NCS contract this year--the deposit is now $5K?

[Anonymous]

From what I can tell, the $5K deposit is non-refundable if you sign by tomorrow but walk away by June?
This is new this year (?) Used to be $1k?
This is our first renewal.

[Anonymous]

That makes complete sense. Too many people were ambivalent about walking away from $1000. I don't have kids at the cathedral schools, but I expect this will become the new norm and the more competitive schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From what I can tell, the $5K deposit is non-refundable if you sign by tomorrow but walk away by June?
This is new this year (?) Used to be $1k?
This is our first renewal.

I just looked. I think it is for 2025-2026 school year? Nonetheless it is a smart approach. There are many on the waitlist and people need to commit or not if they are not returning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I can tell, the $5K deposit is non-refundable if you sign by tomorrow but walk away by June?
This is new this year (?) Used to be $1k?
This is our first renewal.

I just looked. I think it is for 2025-2026 school year? Nonetheless it is a smart approach. There are many on the waitlist and people need to commit or not if they are not returning.

OP here. Yes, I think it's new for 2024-2025 (but applies to all students).
Once you sign the contract you are in for $5K (non-refundable).

It will be interesting to see how this plays out for them.
Anyone waiting to hear from Walls or Thomas Jefferson or Blair or boarding schools will be out the $5K.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I can tell, the $5K deposit is non-refundable if you sign by tomorrow but walk away by June?
This is new this year (?) Used to be $1k?
This is our first renewal.

I just looked. I think it is for 2025-2026 school year? Nonetheless it is a smart approach. There are many on the waitlist and people need to commit or not if they are not returning.

OP here. Yes, I think it's new for 2024-2025 (but applies to all students).
Once you sign the contract you are in for $5K (non-refundable).

It will be interesting to see how this plays out for them.
Anyone waiting to hear from Walls or Thomas Jefferson or Blair or boarding schools will be out the $5K.

yeah I’m sure they’ll miss the money

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I can tell, the $5K deposit is non-refundable if you sign by tomorrow but walk away by June?
This is new this year (?) Used to be $1k?
This is our first renewal.

I just looked. I think it is for 2025-2026 school year? Nonetheless it is a smart approach. There are many on the waitlist and people need to commit or not if they are not returning.

OP here. Yes, I think it's new for 2024-2025 (but applies to all students).
Once you sign the contract you are in for $5K (non-refundable).

It will be interesting to see how this plays out for them.
Anyone waiting to hear from Walls or Thomas Jefferson or Blair or boarding schools will be out the $5K.

Not a huge deal for anyone in this NCS "pool".

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know the deposits for new students at other schools? Particularly interested in Potomac, GDS, Maret, and Field.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I can tell, the $5K deposit is non-refundable if you sign by tomorrow but walk away by June?
This is new this year (?) Used to be $1k?
This is our first renewal.

I just looked. I think it is for 2025-2026 school year? Nonetheless it is a smart approach. There are many on the waitlist and people need to commit or not if they are not returning.

OP here. Yes, I think it's new for 2024-2025 (but applies to all students).
Once you sign the contract you are in for $5K (non-refundable).

It will be interesting to see how this plays out for them.
Anyone waiting to hear from Walls or Thomas Jefferson or Blair or boarding schools will be out the $5K.

I don’t think anyone is deciding between Walls/Thomas Jefferson and NCS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I can tell, the $5K deposit is non-refundable if you sign by tomorrow but walk away by June?
This is new this year (?) Used to be $1k?
This is our first renewal.

I just looked. I think it is for 2025-2026 school year? Nonetheless it is a smart approach. There are many on the waitlist and people need to commit or not if they are not returning.

OP here. Yes, I think it's new for 2024-2025 (but applies to all students).
Once you sign the contract you are in for $5K (non-refundable).

It will be interesting to see how this plays out for them.
Anyone waiting to hear from Walls or Thomas Jefferson or Blair or boarding schools will be out the $5K.

I think it will play out just fine. We have no problem paying the deposit. My daughter is at NCS and plans on returning and staying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I can tell, the $5K deposit is non-refundable if you sign by tomorrow but walk away by June?
This is new this year (?) Used to be $1k?
This is our first renewal.

I just looked. I think it is for 2025-2026 school year? Nonetheless it is a smart approach. There are many on the waitlist and people need to commit or not if they are not returning.

OP here. Yes, I think it's new for 2024-2025 (but applies to all students).
Once you sign the contract you are in for $5K (non-refundable).

