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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We would choose one where the HS is NOT high performing (e.g., not Oakton, Langley, Mclean). Our kids will do well in any HS. They likely will be closer to top of the class at a mundane HS (because less competition) and that will help with college admissions.

Most people on DCUM will disagree with this. [/quote]

100% with you here.  And that is exactly how it panned out.  The group of high performing kids at our low performing HS all got into Stanford, Carnegie-Mellon, Columbia, Duke, Penn, UVA, etc.  They had a huge advantage.[/quote]

But will they do well once they are there?  Are they well prepared?[/quote]

Yep, this exactly. I was this kid. Freshman year was HARD, both in terms of the level of content and having to reorient my brain to understand I wasn't as hot as I thought I was. Similar friends had to switch to easier majors and one transferred to an easier school. I picked a high performing school for my kids. Maybe they won't get to a top 20 college, but they will be well prepared wherever they go. [/quote]

This mirrors our experience.  We moved from a lower-performing FCPS HS pyramid to one of the top 4 mentioned, during middle school.  A lot of DD's friends experienced a more difficult academic transition to college than she (and her friends at the new school) did.[/quote]

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