Do safety schools exist anymore?

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Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Prep
Holy Cross
SJC
Sandy Spring
Oneness
SAES
To name a few.

Georgetown Prep is not a safety. I know kids who chose it over STA and I know kids who got into STA but were rejected from Prep. Prep is a highly desirable school with an acceptance rate below 20%. Nice try though, the haters are always going to hate. It’s so predictable. 🙄

NP. Based on the handful of Prep students I know, I thought it was a safety school as well. Does Prep offer a Special Ed. program? One kid I know appears to be on the spectrum.

Oh Boy! It’s clear someone’s son got rejected and they are taking out their anger on this forum and making up lies about Prep. A better use of your time might be therapy because ignorant comments such as the above just make you look like a fool.

Why are you so defensive? I have two daughters so I certainly don’t have an ax to grind with Prep. The rising 9th grader I know who was recently admitted to Prep seems to be on the autism spectrum (the high-functioning side). My question is sincere. Does Prep have a program like SJC’s Benilde program for students with learning differences?

Just stop. It's so obvious your posts are not sincere.

My question triggers you for some reason…please move along.

Can some else respond? Does Prep admit students with documented learning differences? Is there a special program?

NP. I agree with PP—your question is not sincere and is rather ignorant. A high functioning autistic kid will likely be among the smartest in the class and would not necessarily need accommodations. To use your own words they are “high functioning” after all.

How valuable are book smarts if you have zero social skills and are unable to appropriately connect with peers and work colleagues? I hope Prep’s Special Ed. program develops the whole student and improves these students’ social skills (especially the boy I’m referencing). It was so uncomfortable interacting with him (no eye contact, mumbling, one word answers, having to repeat questions over and over again, etc). I figured there must be a program because how would he make it past the interview otherwise?

Shame on you. This is a human being, someone’s child. None of this is your business. All children have strengths and weaknesses. It’s not for you to judge which strengths are important and which are not. Why on Earth are you worried about how someone else’s child will connect with future “work colleagues” at this stage? You are projecting your own values and expectations onto someone else’s educational situation. Worry about yourself.

Thanks, but I can multitask Karen. I can take off myself and my children, and still express concern for this boy. He will continue to struggle socially if his issues aren’t addressed.

You don’t care about that child. You are using him to try to make Prep look bad and you are succeeding only in embarrassing yourself.

Embarrassed on an anonymous forum?!? Now that’s a first!

Btw, I’m genuinely concerned that this boy won’t get the help he needs to interact appropriately with people at Prep. I hoped that Prep had a special program to address his obvious issues. Well, good for Prep and their willingness to take a wide range of students. Everyone can’t be smart and charming.

You being the obvious example.

You are not genuinely concerned. You are backpedaling from your offensive posts because someone actually called you on it.

I have no reason to back pedal. What are you capable of doing to me?

This child has terrible social skills (possibly due to autism). I’m concerned that Prep won’t help him to improve in that area.

[Anonymous]

It's really simple-- the farther out from DC, the smaller the pool of possible students, the easier it is to get it in.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Prep
Holy Cross
SJC
Sandy Spring
Oneness
SAES
To name a few.

Not SAES.

SAES is definitely a safety school unless you child is a poor student.

For future applicants, this is absolutely not true. SAES provided the absolute best financial aid of the many schools DC was accepted at and extra benefits that really help like subsidized bus, etcetera

Also, if you read the history of the school you see the school was founded specifically to *not* be the same as St.Alban's.

From the website;
"From its early days, the school cultivated challenging programs in a joyful and supportive atmosphere, celebrating its students’ diversity of interests, backgrounds and abilities and developing each child’s potential..."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Prep
Holy Cross
SJC
Sandy Spring
Oneness
SAES
To name a few.

Georgetown Prep is not a safety. I know kids who chose it over STA and I know kids who got into STA but were rejected from Prep. Prep is a highly desirable school with an acceptance rate below 20%. Nice try though, the haters are always going to hate. It’s so predictable. 🙄

NP. Based on the handful of Prep students I know, I thought it was a safety school as well. Does Prep offer a Special Ed. program? One kid I know appears to be on the spectrum.

Oh Boy! It’s clear someone’s son got rejected and they are taking out their anger on this forum and making up lies about Prep. A better use of your time might be therapy because ignorant comments such as the above just make you look like a fool.

