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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To 21:32:  It is really quite simple, though probably not PC to state so boldly.  The obsession with Beauvoir has to do with:

1)  The fact that it is THE most expensive independent elementary school, in a city of overly-expensive elementary independent schools, and

2) The fact that it is affiliated with National Cathedral and therefore the Episcopal Church, which is regarded by many as The Church in this country (just ask any Episcopalian), and

3) The fact that it has a super-involved parent and alum group who act as a PR machine to keep the myth alive.

Have I left anything out?

These facts keep alive a culture of "haves" (those in the school) and "have nots" (those who were not admitted).  As with anything else, the "have nots" play just as big a role in the PR machine of the "haves" because they also perpetuate the myths, by obsessing about what they are missing.

It's basic psych 101.  An analogy: remember not getting into alpha alpha alpha sorority, and having to pretend that you were OK with beta beta beta???[/quote]

You are completely wrong on many counts.  For instance, the easiest to factual prove is that Beauvoir is not THE most expensive elementary school:

Beauvoir:  $24,440
St. Patrick's (k-3): $25,253
Sidwell Lower School: $26,790 
Maret (k-4): $24,695
GDS:  (PK-K) $25,685 (1-5) $27,445

and others such as Sheridan, Lowell, Norwood, etc.. are not far behind in price.

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Holy sh#t.  Is this the rate for the coming year, or have they gone up even more?[/quote]

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