Desperately seeking Beauvoir admission

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think it helps if you are clear WHY Beauvoir is your first choice. We fell in love with Beauvoir's philosophy and made that clear in our application, noting specific aspects of the philosophy and teaching approach we were enthusiastic about.

They also like parents who are really into their children and put the child's needs first. I think that Ms. Hartigan has a deep personal love of children, which shines through so clearly when she's interacting with them. if there's one thing that almost all Beauvoir parents share, it's that they are unusually crazy about their kids. Yes, there are exceptions (so sad to see), but they are relatively few.

And, as with all private schools, they want people who will contribute to the vibrancy of the school community, not parents who just write checks and end their engagement there.

Is this for real? Non-Beauvoir parents are not crazy about their kids? [/quote


??? I don't want my sentiment to be misconstrued, so I won't be sarcastic, even though I really want to be. 99% of parents are crazy about their kids. 99% of parents deeply love their kids and would do anything in the world for their kid. To think that Beauvoir has isolated a perfect contingent of loving parents is a false and hurtful construct. of course, since you have to pass Ms. Hartigan's inspection to be a part of the community, even if you weren't a perfect parent, you better know how to fake it when you are on campus.

I can't help it, the sarcasm is back. do you think PAYING for an education means you are more crazy for your kid than I am? All it means is that you have disposable funds and are particularly susceptible to glossy marketing tactics by the marketing and development offices of this school.

I can't even see that as sarcasm. It's a legitimate response to one of the most inane, condescending, clueless, remarks I have ever heard from a Beauvoir parent. And we all know we have heard lots of them! But actually, now that I think about it, being in the Beauvoir environment, I have encountered many attitudes that would indicate mothers there whom I think really do think they love their kids more than average moms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it helps if you are clear WHY Beauvoir is your first choice. We fell in love with Beauvoir's philosophy and made that clear in our application, noting specific aspects of the philosophy and teaching approach we were enthusiastic about.

They also like parents who are really into their children and put the child's needs first. I think that Ms. Hartigan has a deep personal love of children, which shines through so clearly when she's interacting with them. if there's one thing that almost all Beauvoir parents share, it's that they are unusually crazy about their kids. Yes, there are exceptions (so sad to see), but they are relatively few.

And, as with all private schools, they want people who will contribute to the vibrancy of the school community, not parents who just write checks and end their engagement there.

Is this for real? Non-Beauvoir parents are not crazy about their kids? [/quote


??? I don't want my sentiment to be misconstrued, so I won't be sarcastic, even though I really want to be. 99% of parents are crazy about their kids. 99% of parents deeply love their kids and would do anything in the world for their kid. To think that Beauvoir has isolated a perfect contingent of loving parents is a false and hurtful construct. of course, since you have to pass Ms. Hartigan's inspection to be a part of the community, even if you weren't a perfect parent, you better know how to fake it when you are on campus.

I can't help it, the sarcasm is back. do you think PAYING for an education means you are more crazy for your kid than I am? All it means is that you have disposable funds and are particularly susceptible to glossy marketing tactics by the marketing and development offices of this school.

I can't even see that as sarcasm. It's a legitimate response to one of the most inane, condescending, clueless, remarks I have ever heard from a Beauvoir parent. And we all know we have heard lots of them! But actually, now that I think about it, being in the Beauvoir environment, I have encountered many attitudes that would indicate mothers there whom I think really do think they love their kids more than average moms.

You people are nuts. You clearly read way more into was she said and took it all kinds of personal. She said absolutely nothing about non-Beauvoir parents. The fact that a common trait of Beauvoir parents is that we are ridiculously crazy about our kids doesn't mean the same can't be said for parents of kids at other schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it helps if you are clear WHY Beauvoir is your first choice. We fell in love with Beauvoir's philosophy and made that clear in our application, noting specific aspects of the philosophy and teaching approach we were enthusiastic about.

They also like parents who are really into their children and put the child's needs first. I think that Ms. Hartigan has a deep personal love of children, which shines through so clearly when she's interacting with them. if there's one thing that almost all Beauvoir parents share, it's that they are unusually crazy about their kids. Yes, there are exceptions (so sad to see), but they are relatively few.