It will be interesting to see how this plays out for them.
Anyone waiting to hear from Walls or Thomas Jefferson or Blair or boarding schools will be out the $5K.

I don’t think anyone is deciding between Walls/Thomas Jefferson and NCS.

Really? Because…?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I can tell, the $5K deposit is non-refundable if you sign by tomorrow but walk away by June?
This is new this year (?) Used to be $1k?
This is our first renewal.

I just looked. I think it is for 2025-2026 school year? Nonetheless it is a smart approach. There are many on the waitlist and people need to commit or not if they are not returning.

OP here. Yes, I think it's new for 2024-2025 (but applies to all students).
Once you sign the contract you are in for $5K (non-refundable).

It will be interesting to see how this plays out for them.
Anyone waiting to hear from Walls or Thomas Jefferson or Blair or boarding schools will be out the $5K.

Not a huge deal for anyone in this NCS "pool".

Actually I have a friend who will now probably say "no" and take the chance at Walls (with JR as a back-up) vs. lose this $5K. I have another friend at Basis who will likely do the same.
NCS actually enrolls quite a few 9th graders who are coming from public and/or who are also considering public magnets for 9th. They're different than STA in this regard. $5K is a lot to lose for this type of family.

Maybe NCS is fine with this and they want to transition to being more of only the financially-elite (vs. being the destination for the two fed family who sacrifices to make tuition work).
But enrolling super smart (with parents who are professionals but not super wealthy) public schoolers in 9th has sort of been quite commonplace there for the past 5 years or so.
Many (most?) of their top graduates in recent years came from public in 9th.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I can tell, the $5K deposit is non-refundable if you sign by tomorrow but walk away by June?
This is new this year (?) Used to be $1k?
This is our first renewal.

I just looked. I think it is for 2025-2026 school year? Nonetheless it is a smart approach. There are many on the waitlist and people need to commit or not if they are not returning.

OP here. Yes, I think it's new for 2024-2025 (but applies to all students).
Once you sign the contract you are in for $5K (non-refundable).

It will be interesting to see how this plays out for them.
Anyone waiting to hear from Walls or Thomas Jefferson or Blair or boarding schools will be out the $5K.

I think it will play out just fine. We have no problem paying the deposit. My daughter is at NCS and plans on returning and staying.

Oh good for you.
Glad you are independently wealthy.

Now the rest of the community that is not dumb enough to leave $5000 on the table will think hard about their decisions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From what I can tell, the $5K deposit is non-refundable if you sign by tomorrow but walk away by June?
This is new this year (?) Used to be $1k?
This is our first renewal.

You should reach out and ask. I don’t think it applies if you are a current student?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I can tell, the $5K deposit is non-refundable if you sign by tomorrow but walk away by June?
This is new this year (?) Used to be $1k?
This is our first renewal.

I just looked. I think it is for 2025-2026 school year? Nonetheless it is a smart approach. There are many on the waitlist and people need to commit or not if they are not returning.

OP here. Yes, I think it's new for 2024-2025 (but applies to all students).
Once you sign the contract you are in for $5K (non-refundable).

It will be interesting to see how this plays out for them.
Anyone waiting to hear from Walls or Thomas Jefferson or Blair or boarding schools will be out the $5K.

I think it will play out just fine. We have no problem paying the deposit. My daughter is at NCS and plans on returning and staying.

Oh good for you.
Glad you are independently wealthy.

Now the rest of the community that is not dumb enough to leave $5000 on the table will think hard about their decisions.

They should think hard about their decisions. The school has to plan accordingly class sizes, instructor size, and more importantly believe it or not there is a wait list pretty much to get in for almost every year. There are kids applying to transfer in from other schools and what not. I can think of at least a few that transferred in from other schools in highschool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I can tell, the $5K deposit is non-refundable if you sign by tomorrow but walk away by June?
This is new this year (?) Used to be $1k?
This is our first renewal.

I just looked. I think it is for 2025-2026 school year? Nonetheless it is a smart approach. There are many on the waitlist and people need to commit or not if they are not returning.

OP here. Yes, I think it's new for 2024-2025 (but applies to all students).
Once you sign the contract you are in for $5K (non-refundable).

It will be interesting to see how this plays out for them.
Anyone waiting to hear from Walls or Thomas Jefferson or Blair or boarding schools will be out the $5K.

Not a huge deal for anyone in this NCS "pool".

Assuming NCS doesn’t have families for whom this would be a significant amount to lose.

Or they just dgaf about the few such families they do have.

A good look either way.