Beauvoir acceptance rate

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Anonymous wrote:In fact, I’d argue the chances of a top college are better for a completely unhooked kid like mine, compared to competing with legacies and the kids of big donors at a top 3.

LOL, you think that public schools like Whitman, TJ, Blair, and Langley aren't swimming in legacies too?

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Anonymous wrote:In fact, I’d argue the chances of a top college are better for a completely unhooked kid like mine, compared to competing with legacies and the kids of big donors at a top 3.

LOL, you think that public schools like Whitman, TJ, Blair, and Langley aren't swimming in legacies too?

it's a little known fact (other than by parents on this Board) that literally 100% of the graduates from highly selective schools send their kids to private schools. That's why all private school admits are legacies and all public school admits are not. Get with the program.

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Anonymous wrote:Aren't B's PK class sizes a bit smaller this year/last year than in the past? I think all the schools are having a tougher (though not yet "tough") time filling spots as tuition continues to creep near or above $40k and outplacement doesn't meet expectations. (This is for all schools, not just B.)

Still tough to get into these places, but you're not wrong about the tippy top schools having a tougher time filling lower schools. There are only so many full-pay families with high-wppsi score kids. the big 3 are all competing for those families.

You sound so misinformed. Beauvoir turns down many applicants. We applied the same year as many friends and we were all full pay and our child was the only friend out of 10 admitted.

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Anonymous wrote:There are only so many full-pay families with high-wppsi score kids. the big 3 are all competing for those families.

If this was actually true, our DD would be at one of those schools right now. She isn't.

I’m sorry pp . This process is so hard.

I would argue that it's not predictive either. A family member did get into any of the preschools applied to, and clearly not limited to the "big 3." Ended up at a private school most on this board likely never heard of, but attended a top 5-7 university (depending on who did the ranking) and killed it there in a very rigorous major. Anyone believing a private school is a gateway to success, either in college or life, is kidding themselves. There are far more important reasons to select a private school.

Sorry: did not get into any of the preschools....

+1. Sidwell rejected my kid for middle school and NCS accepted her off their wait list, in August. She went to a magnet instead and ended up at a top 3-5 university (like PP said, it depends on who’s doing the ranking and which year). In fact, I’d argue the chances of a top college are better for a completely unhooked kid like mine, compared to competing with legacies and the kids of big donors at a top 3.

There is so much more to private schools than college acceptance. We have been in public and private in DC and there is no way we would ever go back to public. The culture, atmosphere, small classes, behavioral standards, academic rigor, religious component is amazing. There is an entire culture and community that exists at private schools especially the top ones and there really is no comparison. Believe me we know.

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Anonymous wrote:Aren't B's PK class sizes a bit smaller this year/last year than in the past? I think all the schools are having a tougher (though not yet "tough") time filling spots as tuition continues to creep near or above $40k and outplacement doesn't meet expectations. (This is for all schools, not just B.)

Still tough to get into these places, but you're not wrong about the tippy top schools having a tougher time filling lower schools. There are only so many full-pay families with high-wppsi score kids. the big 3 are all competing for those families.

You sound so misinformed. Beauvoir turns down many applicants. We applied the same year as many friends and we were all full pay and our child was the only friend out of 10 admitted.

Like others said, there are one or two bitter families on here. Spreading misinformation, but worse yet, completely tone deaf about how their method of expressing their own bitterness (lying) is really hurtful and insensitive to many great families and kids who would have loved that beauvoir spot.

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didn’t want to quote the entire very long reply from a PP but this: “Just my two cents, but perhaps beauvoir ought to take a tougher line as the kids get older. If the kid and family still want to try academically and get the benefits of beauvoir, by all means they should have that choice, but they ought to really understand what is going on in no uncertain terms. The early education at beauvoir, for my kids, has been totally worth it, and some families might want that regardless of next steps. If the kid involve has continued behavioral problems, then it seems more justified to take a tougher line as they get older--for the kid's sake and the sake of the other students.”

This is so right on. As a parent to a BVR grad and now at STA/NCS, I could not agree more. What I disagree with though is all the statements that kids with behavioral issues are not accepted to STA/NCS. That is simply not true. The most disruptive kids in my child’s grade are from Beauvoir. And it’s the same kids that have been acting like that from PK. And as said above, in PK, even first grade, okay—kids are little. But third graders should be held to a different standard and certainly 4,5,6th graders. But it’s not happening. I’ll be curious to see who among the BVR grads is still there in high school. That said, we have been happy at both schools and the education and opportunities are incredible.