And, as with all private schools, they want people who will contribute to the vibrancy of the school community, not parents who just write checks and end their engagement there.

Is this for real? Non-Beauvoir parents are not crazy about their kids? [/quote


??? I don't want my sentiment to be misconstrued, so I won't be sarcastic, even though I really want to be. 99% of parents are crazy about their kids. 99% of parents deeply love their kids and would do anything in the world for their kid. To think that Beauvoir has isolated a perfect contingent of loving parents is a false and hurtful construct. of course, since you have to pass Ms. Hartigan's inspection to be a part of the community, even if you weren't a perfect parent, you better know how to fake it when you are on campus.

I can't help it, the sarcasm is back. do you think PAYING for an education means you are more crazy for your kid than I am? All it means is that you have disposable funds and are particularly susceptible to glossy marketing tactics by the marketing and development offices of this school.

Gosh, there's a lot of defensiveness and indignant outrage in this post. Try reading 10:45 again. Just because Beauvoir parents are "crazy about their children," it doesn't mean other parents aren't.

The point being made was that Beauvoir parents generally are pretty enthusiastic, loving parents.

And money has nothing to do with it. In fact, some of the the wealthiest parents I know are the ones who are too busy for their kids and farm them off on an army of nannies, housekeepers, maids, and gardeners.

Perhaps it does have something to do with the fact that there are a lot of non-wealthy, working parents who are willing to make the financial sacrifices to send their children to Beauvoir.

Moreover, I think that claiming that 99% of parents are crazy about their kids, deeply love them, and would do anything for them is totally and completely wrong. You'd have to be pretty dense or blind to think that.

For affluent NW DC in general, I'd say that about 30% of parents are really crazy about their kids, 50% think they're okay but have other priorities in life (but would say they're "crazy" about their kids, if asked), 15% are indifferent or actively dislike their kids, and 5% cross over into emotional or physical abusiveness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it helps if you are clear WHY Beauvoir is your first choice. We fell in love with Beauvoir's philosophy and made that clear in our application, noting specific aspects of the philosophy and teaching approach we were enthusiastic about.

They also like parents who are really into their children and put the child's needs first. I think that Ms. Hartigan has a deep personal love of children, which shines through so clearly when she's interacting with them. if there's one thing that almost all Beauvoir parents share, it's that they are unusually crazy about their kids. Yes, there are exceptions (so sad to see), but they are relatively few.

And, as with all private schools, they want people who will contribute to the vibrancy of the school community, not parents who just write checks and end their engagement there.

Is this for real? Non-Beauvoir parents are not crazy about their kids? [/quote


??? I don't want my sentiment to be misconstrued, so I won't be sarcastic, even though I really want to be. 99% of parents are crazy about their kids. 99% of parents deeply love their kids and would do anything in the world for their kid. To think that Beauvoir has isolated a perfect contingent of loving parents is a false and hurtful construct. of course, since you have to pass Ms. Hartigan's inspection to be a part of the community, even if you weren't a perfect parent, you better know how to fake it when you are on campus.

I can't help it, the sarcasm is back. do you think PAYING for an education means you are more crazy for your kid than I am? All it means is that you have disposable funds and are particularly susceptible to glossy marketing tactics by the marketing and development offices of this school.

Gosh, there's a lot of defensiveness and indignant outrage in this post. Try reading 10:45 again. Just because Beauvoir parents are "crazy about their children," it doesn't mean other parents aren't.

The point being made was that Beauvoir parents generally are pretty enthusiastic, loving parents.

And money has nothing to do with it. In fact, some of the the wealthiest parents I know are the ones who are too busy for their kids and farm them off on an army of nannies, housekeepers, maids, and gardeners.

Perhaps it does have something to do with the fact that there are a lot of non-wealthy, working parents who are willing to make the financial sacrifices to send their children to Beauvoir.

