Beauvoir or NPS?
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Anonymous
Exactly! So every kid who gets into sidwell or gds at 4 is a sure fit for the upper schools?!? Not! Great analysis. |
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Not as many as from other schools, no. At least as percentage as Beauvoir classes are larger by comparison |
Anonymous
85-90% of BVR kids are accepted to NCS/STA most years. The Cathedral Foundation charter requires that NCS/STA give BVR kids priority for admissions as long as they apply early decision. The schools will accept the BVR kids unless there is an academic mismatch, behavioral issues, or some other reason why the child would not be a good fit for the school. The percentage of kids vary by year, because the two schools test applicants. Some years, fewer BVR kids make the cut-off, some years more. |
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This is good to know. So how many kids graduate from bvr every year? And how many kids do STA/NCS take in total? I'm trying to see the chance of getting into these two schools from somewhere other than bvr. |
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. I’ll cross that bridge when I get there when I know best fit for my kid.
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PP no one can tell you that. There are no statistical odds because it changes every year. Just know that if you want STA/NCS eventually, B is your best bet. Every other school will be more of a gamble, no matter how many a cathedral school happen to take from that school in any given year. |
Anonymous
+1. Honestly it’s not terribly dissimilar to how the k-12s work. Most kids who start in the lower school keep going all the way through, and therefore your best best for the upper school is to get in at pk or k. Sure, kids get in at later grades, but the majority still are coming from that lower school. There’s a more formalized process before 4th to move from bvr to sta/ncs, but bvr is still the lower school in the cathedral system, and the large majority of kids want to go to ncs/sta and then do so. They are separate, but much more similar to a pk or k-12 than, say, a two totally disconnected schools (say, st Pats and Sidwell, Maret, ncs, gds, etc; nps and Sidwell, Maret etc) |
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| Yes, getting in early is the best strategy. Kids admitted at 4 or 5 can continue through the system without having to really compete for spots in higher grades. |
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| This board has went left. The question wasnt “What’s the best route to NCS/STA”. IMO, academically they’re pretty equal. Do you have any to leave at 3rd or 6th. |
Anonymous
important distinction that keeps getting lost: 85 to 90 percent of kids who APPLY to STA/NCS are accepted. In absolute terms, about 25 percent of the class does not go on to Cathedral schools either because of preference, fit, etc. |
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| I heard through the grapevine that 100% of the BVR kids who applied early decision @ both NCS/STA this year were accepted. My son graduated years ago when parents had the option to apply early (November) or regular (Jan. with other applicants). If this process is still in place, then kudo-ramo to BVR. Those families who know they want one of the Cathedral schools can make a commitment early on so the 2 schools then know how many spaces are left to other applicants. Those who want co-ed, or are counseled to look elsewhere, or just aren't sure have time to look at other great schools in the DMV. Smart process IMO |
Anonymous
Bvr is a well-oiled school these days. Great leadership and great teachers. |