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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The families of the Beauvoir girls heard around the same time (Dec 1).  It is not a definitive yes or no, but a strong thumbs up or down.  Waiting for the letter to make it official.  Most of the families that I know of that got the initial thumbs down from the outplacement director did not apply to NCS for early decision.[/quote]

I think this kind of language is not only incorrect but is one of the reason people hate Beauvoir.  There is no "early decision".  We don't talk like that.  If you mean the school was their first choice, the outplacement director does know what family preferences are and presumably could make a stronger case for the child whose first choice was a cathedral school.  There is also no thick envelope.  Just a letter.  Parents are anxious, mostly becuase their kids have to get in somewhere.  They can't continue at Beauvoir if things don't work out.  So that is the underlying reason for the stress, not because of some Ivy League ambitions.  Everyone wants to make sure their kid goes on SOMEWHERE.[/quote]

The year we were accepted to STA the envelope included the letter, deposit form, and some other form.   Without a doubt, I knew that an acceptance letter was in it just by looking at the width of the envelope  Whereas the rejection envelope only includes the letter. Perhaps the process is different at STA than at NCS, a few years ago, the outplacement director did tell families in early December to apply elsewhere.  I know of a few families who received rejection letters in January, they were indeed told to apply elsewhere in early December.  STA was their first choice as it is most who apply.  Most parents were stressed out before receiving their STA acceptance letters.   Unless your boy is the son of an alum or is a sib or your family is flagged to have $$$ you had reason to worry.  Early in the fall at a parent admission meeting, we were told about 6-8 boys don't get in.  That fact was always in the back of my mind.

It appears that the STA letters are sent out the week following the Saturday in January that non-Beauvoir applicants admission tests are administered and scored. [/quote]

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