Why are you so defensive? I have two daughters so I certainly don’t have an ax to grind with Prep. The rising 9th grader I know who was recently admitted to Prep seems to be on the autism spectrum (the high-functioning side). My question is sincere. Does Prep have a program like SJC’s Benilde program for students with learning differences?

Just stop. It's so obvious your posts are not sincere.

My question triggers you for some reason…please move along.

Can some else respond? Does Prep admit students with documented learning differences? Is there a special program?

NP. I agree with PP—your question is not sincere and is rather ignorant. A high functioning autistic kid will likely be among the smartest in the class and would not necessarily need accommodations. To use your own words they are “high functioning” after all.

How valuable are book smarts if you have zero social skills and are unable to appropriately connect with peers and work colleagues? I hope Prep’s Special Ed. program develops the whole student and improves these students’ social skills (especially the boy I’m referencing). It was so uncomfortable interacting with him (no eye contact, mumbling, one word answers, having to repeat questions over and over again, etc). I figured there must be a program because how would he make it past the interview otherwise?

Shame on you. This is a human being, someone’s child. None of this is your business. All children have strengths and weaknesses. It’s not for you to judge which strengths are important and which are not. Why on Earth are you worried about how someone else’s child will connect with future “work colleagues” at this stage? You are projecting your own values and expectations onto someone else’s educational situation. Worry about yourself.

Thanks, but I can multitask Karen. I can take off myself and my children, and still express concern for this boy. He will continue to struggle socially if his issues aren’t addressed.

You don’t care about that child. You are using him to try to make Prep look bad and you are succeeding only in embarrassing yourself.

Embarrassed on an anonymous forum?!? Now that’s a first!

Btw, I’m genuinely concerned that this boy won’t get the help he needs to interact appropriately with people at Prep. I hoped that Prep had a special program to address his obvious issues. Well, good for Prep and their willingness to take a wide range of students. Everyone can’t be smart and charming.

You being the obvious example.

You are not genuinely concerned. You are backpedaling from your offensive posts because someone actually called you on it.

I have no reason to back pedal. What are you capable of doing to me?

This child has terrible social skills (possibly due to autism). I’m concerned that Prep won’t help him to improve in that area.

Oh yes. Your initial post was very sympathetic. You don’t know what you are talking about and should spend a little time educating yourself if you are concerned. The kids with SNs board has a lot of useful information and the people there are generally nice.

But they don’t tolerate people who use their kids to try to score points. So maybe not a good fit for you.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Prep
Holy Cross
SJC
Sandy Spring
Oneness
SAES
To name a few.

Georgetown Prep is not a safety. I know kids who chose it over STA and I know kids who got into STA but were rejected from Prep. Prep is a highly desirable school with an acceptance rate below 20%. Nice try though, the haters are always going to hate. It’s so predictable. 🙄

NP. Based on the handful of Prep students I know, I thought it was a safety school as well. Does Prep offer a Special Ed. program? One kid I know appears to be on the spectrum.

Oh Boy! It’s clear someone’s son got rejected and they are taking out their anger on this forum and making up lies about Prep. A better use of your time might be therapy because ignorant comments such as the above just make you look like a fool.

Why are you so defensive? I have two daughters so I certainly don’t have an ax to grind with Prep. The rising 9th grader I know who was recently admitted to Prep seems to be on the autism spectrum (the high-functioning side). My question is sincere. Does Prep have a program like SJC’s Benilde program for students with learning differences?

Just stop. It's so obvious your posts are not sincere.

My question triggers you for some reason…please move along.

Can some else respond? Does Prep admit students with documented learning differences? Is there a special program?

NP. I agree with PP—your question is not sincere and is rather ignorant. A high functioning autistic kid will likely be among the smartest in the class and would not necessarily need accommodations. To use your own words they are “high functioning” after all.

How valuable are book smarts if you have zero social skills and are unable to appropriately connect with peers and work colleagues? I hope Prep’s Special Ed. program develops the whole student and improves these students’ social skills (especially the boy I’m referencing). It was so uncomfortable interacting with him (no eye contact, mumbling, one word answers, having to repeat questions over and over again, etc). I figured there must be a program because how would he make it past the interview otherwise?

Shame on you. This is a human being, someone’s child. None of this is your business. All children have strengths and weaknesses. It’s not for you to judge which strengths are important and which are not. Why on Earth are you worried about how someone else’s child will connect with future “work colleagues” at this stage? You are projecting your own values and expectations onto someone else’s educational situation. Worry about yourself.

