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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From what I can tell, the $5K deposit is non-refundable if you sign by tomorrow but walk away by June?  
This is new this year (?)  Used to be $1k? 
This is our first renewal. 
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I just looked. I think it is for 2025-2026 school year? Nonetheless it is a smart approach. There are many on the waitlist and people need to commit or not if they are not returning. [/quote]

OP here.  Yes, I think it's new for 2024-2025 (but applies to all students). 
Once you sign the contract you are in for $5K (non-refundable).

It will be interesting to see how this plays out for them. 
Anyone waiting to hear from Walls or Thomas Jefferson or Blair or boarding schools will be out the $5K. [/quote]

Not a huge deal for anyone in this NCS "pool".

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Actually I have a friend who will now probably say "no" and take the chance at Walls (with JR as a back-up) vs. lose this $5K.  I have another friend at Basis who will likely do the same.
NCS actually enrolls quite a few 9th graders who are coming from public and/or who are also considering public magnets for 9th.  They're different than STA in this regard.  $5K is a lot to lose for this type of family.

Maybe NCS is fine with this and they want to transition to being more of only the financially-elite (vs. being the destination for the two fed family who sacrifices to make tuition work). 
But enrolling super smart (with parents who are professionals but not super wealthy) public schoolers in 9th has sort of been quite commonplace there for the past 5 years or so. 
Many (most?) of their top graduates in recent years came from public in 9th. [/quote]

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