Going to public high school is the equivalent of attending community college. Why would they be any different?

Kids attending Potomac have already won the admissions game. They attended an elite high school.

Attending an elite high school is the same as attending an elite college.

What makes you think college is more important than high school? Many of us view them as equally important.

The right high school can help with networking, job placement, and making college really easy.

If you think your underfunded public high school was a smart choice, you may be clueless about what you missed out on.

Anonymous wrote:They send a ton of kids to Ivies and similar. All of my kids went there and attended top undergrads, including Ivies. And now are in top law schools think HYS (that's Harvard, Yale, and Stanford).

Ok, but you can say the same for families in public school systems too. Like mine and many others. Ivy undergrad and top law schools. Your kids would have gotten there from a public too.

I’m not against private schools, just that there are also excellent public schools too. Those kids are well prepared for college.

They send a ton of kids to Ivies and similar. All of my kids went there and attended top undergrads, including Ivies. And now are in top law schools think HYS (that's Harvard, Yale, and Stanford).

I’ve never heard that Potomac has “many” students who would be FARMS at public schools. Any citations for that?

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Anonymous wrote:looks like a lot of Potomac families are over paying private school tuition.

Ridiculous. I’m a Potomac alum and probably could have gotten into the same schools from my local public, but I definitely wouldn’t have gotten the same education. I went to a top college that’s often mentioned on here and found it significantly easier than Potomac. I had the writing and presentation skills that my roommates (from top publics) lacked. I was able to get straight A’s by putting in a lot less effort than I did at Potomac bc I was well prepared. Since grqduation, I’ve used the alumni resources for guidance and to get great internships and ultimately my first job. I feel lucky to have gone to Potomac. If you send your kids to private solely for college placement, don’t bother bc you won’t appreciate everything else they’ll gain.

Posts like this are such transparent nonsense. I actually laughed reading it.

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Anonymous wrote:I would be so pissed if I paid for potomac and my kid was going to CC!

Really? I’m pretty sure that family is so grateful for the Potomac education and a back door into UVA. Do you realize that there are many families at Potomac on almost full aid, and without Potomac it’s unlikely they would have even had a chance at college? Get out of your McLean/langley/whatever bubble and imagine how diverse socio economically families at privates are. Potomac is one of the more diverse as the bus system reaches something like 70 zip codes and allows many kids the opportunity to go to private when they wouldn’t have been able to for logistics or economic reasons.

+100 Crapping on CC just makes the poster you responded to look pathetic.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.potomacschool.org/academics/college-counseling/matriculation

Huge # going to UVA, Wake Forest, W&M, and surprisingly many going to W&L. Here's the list for Virginia schools:

College of William & Mary (18)
George Mason University
James Madison University (3)
Marymount University
Northern Virginia Community College
Old Dominion University
University of Mary Washington (2)
University of Richmond (2)
University of Virginia (30)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Tech (6)
Virginia Wesleyan University
Washington and Lee University (11)

Parents could have enrolled their kids at Langley or McLean with the same or better results. This is also for 4 years.

Bingo. Or even better come out to Loudoun. We have similar UVA/WM numbers.

No, you don't.

I assure you our mediocre, run of the mill public high school sends 7-8 kids to UVA each year. Sorry you wasted all that money.

Now run the percentages rather than the number of individuals.

If you take out all the FARMS kids who didn't even apply to 4 year college, our percentage would be higher. Our school is 50% FARMS.

Ok, divide your senior class in half and run the percentages. I’m guessing you have more than 250 kids per grade, and that Potomac’s percentages are still better than yours.

And Potomac has kids who would be FARMS at public

Anonymous wrote:I would be so pissed if I paid for potomac and my kid was going to CC!

Really? I’m pretty sure that family is so grateful for the Potomac education and a back door into UVA. Do you realize that there are many families at Potomac on almost full aid, and without Potomac it’s unlikely they would have even had a chance at college? Get out of your McLean/langley/whatever bubble and imagine how diverse socio economically families at privates are. Potomac is one of the more diverse as the bus system reaches something like 70 zip codes and allows many kids the opportunity to go to private when they wouldn’t have been able to for logistics or economic reasons.