Thanks, but I can multitask Karen. I can take off myself and my children, and still express concern for this boy. He will continue to struggle socially if his issues aren’t addressed.

You don’t care about that child. You are using him to try to make Prep look bad and you are succeeding only in embarrassing yourself.

Embarrassed on an anonymous forum?!? Now that’s a first!

Btw, I’m genuinely concerned that this boy won’t get the help he needs to interact appropriately with people at Prep. I hoped that Prep had a special program to address his obvious issues. Well, good for Prep and their willingness to take a wide range of students. Everyone can’t be smart and charming.

Regardless of how genuine or not your concern is, this is not your child. If he is in fact neurodiverse in some way, especially if it’s so obvious that you as a non-expert feels like you can “diagnose” him, his parents are aware of it and the school is likely aware of it. If both school and parents have agreed that they are making the right academic choice for him, it is not your business to be concerned that they are wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Prep
Holy Cross
SJC
Sandy Spring
Oneness
SAES
To name a few.

Not SAES.

SAES is definitely a safety school unless you child is a poor student.

For future applicants, this is absolutely not true. SAES provided the absolute best financial aid of the many schools DC was accepted at and extra benefits that really help like subsidized bus, etcetera

Also, if you read the history of the school you see the school was founded specifically to *not* be the same as St.Alban's.

From the website;
"From its early days, the school cultivated challenging programs in a joyful and supportive atmosphere, celebrating its students’ diversity of interests, backgrounds and abilities and developing each child’s potential..."

My son goes to St. Alban's. St. Andrew's is definitely not St. Alban's. I think everyone would agree with that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Prep
Holy Cross
SJC
Sandy Spring
Oneness
SAES
To name a few.

Georgetown Prep is not a safety. I know kids who chose it over STA and I know kids who got into STA but were rejected from Prep. Prep is a highly desirable school with an acceptance rate below 20%. Nice try though, the haters are always going to hate. It’s so predictable. 🙄

NP. Based on the handful of Prep students I know, I thought it was a safety school as well. Does Prep offer a Special Ed. program? One kid I know appears to be on the spectrum.

Oh Boy! It’s clear someone’s son got rejected and they are taking out their anger on this forum and making up lies about Prep. A better use of your time might be therapy because ignorant comments such as the above just make you look like a fool.

Why are you so defensive? I have two daughters so I certainly don’t have an ax to grind with Prep. The rising 9th grader I know who was recently admitted to Prep seems to be on the autism spectrum (the high-functioning side). My question is sincere. Does Prep have a program like SJC’s Benilde program for students with learning differences?

Just stop. It's so obvious your posts are not sincere.

My question triggers you for some reason…please move along.

Can some else respond? Does Prep admit students with documented learning differences? Is there a special program?

NP. I agree with PP—your question is not sincere and is rather ignorant. A high functioning autistic kid will likely be among the smartest in the class and would not necessarily need accommodations. To use your own words they are “high functioning” after all.

How valuable are book smarts if you have zero social skills and are unable to appropriately connect with peers and work colleagues? I hope Prep’s Special Ed. program develops the whole student and improves these students’ social skills (especially the boy I’m referencing). It was so uncomfortable interacting with him (no eye contact, mumbling, one word answers, having to repeat questions over and over again, etc). I figured there must be a program because how would he make it past the interview otherwise?

Shame on you. This is a human being, someone’s child. None of this is your business. All children have strengths and weaknesses. It’s not for you to judge which strengths are important and which are not. Why on Earth are you worried about how someone else’s child will connect with future “work colleagues” at this stage? You are projecting your own values and expectations onto someone else’s educational situation. Worry about yourself.

Thanks, but I can multitask Karen. I can take off myself and my children, and still express concern for this boy. He will continue to struggle socially if his issues aren’t addressed.

NP here. You calling the PP a Karen? Hah! Please don't be someone I know or ever have to know.

Ok Becky (Karen’s younger and much more annoying sister).

Becky’s are usually skilled in the oral argument area.

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Anonymous wrote: Is the difficulty people are facing mostly coming from public to private? I am not crowing--we just had no difficulty with applications/acceptances going from private to private. That may be a long-term way to look at safety, but it made us feel safe I guess.

Would guess yes. Much easier from private to private.

Private to private is a bit easier except for Prep. They take lots/mostly public with the exception of MD.