WRT the smaller class sizes at BVR, I recall the administration stating they wanted to reduce class size a few years back. I don’t have any first hand knowledge of whether that is the reason but it was mentioned at a few different times over the last few years.

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Np: they have shrunk the class sizes purposely. It's 18 per class in Pre-K.

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Anonymous wrote:didn’t want to quote the entire very long reply from a PP but this: “Just my two cents, but perhaps beauvoir ought to take a tougher line as the kids get older. If the kid and family still want to try academically and get the benefits of beauvoir, by all means they should have that choice, but they ought to really understand what is going on in no uncertain terms. The early education at beauvoir, for my kids, has been totally worth it, and some families might want that regardless of next steps. If the kid involve has continued behavioral problems, then it seems more justified to take a tougher line as they get older--for the kid's sake and the sake of the other students.”

This is so right on. As a parent to a BVR grad and now at STA/NCS, I could not agree more. What I disagree with though is all the statements that kids with behavioral issues are not accepted to STA/NCS. That is simply not true. The most disruptive kids in my child’s grade are from Beauvoir. And it’s the same kids that have been acting like that from PK. And as said above, in PK, even first grade, okay—kids are little. But third graders should be held to a different standard and certainly 4,5,6th graders. But it’s not happening. I’ll be curious to see who among the BVR grads is still there in high school. That said, we have been happy at both schools and the education and opportunities are incredible.

WRT the smaller class sizes at BVR, I recall the administration stating they wanted to reduce class size a few years back. I don’t have any first hand knowledge of whether that is the reason but it was mentioned at a few different times over the last few years.

I thought the new leadership at sta was cracking down? I certainly hope so. It is no secret that there are a couple of terribly behaved boys at beauvoir right now (very connected of course). Without improvement, it would be a real mistake for sta to let it persist.

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I thought Beauvoir was liberal? How does one get on the governing board? Not what I would expect.

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The Beauvoir boys cleaned up at lower school prize day last year. I'm sure they will "still be there in high school".

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Anonymous wrote:They let in everyone. Nothing to worry about.

Yep. Just go ahead and buy the gear. Go ahead and buy your maret and sidwell and gds gear too. Everyone gets in.

You seem angry. Beauvoir needs applicants, and barring anything major will not reject them. A sweatshirt is a safe bet right now.

The other schools you mentioned? Not so much.

NP here. I think this is one of the angry Beauvoir parents from last year whose child was rejected by NCS/STA.

Every year, there are a few parents who are shocked that their child -- who is either academically or behaviorally not qualified -- is rejected by NCS/STA. Beauvoir disciplines gently, and many parents can excuse their child's behavior. However, NCS/STA will not accept kids who have a track record of poor behavior.

This particular angry parent has been posting on DCUM dissing the school at every opportunity.

This explains a lot.

If only it were true. It is not.

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DP: op asked about acceptance rate. As many have suggested, call admissions. In my anecdotal experience, it's not high. It's a very sought-after school. That said, while no school is perfect (beauvoir included), both my kids adore it. Love school. Love the teachers. Love learning, and in our experience, beauvoir lets them take that love of learning and run with it. We were initially skeptical that beauvoir's early education focus was such a big deal (say, in comparison to just going to a pk or k-12 without that focus). We have friends at all the schools people talk about here, and I can now say beauvoir's early education focus makes for such a different and amazing experience. Our kids are known and loved, and it's incredible the resources the school devotes to these young kids and their learning.

Again, it's not perfect. But our kids are very happy and love learning every day. OP, go ahead and apply, and if your kid seems to really like the playdate (ours did), show interest and hope for the best. You'll never know unless you try. Good luck!

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Anonymous wrote:The Beauvoir boys cleaned up at lower school prize day last year. I'm sure they will "still be there in high school".

Maybe PP wasn’t talking about boys.

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Anonymous wrote:DP: op asked about acceptance rate. As many have suggested, call admissions. In my anecdotal experience, it's not high. It's a very sought-after school. That said, while no school is perfect (beauvoir included), both my kids adore it. Love school. Love the teachers. Love learning, and in our experience, beauvoir lets them take that love of learning and run with it. We were initially skeptical that beauvoir's early education focus was such a big deal (say, in comparison to just going to a pk or k-12 without that focus). We have friends at all the schools people talk about here, and I can now say beauvoir's early education focus makes for such a different and amazing experience. Our kids are known and loved, and it's incredible the resources the school devotes to these young kids and their learning.

Again, it's not perfect. But our kids are very happy and love learning every day. OP, go ahead and apply, and if your kid seems to really like the playdate (ours did), show interest and hope for the best. You'll never know unless you try. Good luck!

You forgot to add that it’s “magical.”