Moreover, I think that claiming that 99% of parents are crazy about their kids, deeply love them, and would do anything for them is totally and completely wrong. You'd have to be pretty dense or blind to think that.

For affluent NW DC in general, I'd say that about 30% of parents are really crazy about their kids, 50% think they're okay but have other priorities in life (but would say they're "crazy" about their kids, if asked), 15% are indifferent or actively dislike their kids, and 5% cross over into emotional or physical abusiveness.

This is exactly what I was talking about: Beauvoir parents do think they love their kids more than others do. You are actually saying that: you claim that all (translate: 100%) Beauvoir parents share the trait that they madly love their kids, but that only 30% of the general DC population does. You see that? You call us defensive, claiming we are misreading the statement, but then you go and say exactly that. It's really weird. Trust me. You don't care more about your kids...I can promise you that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it helps if you are clear WHY Beauvoir is your first choice. We fell in love with Beauvoir's philosophy and made that clear in our application, noting specific aspects of the philosophy and teaching approach we were enthusiastic about.

They also like parents who are really into their children and put the child's needs first. I think that Ms. Hartigan has a deep personal love of children, which shines through so clearly when she's interacting with them. if there's one thing that almost all Beauvoir parents share, it's that they are unusually crazy about their kids. Yes, there are exceptions (so sad to see), but they are relatively few.

And, as with all private schools, they want people who will contribute to the vibrancy of the school community, not parents who just write checks and end their engagement there.

Is this for real? Non-Beauvoir parents are not crazy about their kids? [/quote


??? I don't want my sentiment to be misconstrued, so I won't be sarcastic, even though I really want to be. 99% of parents are crazy about their kids. 99% of parents deeply love their kids and would do anything in the world for their kid. To think that Beauvoir has isolated a perfect contingent of loving parents is a false and hurtful construct. of course, since you have to pass Ms. Hartigan's inspection to be a part of the community, even if you weren't a perfect parent, you better know how to fake it when you are on campus.

I can't help it, the sarcasm is back. do you think PAYING for an education means you are more crazy for your kid than I am? All it means is that you have disposable funds and are particularly susceptible to glossy marketing tactics by the marketing and development offices of this school.

Gosh, there's a lot of defensiveness and indignant outrage in this post. Try reading 10:45 again. Just because Beauvoir parents are "crazy about their children," it doesn't mean other parents aren't.

The point being made was that Beauvoir parents generally are pretty enthusiastic, loving parents.

And money has nothing to do with it. In fact, some of the the wealthiest parents I know are the ones who are too busy for their kids and farm them off on an army of nannies, housekeepers, maids, and gardeners.

Perhaps it does have something to do with the fact that there are a lot of non-wealthy, working parents who are willing to make the financial sacrifices to send their children to Beauvoir.

Moreover, I think that claiming that 99% of parents are crazy about their kids, deeply love them, and would do anything for them is totally and completely wrong. You'd have to be pretty dense or blind to think that.

For affluent NW DC in general, I'd say that about 30% of parents are really crazy about their kids, 50% think they're okay but have other priorities in life (but would say they're "crazy" about their kids, if asked), 15% are indifferent or actively dislike their kids, and 5% cross over into emotional or physical abusiveness.

This is exactly what I was talking about: Beauvoir parents do think they love their kids more than others do. You are actually saying that: you claim that all (translate: 100%) Beauvoir parents share the trait that they madly love their kids, but that only 30% of the general DC population does. You see that? You call us defensive, claiming we are misreading the statement, but then you go and say exactly that. It's really weird. Trust me. You don't care more about your kids...I can promise you that.

No, that's not what the PP said. Try reading it again. Although given your very evident bias, it's possible that you can't absorb what it's actually saying.

As for weird, I think it's weird that you assume that the PP is saying you don't love your kids. Trust me. You sound defensive and dogmatic, and not very bright.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Beauvoir is okay but be aware it oversells itself as a gateway to St. Albans and NCS. They'll give you the impression that it's a done deal from the start.

At least relating to STA, there seems to be a concerted effort to dissuade the less-sporty from enrolling. With the new fields has come a renewed focus on the success of the sports program.

