Getting into St. Albans

[Anonymous]

Yes, Beauvoir families. Families have to commit $1000 to reserve their spot, but that's it (not a full tuition commitment).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, Beauvoir families. Families have to commit $1000 to reserve their spot, but that's it (not a full tuition commitment).

It's not "reserving" a spot. It's indicating a commitment to attend. So much for the Beauvoir Life Rule of Honesty. Shame, shame, shame.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, Beauvoir families. Families have to commit $1000 to reserve their spot, but that's it (not a full tuition commitment).

It's not "reserving" a spot. It's indicating a commitment to attend. So much for the Beauvoir Life Rule of Honesty. Shame, shame, shame.

It's conceivable that these families didn't want to shell out the 31k+.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, Beauvoir families. Families have to commit $1000 to reserve their spot, but that's it (not a full tuition commitment).

It's not "reserving" a spot. It's indicating a commitment to attend. So much for the Beauvoir Life Rule of Honesty. Shame, shame, shame.

Don't be a fool. When St. Albans offers your son a spot, they demand $1000 upfront or your son's spot is lost. None of the parents will have heard from any other school at that point, many of which will be their first choice. So obviously, they are going to pay the $1000 to keep the spot open, should they get rejections from their other school choices.

It seems to me this has been the way it works for years and years, and no one is complaining, especially not STA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, Beauvoir families. Families have to commit $1000 to reserve their spot, but that's it (not a full tuition commitment).

It's not "reserving" a spot. It's indicating a commitment to attend. So much for the Beauvoir Life Rule of Honesty. Shame, shame, shame.

Don't be a fool. When St. Albans offers your son a spot, they demand $1000 upfront or your son's spot is lost. None of the parents will have heard from any other school at that point, many of which will be their first choice. So obviously, they are going to pay the $1000 to keep the spot open, should they get rejections from their other school choices.

It seems to me this has been the way it works for years and years, and no one is complaining, especially not STA.

STA presumes they are your first choice. Hearing from other schools, the thinking goes, is irrelevant. With the $1000 deposit, a Beauvoir family submits a letter of intent to enroll. To later indicate an intent to go elsewhere after hearing from another school is dishonorable. It is also dishonest - and, yes, a violation of the Beauvoir Life Rules.

[Anonymous]

What grade do Beauvoir students actually find out that they have been accepted and when? Third grade in the Fall? Someone mentioned something about finding out in 2nd grade?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, Beauvoir families. Families have to commit $1000 to reserve their spot, but that's it (not a full tuition commitment).

It's not "reserving" a spot. It's indicating a commitment to attend. So much for the Beauvoir Life Rule of Honesty. Shame, shame, shame.

Don't be a fool. When St. Albans offers your son a spot, they demand $1000 upfront or your son's spot is lost. None of the parents will have heard from any other school at that point, many of which will be their first choice. So obviously, they are going to pay the $1000 to keep the spot open, should they get rejections from their other school choices.

It seems to me this has been the way it works for years and years, and no one is complaining, especially not STA.

STA presumes they are your first choice. Hearing from other schools, the thinking goes, is irrelevant. With the $1000 deposit, a Beauvoir family submits a letter of intent to enroll. To later indicate an intent to go elsewhere after hearing from another school is dishonorable. It is also dishonest - and, yes, a violation of the Beauvoir Life Rules.

Relax Francis.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What grade do Beauvoir students actually find out that they have been accepted and when? Third grade in the Fall? Someone mentioned something about finding out in 2nd grade?

3 relevant time periods:

1) In January of 3rd grade from STA themselves;

2) In November of 3rd grade when the Outplacement Director will either give you a wink and nod and continue to steer you to STA, or will shake her head in frustration and try to steer you to "a better fit."

3) You find out you've been accepted to STA when you receive your Beauvoir Pre-K acceptance letter.

For the vast majority of us, #3 is it.



The non-snarky, if slightly less responsive answer -

[Anonymous]

The only non-snarky post in the whole thread was the OP's.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What grade do Beauvoir students actually find out that they have been accepted and when? Third grade in the Fall? Someone mentioned something about finding out in 2nd grade?

3 relevant time periods:

1) In January of 3rd grade from STA themselves;

2) In November of 3rd grade when the Outplacement Director will either give you a wink and nod and continue to steer you to STA, or will shake her head in frustration and try to steer you to "a better fit."

3) You find out you've been accepted to STA when you receive your Beauvoir Pre-K acceptance letter.

For the vast majority of us, #3 is it.

PP, is #3 the same for NCS?



The non-snarky, if slightly less responsive answer -

[Anonymous]

To the PP, yes the children from Beauvoir will have an admissions advantage to both NCS and STA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the PP, yes the children from Beauvoir will have an admissions advantage to both NCS and STA.

Yes, Beauvoir feeds to NCS just as well as they do to STA. What is remarkable, however, is how little there is on DCUM on the trials and tribulations of getting into NCS. Sexism perhaps?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the PP, yes the children from Beauvoir will have an admissions advantage to both NCS and STA.

Yes, Beauvoir feeds to NCS just as well as they do to STA. What is remarkable, however, is how little there is on DCUM on the trials and tribulations of getting into NCS. Sexism perhaps?

I guess the reason is that all their attention is devoted to when the girls become "mean".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the PP, yes the children from Beauvoir will have an admissions advantage to both NCS and STA.

Yes, Beauvoir feeds to NCS just as well as they do to STA. What is remarkable, however, is how little there is on DCUM on the trials and tribulations of getting into NCS. Sexism perhaps?

I guess the reason is that all their attention is devoted to when the girls become "mean".

To both PPs, so true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the PP, yes the children from Beauvoir will have an admissions advantage to both NCS and STA.

Yes, Beauvoir feeds to NCS just as well as they do to STA. What is remarkable, however, is how little there is on DCUM on the trials and tribulations of getting into NCS. Sexism perhaps?

I don't think it is necessarily sexism...Many people on these boards have sons apparently and secondly, St. Alban's really is the most prestigious school in Washington for boys in the high school level (along with Sidwell) so that is part of the obsession with it.