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[Anonymous]

Does anyone know how many girls are accepted for 7th grade and or if it matters if you aren't Episcopalian?

[Anonymous]

Actually it's probably better if you are not Episcopalian. They want diversity, diversity, diversity!

[Anonymous]

No, they could care less if you are episcopalian. Not like catholic school at all in that regard, where being catholic or from a certain parish makes a big difference .

[Anonymous]

7th grade is a big expansion year and they do not care about being Episcopalian... your daughter will need to be Ok with going to chapel and cathedral though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, they could care less if you are episcopalian. Not like catholic school at all in that regard, where being catholic or from a certain parish makes a big difference .

Please reread your sentence. You mean that they could NOT care less.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, they could care less if you are episcopalian. Not like catholic school at all in that regard, where being catholic or from a certain parish makes a big difference .

Please reread your sentence. You mean that they could NOT care less.

Internet pedant, meet the concept of idiom. Idiom, meet Internet pedant.

[Anonymous]

everyone calm down. I am just trying to understand these schools. I thought if you apply to an Episcopalian school they would first take parish members from St. Albans or everyone in Epsicopalian parshes or school in surrounding areas. I also though the same with Sidwell for being Quaker and for Charles Smith if you are Jewish. Am I overthinking and maybe this is just a Catholic parish thing? We don't mind any services in any relgion. We just care about great schools. Starting to look now and not sure on everything just on some things I have heard about academics.

[Anonymous]

Nope. The Cathedral schools are ridiculously pro-diversity. Being an Episcopalian means nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope. The Cathedral schools are ridiculously pro-diversity. Being an Episcopalian means nothing.

There is no shortage of Episcopal schools in this area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:everyone calm down. I am just trying to understand these schools. I thought if you apply to an Episcopalian school they would first take parish members from St. Albans or everyone in Epsicopalian parshes or school in surrounding areas. I also though the same with Sidwell for being Quaker and for Charles Smith if you are Jewish. Am I overthinking and maybe this is just a Catholic parish thing? We don't mind any services in any relgion. We just care about great schools. Starting to look now and not sure on everything just on some things I have heard about academics.

FWIW, being Quaker may be an asset across a pool of equals @ Sidwell. Nearly everyone I know was asked about any connections they had to Quakers or Friends' communities. We did not apply to the Cathedral schools, so I can't comment directly on the application process. I do know many families with daughters at the school, however, and they are a mix of agnostics/atheists, Jews, and a range of Protestants. I also know someone who was raised Catholic, had children at the Cathedral schools, and worked for the Episcopal Foundation.