Your ability to pay and get your child into a k-8 as 6 yr old is a hook. Nothing to crow about.

I wasn't crowing..also, we sacrificed other things to pay because we wanted private for elementary. I'm not saying that sacrifice makes us virtuous, but conversely I know a ton of people in public who have "the ability to pay" for private.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Prep
Holy Cross
SJC
Sandy Spring
Oneness
SAES
To name a few.

Not SAES.

SAES is definitely a safety school unless you child is a poor student.

SAES was the top choice for a lot of smart, talented kids at my kid's K-8, many of whom chose it over other schools to which they were accepted that this board would consider more "prestigious." Calling it a safety school, and essentially writing it off as a place one goes only if one is rejected everywhere else, diminishes the accomplishment. Not everyone believes that the world is so black and white that if you're not Big 3, you're a doomed moron.

My DC was a top student and SAES was our #1 choice, for several reasons. It was selected over {drumroll} a touted Big 5 school's acceptance during a competitive post-pandemic app cycle. And NO, I AM NOT A TROLL Our family found SAES to be a perfect fit. We considered both acceptances to be an accomplishment. In fact, DC only applied to these two schools and was honored to get into both, but SAES was the #1 target all along. There is a subset of DMV families focused on fit for their children to individually thrive, versus alleged hierarchy of prestige.

We did the same with our child - not St. Andrews, but same scenario People will assume our child didn't get into a "more competitive" school, but whatevs.

[Anonymous]

There are no safety schools. Also, you two need to get a room.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Prep
Holy Cross
SJC
Sandy Spring
Oneness
SAES
To name a few.

Georgetown Prep is not a safety. I know kids who chose it over STA and I know kids who got into STA but were rejected from Prep. Prep is a highly desirable school with an acceptance rate below 20%. Nice try though, the haters are always going to hate. It’s so predictable. 🙄

NP. Based on the handful of Prep students I know, I thought it was a safety school as well. Does Prep offer a Special Ed. program? One kid I know appears to be on the spectrum.

Oh Boy! It’s clear someone’s son got rejected and they are taking out their anger on this forum and making up lies about Prep. A better use of your time might be therapy because ignorant comments such as the above just make you look like a fool.

Why are you so defensive? I have two daughters so I certainly don’t have an ax to grind with Prep. The rising 9th grader I know who was recently admitted to Prep seems to be on the autism spectrum (the high-functioning side). My question is sincere. Does Prep have a program like SJC’s Benilde program for students with learning differences?

Just stop. It's so obvious your posts are not sincere.

My question triggers you for some reason…please move along.

Can some else respond? Does Prep admit students with documented learning differences? Is there a special program?

NP. I agree with PP—your question is not sincere and is rather ignorant. A high functioning autistic kid will likely be among the smartest in the class and would not necessarily need accommodations. To use your own words they are “high functioning” after all.

How valuable are book smarts if you have zero social skills and are unable to appropriately connect with peers and work colleagues? I hope Prep’s Special Ed. program develops the whole student and improves these students’ social skills (especially the boy I’m referencing). It was so uncomfortable interacting with him (no eye contact, mumbling, one word answers, having to repeat questions over and over again, etc). I figured there must be a program because how would he make it past the interview otherwise?

Shame on you. This is a human being, someone’s child. None of this is your business. All children have strengths and weaknesses. It’s not for you to judge which strengths are important and which are not. Why on Earth are you worried about how someone else’s child will connect with future “work colleagues” at this stage? You are projecting your own values and expectations onto someone else’s educational situation. Worry about yourself.

Thanks, but I can multitask Karen. I can take off myself and my children, and still express concern for this boy. He will continue to struggle socially if his issues aren’t addressed.

You don’t care about that child. You are using him to try to make Prep look bad and you are succeeding only in embarrassing yourself.

1000%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Is the difficulty people are facing mostly coming from public to private? I am not crowing--we just had no difficulty with applications/acceptances going from private to private. That may be a long-term way to look at safety, but it made us feel safe I guess.

Would guess yes. Much easier from private to private.

Private to private is a bit easier except for Prep. They take lots/mostly public with the exception of MD.

Your ability to pay and get your child into a k-8 as 6 yr old is a hook. Nothing to crow about.

I wasn't crowing..also, we sacrificed other things to pay because we wanted private for elementary. I'm not saying that sacrifice makes us virtuous, but conversely I know a ton of people in public who have "the ability to pay" for private.

