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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH and I are struggling to compare the vibe/warmth of these two schools. Which is closer knit? More meal trains and the like? Which has more kids having play dates at country clubs? More legacies? Trying to assess how welcome we will feel and any insights are appreciated![/quote]

Beauvoir is more diverse for sure no doubt. That being said within the school a large percentage belong to the same club and they tend to not be the nicest or most inclusive people. Plus 1/2 of the board belongs to the same club. [/quote]

The school is big enough that the exclusionary subset of the ccc subset (no not all ccc members act exclusionary) hasn’t really impacted us. Yes there are a couple of board seats that pass from one ccc mom to the next ccc mom. One ccc mom unofficially “picks” the next to replace her, and on and on. Everyone can tell you who will occupy that seat next time,, because it’s just this tiny tiny subset of a subset of ccc members who are often big donors who “put up” the person who then magically gets a seat.  (By the way, not all all big donors are ccc members, the point is that there is a board-seat selection that has a through-line in this way. Honestly it’s kind of comical). Anyway.  :lol:

Also, the school is much more diverse than nps. As parents of a mixed race child, that mattered to us. We’ve been very happy at BVR. I could care less who gets the board seat next and then has to host events for the board and the big donors. :shrug:[/quote]

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