all lifers. While it can be academically rigorous, I strongly believe that it is only as much of a "pressure cooker" as your family allows it to be. Take pressure off of your children and allow them to enjoy it for what it offers - an amazingly kind and supportive school with top-notch teachers, traditions, initiatives, and sports and extra-curriculars offered for a vast spectrum of interests and abilities.

Potomac has always been a financial stretch for us (and we do get financial aid) but it has been worth every penny. Our children are thriving and happy. Good luck, OP![/quote]

When the results of the parent survey came out after the 2020-2021 nightmare schoolyear, I was shocked and horrified when they turned it around on the parents. To say the school doesn't play a role in the devastating pressure there is to turn a blind eye. The other schools have an equal amount of academic pressure for sure, but it's the competitive environment between the students that is exacerbates the issue.[/quote]

Is there a post talking about what happened in that school year? [/quote]

+1 interested to hear why 2020-2021 was a nightmare school year at Potomac[/quote]

It was the 2019/20 year, but a tough one particularly for the class of 2021. And the school continues to favor a [b]small,gselect group of students and show little for students who strugle[/b] and work for opportunities only constantly to be overlooked. [/quote]

That has not been my child's experience in US. They do struggle and many of their teachers have gone the extra mile to support and help them. I will say that my child has been a lifer and most likely would not have been admitted for US; I also know they are not the only one in that situation. So just sharing that our experience is not what you portray. [/quote]

So you are keeping your kid somewhere they struggle? Ok. [/quote]

In my experience, it's families like this who so value the social aspects and elitism of the school that they won't make a change. They are also the ones oblivious to the broader issues. My spouse is one of them. My kids have all hated the school but spouse refused to pull them and spouse pays the bills. [/quote]

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