Is Westminster School the best school on Earth? STATESMOM returns

[statesmom]

I have a lot to say, don't know if anyone remembers the thread. Let me know if you want to hear from me.

And of course the biggest question you avoid answering… why were you asking about reading lamps at Eton in 2017? It couldn’t have been idle curiosity given your remarks about the Parents in here having too much time on their hands… was it simply a name change fail? 😂

Girls will join in the 5th form? At my old grammar, that was y11. So surely this is wrong?

And that’s a pretty lazy trope about the residency of parents, and definitely not reflective of the situation. Yes some kids move to the school from all countries. Not just the far east. But it would be difficult to imagine a card-carrying Trump supporter imagining how Parents from other countries integrated into school life. Have you got your tiny bandage fixed on your right ear by the way ?

Confusingly 5th form is yr 9 at Westminster (not that the OP would know)

Ah. Unusual then. There was lower III and upper III and 4th at DDs prep @DDberzatto I had forgotten that.

The failure to answer any direct questions about timelines leads me to believe this is all a wind up on the part of the OP.
Maybe she’s imagined the whole thing? Or it’s all been wishful thinking. Or maybe recollections have varied…..

Can you please point me to my post of asking about reading lamps at Eton?!

We were there for 5 years; why would I not be able to comment on other parents integrating?

And this is something not on the internets. You ask any Westminster sixth form student about the kids from the mainland. There is a whatsapp chat called "Eastminster". They are pretty isolated, frankly. Not great for the school in my view and I expressed this to many faculty and administrators.

If your DS was 8 years old 10 years ago which university did he attend to be offered the high flying job at Citibank? He’s clearly not 20 something now.
The fact that it doesn’t add up is calling into question the validity of the rest of your story.

You’d have loved DT’s school - international with dozens of nationalities. For us co-ed was essential - wouldn’t have considered single sex .

Look people: I tried.

I tried to ask you about Westminster when my son was in Year 8, and I thank you for the thoughts.

I tried to offer my help well after he graduated, and I hope I may have been helpful for the few of you.

But I realize that our time here has come to a (temporary?) end, and this thread is now generating more heat than light.

I would hope that thoughtful girls reading this thread would realize that I'm a pretty intelligent woman, independent and not afraid to speak my mind. I hope you have learned from me.

And so I'll end my participation on this thread with a long quote from one of my favorite speeches in American history, Nixon's farewell to the White House Staff.

And he goes like this:

You are here to say goodbye to us, and we don't have a good word for it in English -- the best is au revoir. We'll see you again.

This post @statesmom . This, plus the inconsistency with age and what you’re claiming your son has achieved in 10 years.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/secondary/2940744-Eton-uniform-shops

I think the wind up merchant has signed off. Baited, got the raise, had a laugh and has gone up in a puff of smoke - back to Kansas , Dorothy - let’s hope so. This might be a magazine article shortly. One of those spoof ones.

I would hope that thoughtful girls reading this thread would realize that I'm a pretty intelligent woman,

Most batshit remark of the lot.......................

Disingenuous at best…I’ve posted your actual comment more than once…

Ok Delboy. Mange tout, mange tout.

1. because you were never a parent
2. because such overt xenophobia would have been given the short shrift it deserved by any member of staff

Sadly I think she is for real. And deranged. But hey ho, off to Vanderbilt this summer to wave off the little prince 😂

If anyone from the UK is wondering why the OP is returning to the US now, it’s because term starts now for freshmen in the US. It is well known that UK students have a greater risk than US students regarding offers. US students just need a letter from their school to say they are still a jolly good egg. UK students need to hit their A level offers and it is considered less likely you’ll be asked to leave campus if you miss your A level grades if you are already enrolled… 😉

Almost certainly very near to Kansas 😉

Not aghast at all. Just a bit sad for you all that your son needed so much help. It's ok, though, OP. Someone's got to keep those consultants-to-the-terminally-dim in the active economy. Thank you for your service.

@DDberzatto Of course the DS might be pleasant. He might buck the trend. What happened about the villa in an Asian country?

I loved this entire thread...it's been essential poolside reading for the past couple of weeks. Part Columbo & part Jerry Springer.
Aside from all the 'gotcha' stuff I found lots of the info & debate on here fascinating. I've always wondered who about those college consultants & who can afford them.
If you're rolling in money, why not!
Bye @statesmom

Except you might want to hire one that might work…. There is a whole industry set up to take money for old rope. A bit like the ‘super tutor’ who didn’t work either….

Apples don’t usually fall far from the tree….