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Anonymous wrote:There are cheaper houses in the Langley boundaries. I don't know if this was always the case.

We could not afford any single family homes in McLean's boundaries. There were a large handful of houses that we looked over listings for in the Langley boundaries. We decided that there is little to no appeal to living in Great Falls, and that its cache will go by the wayside as people lean toward more urban living.

You go right on telling yourself that.

Affluent folks are embracing more urban living. This is not something that I need to tell myself - it is a bonafide trend. My DH and I work in DC and Arlington respectively - ain't nobody got time to commute from Great Falls. Is it aesthetically nice? Of course. But at the end of the day, that only counts for so much when you have a decent housing budget.

So where did you end up?

Neither in Great Falls or McLean, but in another inside-the-beltway locale

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Anonymous wrote:There are cheaper houses in the Langley boundaries. I don't know if this was always the case.

We could not afford any single family homes in McLean's boundaries. There were a large handful of houses that we looked over listings for in the Langley boundaries. We decided that there is little to no appeal to living in Great Falls, and that its cache will go by the wayside as people lean toward more urban living.

You go right on telling yourself that.

Affluent folks are embracing more urban living. This is not something that I need to tell myself - it is a bonafide trend. My DH and I work in DC and Arlington respectively - ain't nobody got time to commute from Great Falls. Is it aesthetically nice? Of course. But at the end of the day, that only counts for so much when you have a decent housing budget.

So where did you end up?

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Anonymous wrote:There are cheaper houses in the Langley boundaries. I don't know if this was always the case.

We could not afford any single family homes in McLean's boundaries. There were a large handful of houses that we looked over listings for in the Langley boundaries. We decided that there is little to no appeal to living in Great Falls, and that its cache will go by the wayside as people lean toward more urban living.

You go right on telling yourself that.

Affluent folks are embracing more urban living. This is not something that I need to tell myself - it is a bonafide trend. My DH and I work in DC and Arlington respectively - ain't nobody got time to commute from Great Falls. Is it aesthetically nice? Of course. But at the end of the day, that only counts for so much when you have a decent housing budget.

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Anonymous wrote:What I heard from my kid is that Langley is full of mean and pretentious kids.

Maybe a little status driven - you really can't avoid it since the kids come from families that are among the most successful. Their parents are competitive, so they have competitive kids.

No doubt some elements in this environment is not healthy, but on the whole, it's a great school with great academic achievements. If a kid cannot stand the pressures of a high school like Langley, then he/she is going to have bigger problems in college and life in general.

No, if a student cannot handle a high-pressure high school (one of the highest pressure high schools in the area), then the student can go to college and have a successful life. Surviving and thriving in a high-pressure high school is not the sole metric of life.

No one said it was the sole metric of life, I'm just saying it's not that big of a deal and parents shouldn't be worried about it. No doubt TJ is very high pressure, but most of the kids there are surviving just fine. I may not care for the nature of competitiveness that goes on at TJ but I wouldn't go so far as to disparage it as if it is on the whole intrinsically bad for kids and is therefore to be avoided. Same with Langley. Same with McLean. Same with any of the desirable private schools in this area. Parents should of course exercise their own judgement and put their kids into a school that they feel gives their kids the best results. But to brush off an exceptionally well performing school like Langley as having a "mean and pretentious" atmosphere is irresponsible.

This sounds a lot like backtracking. Your words: if a kid cannot stand the pressures of a high school like Langley, he/she is going to have bigger problems in college and life. That's completely untrue.

Langley in no way resembles the real world.

Please, name a high school that does.

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Anonymous wrote:There are cheaper houses in the Langley boundaries. I don't know if this was always the case.

We could not afford any single family homes in McLean's boundaries. There were a large handful of houses that we looked over listings for in the Langley boundaries. We decided that there is little to no appeal to living in Great Falls, and that its cache will go by the wayside as people lean toward more urban living.

You go right on telling yourself that.

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Anonymous wrote:What I heard from my kid is that Langley is full of mean and pretentious kids.

Maybe a little status driven - you really can't avoid it since the kids come from families that are among the most successful. Their parents are competitive, so they have competitive kids.

No doubt some elements in this environment is not healthy, but on the whole, it's a great school with great academic achievements. If a kid cannot stand the pressures of a high school like Langley, then he/she is going to have bigger problems in college and life in general.

No, if a student cannot handle a high-pressure high school (one of the highest pressure high schools in the area), then the student can go to college and have a successful life. Surviving and thriving in a high-pressure high school is not the sole metric of life.

No one said it was the sole metric of life, I'm just saying it's not that big of a deal and parents shouldn't be worried about it. No doubt TJ is very high pressure, but most of the kids there are surviving just fine. I may not care for the nature of competitiveness that goes on at TJ but I wouldn't go so far as to disparage it as if it is on the whole intrinsically bad for kids and is therefore to be avoided. Same with Langley. Same with McLean. Same with any of the desirable private schools in this area. Parents should of course exercise their own judgement and put their kids into a school that they feel gives their kids the best results. But to brush off an exceptionally well performing school like Langley as having a "mean and pretentious" atmosphere is irresponsible.

