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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some don't want a school with a religious affiliation. Some don't want to have to go through the application process again in just a few years. Some don't want to end up in a same-sex school. Some think it's too much of a display of privilege.

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They give so much financial aid that there isn't as much of a display of wealth as you would think. Even the uber wealthy are low key and very understated. There is a lot of old money there, means people do not talk about money or display what they have that much. We were pleasantly surprised by this.[/quote]

Gosh this was not our experience there at all.  After six years I'm not sure I would send my DC there again.  Education fine.  The parents are over the top.  The self-impressed wealthy crew are hard to take.  As an example, I remember one mom talking about how many $3-4 million homes there were for a new family to move into in her neighborhood in Spring Hill.  This was in a small conversation of about eight parents, many of us clearly not of that wealth.  It made me uncomfortable because it clearly was making others uncomfortable.  And this was the first week of kindergarten.  Another time a mother admonished my husband for bringing snacks to Stoddert that were from Giant and not from Whole Foods, where the kids would have had a healthier snack per her.  I don't mind wealth but I do mind people who shove it in your face like that makes them better than the rest.

We are now at another Big 3 school to much relief.  [/quote]

Wow this sounds farcical.  Again, must vary by class.  As a current Beauvoir parent of two students, we have never witnessed anything like the above.  In fact, quite the opposite we all roll our eyes at the very few with instances of conspicuous wealth and I have to say that even the uber wealthy don't seem to take themselves too seriously.  Maybe things have changed for the better since you all were there?  Seems like it. [/quote]

Very few people like this there. There is so much old money and so many highly educated people, that I have found that they don't care about money or any of the nonsense you are talking about. I am not going to try to convince anyone how to feel. To answer Op, sure people do turn down Beauvoir and they go to a variety of schools and I assume they are happy with their choice. Good luck to you in making your decision![/quote]

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