New Beauvoir Family, Seeking Advice, Along the Lines of "I wish I had known X" When First Starting
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Anonymous
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Four-plus years ago, the outplacement director of Beauvoir encouraged our DS's application to STA based on his Beauvoir K-2 record and fresh standardized tests taken in the Summer between the 2nd and 3rd grade at Beauvoir. Our DS's STA application was submitted in October, and in mid-November STA hosted our DS together with a large group of the Beauvoir students who had applied to STA for a group tour of the school, during which STA faculty gathered impressions of the Beauvoir students. During the feedback session with the Beauvoir outplacement director in the next month (December), we first learned our son was unlikely to be offered admission to STA. We were very disappointed, and despite the perspective shared above by others that unlikely STA candidates are steered away from applying to STA, we were surprised by the news. We did not withdraw his application to STA. It was perhaps January that we received a letter from STA that formally denied our DS admission. Our son was profoundly disappointed that he would not attend STA. We trust that his continuing fond memories of Beauvoir will remain forever in his heart and mind. I have long-subscribed to the theory that life unfolds as it should. In that regard, I am reluctant to believe that STA as a standard practice rejects a number of applicants from Beauvoir. If STA does have such a standard practice, I have hope for future Beauvoir students, as it seems such a practice cannot endure indefinitely. |
Anonymous
Lobster rolls are a staple at Flower Mart, a festival on the Cathedral Close the first weekend in May. |
Anonymous
| Wish I had known the earthquake would have wreaked so much havoc on the place. With the closed roads, drop off is a nightmare. I get a heart attack every morning trying to weave through traffic and pedestrians. |
Anonymous
| To the 4/4 poster, did they explain why your child was denied admission? (ie was it based on the earlier k-2 info and testing that Beauvour relied upon in advice or was it based on something from the visit?). Thanks. |
Anonymous
n An earthquake's really kind of the classic "act of god" situation, don't ya think? Why do you "wish you'd known"? Would you have pulled your kid? Will you pull your kid next year now that you do know there's a negative effect on traffic flow? If not, why worry when there is nothing that can be done? |
Anonymous
Not pp, but how about, "I wish I'd known that other Beauvoir parents were so irony-deficient?" |
Anonymous
| 50/50 on whether originl earthquake/traffic post was meant to be ironic. |
Anonymous
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My hunch is the earthquake post was not by a Beauvoir parent. Sure, the South road of the Cathedral is closed... but that has not caused a real problem for Beauvoir parking - understandably one has to allow for about five more minutes in the morning. But, really no effect on the afternoon pick up.
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Anonymous
| 16:20 You are a very sensitive soul. |
Anonymous
I arrive at 8:10, do drop off line, and am on my way out in less than ten minutes. Is drop off earlier or later that much more clogged up? If you can do 8:10, it might work a bit better for you. |
Anonymous
Don't they have pills for irony-deficiency? Maybe Flintstone vitamins? |
Anonymous
| Wish I had known DCUM and all these Beauvoir strings existed 5 years ago. Yes, much of it is ridiculous, but if you sort through enough of the comments, you'll find some interesting and helpful nuggets. |
Anonymous
Flower Mart 2012. Can't wait! |
Anonymous
Not the 4/4 poster. During my DS's admission year the three boys who were rejected by STA all had behavioral problems that surfaced during their visits and apparently the outplacement director confirmed that what he noticed had been consistently stated by teachers throughout the years. This was shared with the families during their December feedback sessions and that they needed to add schools. And, also two of the three parents had been told that their sons ERBs and WISC scores weren't in the favorable range. |
Anonymous
| The 4/4 poster is likely long gone...but I can't imagine STA rejects a few boys each year as a matter of practice or policy. I'm sure it is more the case that there are a couple of boys each year that aren't a good fit, academically or behaviorally, and they simply aren't offered a place. I did hear this year that there were more Beauvoir applicants than usual (larger class? fewer self-selecting out? I don't know), and wondered if they have a cap on the number they want from Beauvoir, in order to leave a certain number of places for non-Beauvoir boys. |