Withdrawing and Tuition
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Anonymous
| We did not get a PreK spot in the lottery, but could still in the coming months. How are the NW DC private schools (Beauvoir, WIS, BIS, HTS, OLTV, Annunciation, etc) about withdrawing either during the summer or part way through the year with regards to tuition? Do they prorate or are is there a date after which you are required to pay the full year's tuition? |
Anonymous
| Read your contract. Usually you are on the hook for full tuition after June 1 but your school may be different. The schools typically enforce these contracts, particularly if there aren't extenuating circumstances. |
Anonymous
+1 Highly unlikely that any of the schools you mention above prorate their tuition. Most contracts are binding after June 1 and schools do enforce such contracts. If you have tuition insurance and you are enrolled for a certain period of time, you can file a claim after a withdrawal. A typical policy will cover about 50% of tuition (you're still on the hook for the other 50%). |
Anonymous
| So you applied to 6+ schools and the lottery and still are on the fence about what to do? I find it highly unlikely that you even got into all 6. |
Anonymous
| Tuition insurance only covers certain reasons for withdrawal though. I don't think it would cover getting a spot in a better school. |
Anonymous
| Can you find out before June 1st? |
Anonymous
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My child would love to attend Our Lady of TV. It would be his dream school.
Check the contract to see when tuition is nonrefundable, and don't expect an exception. |
Anonymous
A friend of my DCs left private school for public (she attended the private for the first 2 weeks to get the tuition coverage). So moving from private to public was covered in that instance. |
Anonymous
So would mine! 
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Anonymous
What insurance was it? |
Anonymous
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If you didn't get tuition insurance then you most likely need to decide before June 1st which is when most schools' contracts become binding. However, your best bet is to read the contract you signed when you put down the deposit because DCUM won't be able to answer the question as well as the contract...
I've also only heard that tuition insurance only covers for certain reasons and changing schools is not generally covered. I don't know about the PP's friend who was able to do it, but it may have been a particular situation or a particular policy that allowed them to do that. Reading the fine print is imperative whenever you sign a contract! |
Anonymous
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most of the tuition insurance programs require you to attend for at least two weeks.
our school prorates through the beginning of the school year, according to the contract. but you'll have to check the ones you are looking at. |
Anonymous
Wrong. Most insurance WILL cover a withdrawal for any reason whatsoever. They simply pay you less back, than they would for a medical reason or dismissal. Please stop repeating this nonsense on every thread about withdrawing and tuition!!! |
Anonymous
I call troll. Its ben asked too many times on too many threads and with 10 % of DC gen pop being Atty's , I sincerely doubt OP needs to post on this forum to get an answer.e |
Anonymous
| We moved my son the middle of the year. Once a kid has been in the school 2 weeks, insurance kicks in. If you move kid with Doctor note for physical inability to attend, everything is covered. If you move for no reason on psychological reason you get 60% back. |