How many of the Beauvoir kids are hooked at NCS/STA through sibling preference or “other family members?” Maybe that helps explain it. Schools like to keep families together for various reasons even if that does reduce school diversity.

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Anonymous wrote:NP. Isn’t it generally acknowledged that the brightest kids in the graduating class enter in 9th grade at STA and NCS? BVR kids are usually in the bottom half? NMSFs and cum laude very rarely BVR kids, I think.

That makes sense since in the LS and MS the bottom half are already the Beauvoirese. My hypothesis is that their parents have been generous donors. the school needs to retain this segment of students.

Gosh you people are the worst shame shame. Not only are you awfull little lying trolls but the lies you are spreading are about children! Bottom line most Beauvoir kids thrive at sta including mine and including family members

I agree. Let's stick with the facts.

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Anonymous wrote:NP. Isn’t it generally acknowledged that the brightest kids in the graduating class enter in 9th grade at STA and NCS? BVR kids are usually in the bottom half? NMSFs and cum laude very rarely BVR kids, I think.

That makes sense since in the LS and MS the bottom half are already the Beauvoirese. My hypothesis is that their parents have been generous donors. the school needs to retain this segment of students.

Gosh you people are the worst shame shame. Not only are you awfull little lying trolls but the lies you are spreading are about children! Bottom line most Beauvoir kids thrive at sta including mine and including family members

32 BVR girls are headed to NCS.

I mean in the LS and MS, the discrepancy is more obvious. May be in US there are more hooked recruits? After all, the competitions are very important.

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Anonymous wrote:NP. Isn’t it generally acknowledged that the brightest kids in the graduating class enter in 9th grade at STA and NCS? BVR kids are usually in the bottom half? NMSFs and cum laude very rarely BVR kids, I think.

That makes sense since in the LS and MS the bottom half are already the Beauvoirese. My hypothesis is that their parents have been generous donors. the school needs to retain this segment of students.

Wrong. It is about 50/50.

Anonymous wrote:NP. Isn’t it generally acknowledged that the brightest kids in the graduating class enter in 9th grade at STA and NCS? BVR kids are usually in the bottom half? NMSFs and cum laude very rarely BVR kids, I think.

That makes sense since in the LS and MS the bottom half are already the Beauvoirese. My hypothesis is that their parents have been generous donors. the school needs to retain this segment of students.

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Anonymous wrote:Come on do you know how many academically qualities kids
Do not get into STA for fourth? It is because Beauvoir clogs it up. Sad that STA got bullied into not taking in more outsiders. It is like a club that starts at nursery and you have no hope getting into unless you are hooked.

You sound bitter. The Beauvoir kids also have academically gifted students and they get a priority because they’re part of the cathedral family. It is a feeder but it’s not an automatic admission. Beauvoir, NCS, and STA are a family of schools and have many inter-school events and chapel services and crossover.

That just proves the point of the pp. How is it amazing to get into the next stage school? STA has to accept even the less than average kids.

How come in my DD's class, the bottom third of the class are all from Beauvoir?

What this result tells me is that if you want to go co-ed for high school (and many girls do not want to go to NCS for various reasons) then going the BVR route is not recommended. Will be better off starting at a K-8 school.

The bottom line is how do parents in the younger grades feel about the results? Are this year's more reassuring than last year's? Does going to Beauvoir mean you're taking a crap shoot with your child's future, or does the high admittance into STA/NCS assuage concerns?

Anonymous wrote:What is fair to say is that it's significantly harder to get in at 9th and that each kid admitted has a proven track record. I believe there are Beauvoir students among the strong performers.

It's looking like half and half so nothing to clean from lifers versus 9th grade entrants in top 20% at STA and NCS. What you get from doing 7&8th grade at a Cathedral school, and I would add at GDS, SFS, is the workload and study habits kick in for 7th grade. So no rude awakening in 9th followed by a transition period where the new 9th grader figures out what is effective use of time, work effort, number of ECs, etc. The "programming" so to speak starts in 6/7th if you are already in the K-12. That coupled with the fact that kids who don't like the "programming" self select to leave or get counseled out (this is rare, and for the most part I see faculty kids leaving for schools closer to their home or a different environment, not for academics).

But yes 9th grade, lots of data points and the AdCom is sculpting the class for diverse fortes and interests. Helps with college app time too.

What is fair to say is that it's significantly harder to get in at 9th and that each kid admitted has a proven track record. I believe there are Beauvoir students among the strong performers.

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Anonymous wrote:My assessment: it doesn't necessarily look like a redemption from last year's results. I know some on this board had said this class would be different.

Glad to hear that there seem to be stronger results to STA and NCS this year as a majority of parents enter Beauvoir with that intention. (Not all, but definitely a majority.)

Generally speaking, moving to St. Pat's, NPS, Lowell, and Grace Episcopal are not usually the ideal trajectory simply because you have to apply once again in a few years. Mater Dei may be the desire for a Catholic education and/or closer to home. McLean is also a specialized school and Berkeley is an out-of-town move, so not reading into those.

It's the number of k-6, k-8 choices that is surprising. All schools are fine, but if you want that route, you typically start at one of those schools in the first place. Typically people don't go to BVR with the intention of then switching to a k-6 or k-8. Again, trying to be objective here. Not sure what of this, really.

+1000

90% of kids going to STA and NCS is amazing. That is pretty much the entire 4th grade class at each. There is nothing negative about these results. Amazing results. The few students that didn't get their first choice often want coed over single sex and Maret is often their first choice and they just don't have the slots available. Their entire class of third grade is 28 students.

90% of the class did NOT get in to STA/NCS. That is not at all what the original posts says, go back and re-read it. Its says "90% of students applying to STA and NCS were accepted." That is very different. You don't know how many kids from the class applied to STA/NCS. But, only 90% of those who did were accepted. That's actually BAD because they tell families ahead of time if their child will be accepted (if he or she is a good fit). So 10% of families either didn't heed the advice of Beauvior or were shocked when their kid wasn't accepted.

NP. Isn’t it generally acknowledged that the brightest kids in the graduating class enter in 9th grade at STA and NCS? BVR kids are usually in the bottom half? NMSFs and cum laude very rarely BVR kids, I think.

Anonymous wrote:Ok well they certainly don’t have to let in 90 percent. And yes it’s us laughable because Beauvoir kids are bright and well prepared.

Again, it's 90 percent of those who applied. The number applying could be much smaller than the entire class. If 50 kids applied, then 45 were let in -- for example. T

The final class numbers will give a good indication of how many actually applied to STA/NCS.
We also know that the class size is just a bit over 80 kids. We know that the kids are attending 14 schools.
We also know that 88 percent of the class received their top choice (and thus 12 percent didn't.)

What we can divine is the following: Those applying to STA/NCS had a much better acceptance rate than last year.

The number of schools is as, or perhaps even more varied, than last year. This year all children had committed to school. Last year five were still trying to find spots around this time.

In sum, was a better because there was greater success at the Cathedral schools, which is the destination of choice for most Beauvoir parents. So that's clearly good news.

For the kids who didn't want to attend the Cathedral schools or didn't get into the Cathedral school, the results are more muted.

The expectation is that if you go to Beauvoir, you should be well placed to get your top choice whether it's at NCS/STA or elsewhere. The results suggest that about 10 kids/families didn't get into their top choice. Is that a reasonable number. Would you be concerned that your child could end up as one of those 10, or is the time at Beauvoir and its emphasis on early childhood education of a consolation? If you're not fully set on a Cathedral, does Beauvoir makes sense, or is it best to find another place (k-12, k-6, k-8) instead? Has there been too much of an emphasis on deep pockets in recent years?