Anonymous wrote:That 11 went to W&L is much less surprising than Potomac admitting that one went to NVCC.

Wow. Don’t be so rude. Remember that Potomac has students from all across the board socio-economically. It’s much more diverse than a Langley. Ever occur to you that the NVCC route to UVA is quite appealing to many families?

Anonymous wrote:looks like a lot of Potomac families are over paying private school tuition.

Ridiculous. I’m a Potomac alum and probably could have gotten into the same schools from my local public, but I definitely wouldn’t have gotten the same education. I went to a top college that’s often mentioned on here and found it significantly easier than Potomac. I had the writing and presentation skills that my roommates (from top publics) lacked. I was able to get straight A’s by putting in a lot less effort than I did at Potomac bc I was well prepared. Since grqduation, I’ve used the alumni resources for guidance and to get great internships and ultimately my first job. I feel lucky to have gone to Potomac. If you send your kids to private solely for college placement, don’t bother bc you won’t appreciate everything else they’ll gain.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.potomacschool.org/academics/college-counseling/matriculation

Huge # going to UVA, Wake Forest, W&M, and surprisingly many going to W&L. Here's the list for Virginia schools:

College of William & Mary (18)
George Mason University
James Madison University (3)
Marymount University
Northern Virginia Community College
Old Dominion University
University of Mary Washington (2)
University of Richmond (2)
University of Virginia (30)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Tech (6)
Virginia Wesleyan University
Washington and Lee University (11)

Parents could have enrolled their kids at Langley or McLean with the same or better results. This is also for 4 years.

Bingo. Or even better come out to Loudoun. We have similar UVA/WM numbers.

No, you don't.

I assure you our mediocre, run of the mill public high school sends 7-8 kids to UVA each year. Sorry you wasted all that money.

Now run the percentages rather than the number of individuals.

I would expect better admissions statistics from a $200k private school. I wonder what would be the most effective use of $200k to maximize elite college admissions: attending a top NOVA public school while spending $200k on tutors, private counselors, test prep, and extracurriculars, or spending that $200k on tuition at Potomac School. The truly wealthy families at Potomac are probably doing both.

OP didn’t post the full list. Just VA schools for some weird reason.

She linked it and many of us clicked the link. Considering it's 4 years of data, it's shocking how many schools only have 1 student attending.

I read the link and was actually impressed with the matriculation results—not something I expected from a school I've always considered mediocre at best. Potomac clearly excels at providing an expensive private education for parents who need that prestige factor, but I'll give credit where it's due: they're actually getting some kids into top-tier schools.

Former Potomac parent here-“they” aren’t doing much of anything. Almost all of the kids getting into Ivys and top 20’s are legacies and athletes, with only a few outliers like class president, debate champions, NMF, Regeneron scholars and the like gaining entry without having the other hooks. Same as it ever was.

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Anonymous wrote:I would be so pissed if I paid for potomac and my kid was going to CC!

Or even JMU or CNU. What a waste of money.

No one in the last 4 years has gone to CNU from Potomac. And only 3 to JMU. But sure, let’s all find more pearls to clutch.

Wouldn’t we all love almost 1/3 of a senior class going to highly ranked schools???

You mean like the higher ranking FCPS schools?
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Which fcps has 1/3 of the seniors going to a top 22 or better school over a 4 year or so period? And source

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Anonymous wrote:I would be so pissed if I paid for potomac and my kid was going to CC!

Or even JMU or CNU. What a waste of money.

No one in the last 4 years has gone to CNU from Potomac. And only 3 to JMU. But sure, let’s all find more pearls to clutch.

Wouldn’t we all love almost 1/3 of a senior class going to highly ranked schools???

You mean like the higher ranking FCPS schools?
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Anonymous wrote:looks like a lot of Potomac families are over paying private school tuition.

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That goes for any private school parent.