citrusbelt, Thanks for your informative post. I was unaware of most of that.
And you're right, the state schools are always a possibility. In fact, that was our original plan: an all-expense-paid education in state, or an equivalent amount of $$ for OOS/private. Then, we took a good look at the Maryland publics and realized there really isn't a good match for our kids (well, except maybe St. Mary's in a pinch).
So, like JustAMomOf4 said, this is going to be an exercise in which the kids actively participate. They'll have a lot of work ahead of them.
