Anonymous
Post 08/05/2025 15:01     Subject: Marshall HS in Tysons vs Churchill in Potomac?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I've never heard of Marshall but my kids have gone to Churchill. I've spoken with quite a number of in my neighborhood here who regret not buying their house in Virginia to take advantage of in-state at UVA and WM. Some seriously considering moving for this reason. UMD is quite good, but not as good as UVA. More than that, Virginia has a number of good universities if you don't like/don't get into UVA but in MD, UMD is pretty much the only one most of my circle would be excited about. My kids have seriously considered William & Mary (I'd prefer that over UMD due to school size) but it comes out being twice as expensive out of state. The other publics in MD are quite a step down from UMD. (Note that UMD is getting quite difficult to get into from Churchill-- I know some kids with 1500+SATs getting rejected because they don't want to fill their whole class with W school kids so the lack of depth makes a difference.).

Most students at Churchill and most people living in Potomac are not aiming for state schools.
Cool story, though.


Oh Jeez if this is what Churchill people are like I would prefer Marshall
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2025 14:12     Subject: Marshall HS in Tysons vs Churchill in Potomac?
Anonymous wrote:I've never heard of Marshall but my kids have gone to Churchill. I've spoken with quite a number of in my neighborhood here who regret not buying their house in Virginia to take advantage of in-state at UVA and WM. Some seriously considering moving for this reason. UMD is quite good, but not as good as UVA. More than that, Virginia has a number of good universities if you don't like/don't get into UVA but in MD, UMD is pretty much the only one most of my circle would be excited about. My kids have seriously considered William & Mary (I'd prefer that over UMD due to school size) but it comes out being twice as expensive out of state. The other publics in MD are quite a step down from UMD. (Note that UMD is getting quite difficult to get into from Churchill-- I know some kids with 1500+SATs getting rejected because they don't want to fill their whole class with W school kids so the lack of depth makes a difference.).

Most students at Churchill and most people living in Potomac are not aiming for state schools.
Cool story, though.
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2025 14:07     Subject: Marshall HS in Tysons vs Churchill in Potomac?
I've never heard of Marshall but my kids have gone to Churchill. I've spoken with quite a number of in my neighborhood here who regret not buying their house in Virginia to take advantage of in-state at UVA and WM. Some seriously considering moving for this reason. UMD is quite good, but not as good as UVA. More than that, Virginia has a number of good universities if you don't like/don't get into UVA but in MD, UMD is pretty much the only one most of my circle would be excited about. My kids have seriously considered William & Mary (I'd prefer that over UMD due to school size) but it comes out being twice as expensive out of state. The other publics in MD are quite a step down from UMD. (Note that UMD is getting quite difficult to get into from Churchill-- I know some kids with 1500+SATs getting rejected because they don't want to fill their whole class with W school kids so the lack of depth makes a difference.).
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2025 14:04     Subject: Marshall HS in Tysons vs Churchill in Potomac?
Anonymous wrote:marshall, so you're in state for college (if a contender for uva or wm)

Yeah, if you have low expectations and are aiming for state schools, choose Marshall.
If you have high expectations and are aiming for Ivies and top 20, choose Churchill.
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2025 13:59     Subject: Marshall HS in Tysons vs Churchill in Potomac?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Churchill, easy choice. Marshall has little sense of community - it's mostly just a bunch of random neighborhoods in Falls Church, Vienna, and Tysons that ended up at a school others didn't want to attend. Churchill, on the other hand, is the main high school for Potomac.


I thought Marshall was a good school, it ranks higher nationally than Churchill...

When?
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2025 13:16     Subject: Marshall HS in Tysons vs Churchill in Potomac?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Churchill, easy choice. Marshall has little sense of community - it's mostly just a bunch of random neighborhoods in Falls Church, Vienna, and Tysons that ended up at a school others didn't want to attend. Churchill, on the other hand, is the main high school for Potomac.


Not hardly


? Please elaborate
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2025 13:13     Subject: Marshall HS in Tysons vs Churchill in Potomac?
Anonymous wrote:Churchill, easy choice. Marshall has little sense of community - it's mostly just a bunch of random neighborhoods in Falls Church, Vienna, and Tysons that ended up at a school others didn't want to attend. Churchill, on the other hand, is the main high school for Potomac.


Not hardly
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2025 13:05     Subject: Marshall HS in Tysons vs Churchill in Potomac?
Anonymous wrote:Churchill, easy choice. Marshall has little sense of community - it's mostly just a bunch of random neighborhoods in Falls Church, Vienna, and Tysons that ended up at a school others didn't want to attend. Churchill, on the other hand, is the main high school for Potomac.


I thought Marshall was a good school, it ranks higher nationally than Churchill...
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2025 12:48     Subject: Marshall HS in Tysons vs Churchill in Potomac?
Churchill, easy choice. Marshall has little sense of community - it's mostly just a bunch of random neighborhoods in Falls Church, Vienna, and Tysons that ended up at a school others didn't want to attend. Churchill, on the other hand, is the main high school for Potomac.
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2025 12:46     Subject: Marshall HS in Tysons vs Churchill in Potomac?
Anonymous wrote:Don't come to MCPS. It's cooked. Period.


How so?
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2025 12:40     Subject: Marshall HS in Tysons vs Churchill in Potomac?
Don't come to MCPS. It's cooked. Period.
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2025 12:36     Subject: Re:Marshall HS in Tysons vs Churchill in Potomac?
OP here, I also know that Marshall is an IB school, but I don't know how that would translate for a student who is not seeking the IB diploma
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2025 12:34     Subject: Re:Marshall HS in Tysons vs Churchill in Potomac?
Is there any other state school in Maryland other than U Maryland (hard to get into)? Is it just that the Virginia schools are better or just more options?
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2025 12:31     Subject: Marshall HS in Tysons vs Churchill in Potomac?
marshall, so you're in state for college (if a contender for uva or wm)
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2025 12:27     Subject: Marshall HS in Tysons vs Churchill in Potomac?
For various reasons, this is the choice for our family. One week left to decide. Not financial reasons. If you had to choose one which one? For a girl starting ninth grade, good at art, not good at STEM.