Would a Timid but Smart Boy Fit in at St. Albans?

[Anonymous]

Take criticism and teachers feedback, be on time to return your project.
my son never complained about bullying and he has great group of friends.
good luck

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP - Does anyone have a sense of how the earlier years are for non-BVR kids who go to STA? Thinking about applying next year for our DS but worried about a dynamic where there are a ton of kids who've been together at BVR since K and then a small group of truly new kids, and whether that creates weird cliques and whatnot that are hard to break into for the non-BVR kids.

Think of it this way.....
There are 45 - 48 boys in the 4th grade. Beauvoir sends 25 - 30 each year. By 6th grade, the Beauvoir contingent is in the minority. And in a post on another topic a parent refers to the 4th grade as a "great awakening" for the Beauvoir boys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP - Does anyone have a sense of how the earlier years are for non-BVR kids who go to STA? Thinking about applying next year for our DS but worried about a dynamic where there are a ton of kids who've been together at BVR since K and then a small group of truly new kids, and whether that creates weird cliques and whatnot that are hard to break into for the non-BVR kids.

Think of it this way.....
There are 45 - 48 boys in the 4th grade. Beauvoir sends 25 - 30 each year. By 6th grade, the Beauvoir contingent is in the minority. And in a post on another topic a parent refers to the 4th grade as a "great awakening" for the Beauvoir boys.

A bit of a distorted view point

First off, BVR ends in 3rd grade and STA admits a LOT in 6th and 9th so " Beauvoir being in minority by HS " just reflects the fact that BVR can only send 4th graders NOT because the BVR kids are, as poster seems to insinuate, inferior

Far from it.

In DC's class a full 1/3 of the Cum Laude inductees were lifers ( started at BVR in Pre-K )

OP, its a great school all around. Hope you apply and best of luck to your DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP - Does anyone have a sense of how the earlier years are for non-BVR kids who go to STA? Thinking about applying next year for our DS but worried about a dynamic where there are a ton of kids who've been together at BVR since K and then a small group of truly new kids, and whether that creates weird cliques and whatnot that are hard to break into for the non-BVR kids.

Think of it this way.....
There are 45 - 48 boys in the 4th grade. Beauvoir sends 25 - 30 each year. By 6th grade, the Beauvoir contingent is in the minority. And in a post on another topic a parent refers to the 4th grade as a "great awakening" for the Beauvoir boys.

A bit of a distorted view point

First off, BVR ends in 3rd grade and STA admits a LOT in 6th and 9th so " Beauvoir being in minority by HS " just reflects the fact that BVR can only send 4th graders NOT because the BVR kids are, as poster seems to insinuate, inferior

Far from it.

In DC's class a full 1/3 of the Cum Laude inductees were lifers ( started at BVR in Pre-K )

OP, its a great school all around. Hope you apply and best of luck to your DC

In my son's grade there were 5 new boys admitted in 6th and 18 in 9th. Also about 12 in 7th.
But it's not exactly a deluge of new kids at any point but a decent trickle here and there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP - Does anyone have a sense of how the earlier years are for non-BVR kids who go to STA? Thinking about applying next year for our DS but worried about a dynamic where there are a ton of kids who've been together at BVR since K and then a small group of truly new kids, and whether that creates weird cliques and whatnot that are hard to break into for the non-BVR kids.

Think of it this way.....
There are 45 - 48 boys in the 4th grade. Beauvoir sends 25 - 30 each year. By 6th grade, the Beauvoir contingent is in the minority. And in a post on another topic a parent refers to the 4th grade as a "great awakening" for the Beauvoir boys.

A bit of a distorted view point

First off, BVR ends in 3rd grade and STA admits a LOT in 6th and 9th so " Beauvoir being in minority by HS " just reflects the fact that BVR can only send 4th graders NOT because the BVR kids are, as poster seems to insinuate, inferior

Far from it.

In DC's class a full 1/3 of the Cum Laude inductees were lifers ( started at BVR in Pre-K )

OP, its a great school all around. Hope you apply and best of luck to your DC

In my son's grade there were 5 new boys admitted in 6th and 18 in 9th. Also about 12 in 7th.
But it's not exactly a deluge of new kids at any point but a decent trickle here and there.

well, in 7th grade it increases the class by about 25% and in 9th grade by about 30%. Adding 30 kids in 7th and 9th when your graduating class is only 75-80 is a meaningful change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP - Does anyone have a sense of how the earlier years are for non-BVR kids who go to STA? Thinking about applying next year for our DS but worried about a dynamic where there are a ton of kids who've been together at BVR since K and then a small group of truly new kids, and whether that creates weird cliques and whatnot that are hard to break into for the non-BVR kids.

Think of it this way.....
There are 45 - 48 boys in the 4th grade. Beauvoir sends 25 - 30 each year. By 6th grade, the Beauvoir contingent is in the minority. And in a post on another topic a parent refers to the 4th grade as a "great awakening" for the Beauvoir boys.