This sounds a lot like backtracking. Your words: if a kid cannot stand the pressures of a high school like Langley, he/she is going to have bigger problems in college and life. That's completely untrue.

Langley in no way resembles the real world.

Please, name a high school that does.

Anonymous wrote: From everything I've ever read on DCUM, the Langley "bashers" consist of a small group of ex-Langley parents like "Bullis Mom" whose children had a bad experience there. Their views aren't representative of most Langley parents.

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Anonymous wrote:What I heard from my kid is that Langley is full of mean and pretentious kids.

Maybe a little status driven - you really can't avoid it since the kids come from families that are among the most successful. Their parents are competitive, so they have competitive kids.

No doubt some elements in this environment is not healthy, but on the whole, it's a great school with great academic achievements. If a kid cannot stand the pressures of a high school like Langley, then he/she is going to have bigger problems in college and life in general.

No, if a student cannot handle a high-pressure high school (one of the highest pressure high schools in the area), then the student can go to college and have a successful life. Surviving and thriving in a high-pressure high school is not the sole metric of life.

No one said it was the sole metric of life, I'm just saying it's not that big of a deal and parents shouldn't be worried about it. No doubt TJ is very high pressure, but most of the kids there are surviving just fine. I may not care for the nature of competitiveness that goes on at TJ but I wouldn't go so far as to disparage it as if it is on the whole intrinsically bad for kids and is therefore to be avoided. Same with Langley. Same with McLean. Same with any of the desirable private schools in this area. Parents should of course exercise their own judgement and put their kids into a school that they feel gives their kids the best results. But to brush off an exceptionally well performing school like Langley as having a "mean and pretentious" atmosphere is irresponsible.

This sounds a lot like backtracking. Your words: if a kid cannot stand the pressures of a high school like Langley, he/she is going to have bigger problems in college and life. That's completely untrue.

Langley in no way resembles the real world.

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Anonymous wrote:What I heard from my kid is that Langley is full of mean and pretentious kids.

Maybe a little status driven - you really can't avoid it since the kids come from families that are among the most successful. Their parents are competitive, so they have competitive kids.

No doubt some elements in this environment is not healthy, but on the whole, it's a great school with great academic achievements. If a kid cannot stand the pressures of a high school like Langley, then he/she is going to have bigger problems in college and life in general.

No, if a student cannot handle a high-pressure high school (one of the highest pressure high schools in the area), then the student can go to college and have a successful life. Surviving and thriving in a high-pressure high school is not the sole metric of life.

No one said it was the sole metric of life, I'm just saying it's not that big of a deal and parents shouldn't be worried about it. No doubt TJ is very high pressure, but most of the kids there are surviving just fine. I may not care for the nature of competitiveness that goes on at TJ but I wouldn't go so far as to disparage it as if it is on the whole intrinsically bad for kids and is therefore to be avoided. Same with Langley. Same with McLean. Same with any of the desirable private schools in this area. Parents should of course exercise their own judgement and put their kids into a school that they feel gives their kids the best results. But to brush off an exceptionally well performing school like Langley as having a "mean and pretentious" atmosphere is irresponsible.

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Anonymous wrote:There is only one "o" in "losing". It is a different word with two "o"s.

When did people start spelling "lose" with two "o"s and why do they do it? I see it a lot and I do not get it.

The word "lose" doesn't sound anything like the word "loose" to me. Or do they sound alike in some places? I'm form the Northeast and have never heard these words pronounced the same way.

It's just a typo, don't over analyze it.

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Anonymous wrote:What I heard from my kid is that Langley is full of mean and pretentious kids.

Maybe a little status driven - you really can't avoid it since the kids come from families that are among the most successful. Their parents are competitive, so they have competitive kids.

No doubt some elements in this environment is not healthy, but on the whole, it's a great school with great academic achievements. If a kid cannot stand the pressures of a high school like Langley, then he/she is going to have bigger problems in college and life in general.

Huh. No. My kid hated Langley but is absolutely loving college and thriving.

Is it true you have to have the right "connection" to join clubs such as MUN at Langley? That sounds awful if true.

Anonymous wrote:There are cheaper houses in the Langley boundaries. I don't know if this was always the case.

We could not afford any single family homes in McLean's boundaries. There were a large handful of houses that we looked over listings for in the Langley boundaries. We decided that there is little to no appeal to living in Great Falls, and that its cache will go by the wayside as people lean toward more urban living.

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Anonymous wrote:There is only one "o" in "losing". It is a different word with two "o"s.

When did people start spelling "lose" with two "o"s and why do they do it? I see it a lot and I do not get it.

The word "lose" doesn't sound anything like the word "loose" to me. Or do they sound alike in some places? I'm form the Northeast and have never heard these words pronounced the same way.

Anonymous wrote:There is only one "o" in "losing". It is a different word with two "o"s.