And you think you value education more than they do because of the different choices you and they made?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Prep
Holy Cross
SJC
Sandy Spring
Oneness
SAES
To name a few.

Georgetown Prep is not a safety. I know kids who chose it over STA and I know kids who got into STA but were rejected from Prep. Prep is a highly desirable school with an acceptance rate below 20%. Nice try though, the haters are always going to hate. It’s so predictable. 🙄

NP. Based on the handful of Prep students I know, I thought it was a safety school as well. Does Prep offer a Special Ed. program? One kid I know appears to be on the spectrum.

Oh Boy! It’s clear someone’s son got rejected and they are taking out their anger on this forum and making up lies about Prep. A better use of your time might be therapy because ignorant comments such as the above just make you look like a fool.

Why are you so defensive? I have two daughters so I certainly don’t have an ax to grind with Prep. The rising 9th grader I know who was recently admitted to Prep seems to be on the autism spectrum (the high-functioning side). My question is sincere. Does Prep have a program like SJC’s Benilde program for students with learning differences?

Just stop. It's so obvious your posts are not sincere.

My question triggers you for some reason…please move along.

Can some else respond? Does Prep admit students with documented learning differences? Is there a special program?

NP. I agree with PP—your question is not sincere and is rather ignorant. A high functioning autistic kid will likely be among the smartest in the class and would not necessarily need accommodations. To use your own words they are “high functioning” after all.

How valuable are book smarts if you have zero social skills and are unable to appropriately connect with peers and work colleagues? I hope Prep’s Special Ed. program develops the whole student and improves these students’ social skills (especially the boy I’m referencing). It was so uncomfortable interacting with him (no eye contact, mumbling, one word answers, having to repeat questions over and over again, etc). I figured there must be a program because how would he make it past the interview otherwise?

Shame on you. This is a human being, someone’s child. None of this is your business. All children have strengths and weaknesses. It’s not for you to judge which strengths are important and which are not. Why on Earth are you worried about how someone else’s child will connect with future “work colleagues” at this stage? You are projecting your own values and expectations onto someone else’s educational situation. Worry about yourself.

Thanks, but I can multitask Karen. I can take off myself and my children, and still express concern for this boy. He will continue to struggle socially if his issues aren’t addressed.

You don’t care about that child. You are using him to try to make Prep look bad and you are succeeding only in embarrassing yourself.

Embarrassed on an anonymous forum?!? Now that’s a first!

Btw, I’m genuinely concerned that this boy won’t get the help he needs to interact appropriately with people at Prep. I hoped that Prep had a special program to address his obvious issues. Well, good for Prep and their willingness to take a wide range of students. Everyone can’t be smart and charming.

You being the obvious example.

You are not genuinely concerned. You are backpedaling from your offensive posts because someone actually called you on it.

+100

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Prep
Holy Cross
SJC
Sandy Spring
Oneness
SAES
To name a few.

Not SAES.

SAES is definitely a safety school unless you child is a poor student.

For future applicants, this is absolutely not true. SAES provided the absolute best financial aid of the many schools DC was accepted at and extra benefits that really help like subsidized bus, etcetera

Also, if you read the history of the school you see the school was founded specifically to *not* be the same as St.Alban's.

From the website;
"From its early days, the school cultivated challenging programs in a joyful and supportive atmosphere, celebrating its students’ diversity of interests, backgrounds and abilities and developing each child’s potential..."

My son goes to St. Alban's. St. Andrew's is definitely not St. Alban's. I think everyone would agree with that.

Obviously

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Is the difficulty people are facing mostly coming from public to private? I am not crowing--we just had no difficulty with applications/acceptances going from private to private. That may be a long-term way to look at safety, but it made us feel safe I guess.

Would guess yes. Much easier from private to private.

Private to private is a bit easier except for Prep. They take lots/mostly public with the exception of MD.

Your ability to pay and get your child into a k-8 as 6 yr old is a hook. Nothing to crow about.

I wasn't crowing..also, we sacrificed other things to pay because we wanted private for elementary. I'm not saying that sacrifice makes us virtuous, but conversely I know a ton of people in public who have "the ability to pay" for private.

And you think you value education more than they do because of the different choices you and they made?

Not a bit. Most of the parents I know (with kids in a variety of school settings) value education. Not sure why you are finding judgment where there is none....