A bit of a distorted view point

First off, BVR ends in 3rd grade and STA admits a LOT in 6th and 9th so " Beauvoir being in minority by HS " just reflects the fact that BVR can only send 4th graders NOT because the BVR kids are, as poster seems to insinuate, inferior

Far from it.

In DC's class a full 1/3 of the Cum Laude inductees were lifers ( started at BVR in Pre-K )

OP, its a great school all around. Hope you apply and best of luck to your DC

My kids classes have been 42 in 4rth with 25-30 BVR boys. BVR boys were also not well represented in honors in any of the 4 classes. Definitely depends on the year. A couple of mine were very introverted but very athletic and a couple the exact opposite. All find their place and loved the school. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

A bit off-topic, but do applicants to STA with sisters at NCS have any advantage? Does being part of the Cathedral community give some weight?

[Anonymous]

Start your own thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A bit off-topic, but do applicants to STA with sisters at NCS have any advantage? Does being part of the Cathedral community give some weight?

yes, it appears to carry some weight but likely not enough to jump your kid over others outside the community that are stronger candidates, if that makes sense. I.e. the school doesn't really consider
it like they might for a legacy/sibling but they do like to keep Close families together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A bit off-topic, but do applicants to STA with sisters at NCS have any advantage? Does being part of the Cathedral community give some weight?

Not so much if your family is new to Washington.

However, if you yourself attended NCS and your brother attended STA say in the 90's with your parents paying tuition to both schools for over 9 years, donating well and being highly placed in Washington professionally- different story

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP - Does anyone have a sense of how the earlier years are for non-BVR kids who go to STA? Thinking about applying next year for our DS but worried about a dynamic where there are a ton of kids who've been together at BVR since K and then a small group of truly new kids, and whether that creates weird cliques and whatnot that are hard to break into for the non-BVR kids.

Think of it this way.....
There are 45 - 48 boys in the 4th grade. Beauvoir sends 25 - 30 each year. By 6th grade, the Beauvoir contingent is in the minority. And in a post on another topic a parent refers to the 4th grade as a "great awakening" for the Beauvoir boys.

You can’t add, and you don’t know your facts. Beauvoir sends 30-35 to STA every year. Only about 10 non-Beauvoir boys are admitted at 4th.

In B form, admission is based on attrition, so only a handful (1-4) are admitted.

In A form (6th), only 10-12. So, by 6th grade, the Beauvoir contingent still makes up a majority of the STA class..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP - Does anyone have a sense of how the earlier years are for non-BVR kids who go to STA? Thinking about applying next year for our DS but worried about a dynamic where there are a ton of kids who've been together at BVR since K and then a small group of truly new kids, and whether that creates weird cliques and whatnot that are hard to break into for the non-BVR kids.

It depends on the non-BVR kid. The ones who are friendly, sporty, and moderately smart will be accepted right away. The ones who are shy could take a little longer to find friends. Best to have your son enter at 4th in C Form. Form A can be a tough year for entry because that’s when the middle school social dynamics start to happen. If your son is having a hard time finding friends after a semester, you may want to talk to his teacher and counselors. The boys I’ve seen have trouble adjusting had some issues. One parent I knew blamed the BVR boys for being snobby when her son had trouble with basic social skills like taking turns.

Ah, the Beauvoir moms justifying their kids snobby behavior.

Op, the Beauvoir kids are cliquey at ncs and sta all thru high school. And beyond. It’s a definite downside to the social dynamic at both ncs and sta.

+1. The dead giveaway is BVR mom calling out fourth graders for not "taking turns." Please. They aren't 5 years old.

That was the point. 9-year olds shouldn’t be having a problem with that, should they? So the boys that come in with those kind of social deficits get ostracized and their mother complain that the Beauvoir boys are snobby.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:He would be fine. Not all the boys at STA are loud jocks. If he doesn't like sports he can participate in Voyager, which is a pretty awesome program that does climbing and kayaking. To help get accepted your son should be able to interact with his teachers and the admissions folks in a meaningful way, but he doesn't need to be extremely loud or outgoing.

None of the boys I know in my 4 sons’ classes are “loud jocks.” None. Not sure that kind is found at STA at all.

I think you must be wrapped in cotton and somewhat delusional. There are loud jocks in every STA class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A bit off-topic, but do applicants to STA with sisters at NCS have any advantage? Does being part of the Cathedral community give some weight?

My DS was WL at STA for 9th and has 2 sisters at NCS. So, for us, being a NCS family didn’t seem to help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He would be fine. Not all the boys at STA are loud jocks. If he doesn't like sports he can participate in Voyager, which is a pretty awesome program that does climbing and kayaking. To help get accepted your son should be able to interact with his teachers and the admissions folks in a meaningful way, but he doesn't need to be extremely loud or outgoing.

None of the boys I know in my 4 sons’ classes are “loud jocks.” None. Not sure that kind is found at STA at all.

I think you must be wrapped in cotton and somewhat delusional. There are loud jocks in every STA class.

How many kids do you have there? I have 4 and have seen none of what you claim. ZERO. And my kids are all very involved in sports. I think you are trolling for some odd reason.