[Anonymous]

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Chances are you won't get in, so I would apply to other schools too.


Not sure that's true. Isnt it a pretty big class size maybe 60 kids? Do you volunteer at your child's current school? If not, you should do that. I think there's a spot on the teacher evaluation that asks about volunteering. Schools are always looking for families that will become involved.

Beauvoir likely accepts no more than about 25% of applicants so yes, chances are your child won't get in. He/she MAY but the odds are against it unless you are a sibling, alumni, or faculty family. Even then, they're not great. If you tell a highly selective school that you are only applying there (they ask where else you are applying) they will think you are crazy or lying. Don't do it. Find at least three that you think would be a good fit, including one that is not so competitive, or be prepared to go public or sit out a year.

Not true. We told Sidwell the truth, that if we didn't get in we would do public. And our child was accepted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Chances are you won't get in, so I would apply to other schools too.


Not sure that's true. Isnt it a pretty big class size maybe 60 kids? Do you volunteer at your child's current school? If not, you should do that. I think there's a spot on the teacher evaluation that asks about volunteering. Schools are always looking for families that will become involved.

Beauvoir likely accepts no more than about 25% of applicants so yes, chances are your child won't get in. He/she MAY but the odds are against it unless you are a sibling, alumni, or faculty family. Even then, they're not great. If you tell a highly selective school that you are only applying there (they ask where else you are applying) they will think you are crazy or lying. Don't do it. Find at least three that you think would be a good fit, including one that is not so competitive, or be prepared to go public or sit out a year.

Not true. We told Sidwell the truth, that if we didn't get in we would do public. And our child was accepted.

So did we, with the same result.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Beauvoir is okay but be aware it oversells itself as a gateway to St. Albans and NCS. They'll give you the impression that it's a done deal from the start.

At least relating to STA, there seems to be a concerted effort to dissuade the less-sporty from enrolling. With the new fields has come a renewed focus on the success of the sports program.

The year I am most familiar with, every single boy who applied from Beauvoir regular (not early) admission to STA was admitted, and every one of them went to their top choice school (either Sidwell or Maret) instead. They are friends with boys at STA, and STA was very gracious. These boys and their families made the decision based on their own assessments of what would work best for their families, without any dissuasion from STA at all. Of these families, I don't not know a single one who has anything negative to say about STA, and the families are all good friends with many STA families.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Our DD got in with no connections, no money, no anything, and our application was turned in last minute. So keep up the faith!

What does your daughter look like? What is her ethnic background?

White. Our ancestors have been in this country since Jamestown lol so nothing exotic!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our DD got in with no connections, no money, no anything, and our application was turned in last minute. So keep up the faith!

What does your daughter look like? What is her ethnic background?

White. Our ancestors have been in this country since Jamestown lol so nothing exotic!

LOL. It cracks me up when people say minorities have a easier time being admitted. While Beauvoir does a good job with diversity it is still very much a majority white school. I also know some minorities who applied at the last minute and were either not accepted or wait listed. So it really just comes down to the child. Apply. Go to the mandatory your. Do your best to paint a good picture of your child and your family in your responses to the essay questions. Fingers crossed you DC has a good play date. Then cross your fingers and wait till March 1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi - I will be applying my little one for PK4 admission. Any advice on how to stand out in the admissions process? Its the only school we want. Thx!

Donate a lot of money. That's pretty much the tone of the place.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hi - I will be applying my little one for PK4 admission. Any advice on how to stand out in the admissions process? Its the only school we want. Thx!

Donate a lot of money. That's pretty much the tone of the place.

+1 Spot on.

[Anonymous]

Jeff, did you edit this thread? I remember it from earlier in the week or last week when it was considerably longer, and nastier in tone (although it's already kind of nasty) with Beauvoir boosters being pretty insulting - like, even getting to the point of saying that people who didn't get in should question the intelligence of their kids. The thread also rehashed the Eric Toth scandal.

[Anonymous]

I do think a lot of comments were deleted.