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[quote=Anonymous]If you love living in D.C.--good for you.  And if your DC lives in one of the DC neighborhoods with good public schools--good for you.  But if you can afford $30K/year for private school yet choose to live in a part of DC with poor public schools, it's silly to feel entitled that your child will get into Sidwell (acceptance rate of 14%), GDS (acceptance rate of 30%) or Beauvoir (acceptance rate of 30%).  Considering the competitive admissions at the top schools, there is a reasonably high likelihood that your child will not get into any of those places.  Then what?

Personally, I prefer the suburbs because of better schools, better shopping, better services, more safety, and more yard space for children to play.  But to each his/her own...

[quote=Anonymous]Holy cow --people are actually insulting us for living in the District.  Wow.  I don't agree OP, but I'm also terribly offended by this idea that I'm somehow stupid for living in DC.  This is an amazing city, and my hometown, and I don't want to live anywhere else.  I love visiting my friends in the burbs but I can't possibly live there.  I would never insult them for their choice and i can't for the life of me see why you are insulting me for mine,[/quote][/quote]

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