Dimple!!! Long time. How have you been? An LC-ite, huh? The place that churned out fine ladies to manage fine families (that's what my aunt, an LC-ite used to tell us). She was there before your time from what I can tell. Samsara - "Back in our days, we were told by a teacher that both the Royals of Nepal and Bhutan first approached St. Paul's but withdrew their application once they learned that they'd have no privileges and they'd just be another conformed school-kid:" I cant speak for either of the Royal families, and I am not one to easily defend the Royal family of Nepal, as many people on Sajha can attest to, but let me offer you an alternate version of why that might have been the case. This will probably infuriate you, since you seem to take so much pride in your school, but my intention in bringing this up is so that you understand that there might be another explanation for it besides the one you heard. How do I put this without sounding like a dick? Let me start by saying I normally would not be commenting on something like this, but you've brought up something that I feel could be misleading based on my own personal experience. I too was accepted into SP l (and I am not related to the Royal Family in any way, shape or form, BTW). My parents put me elsewhere because they felt I was accepted not so much for who I was as an individual but because of whom my parents were. You might say that that could be true for most students getting admitted into grade 1 or 2. I suppose it was just more true in the SP of the early eighties than anywhere else at that time. There was a "wanna-be" attitude amongst some of the staff and board members of the school at that time that my parents felt would not make me the kind of person they wanted me to grow up to be. I can only hope that has changed since. I know SP had some good principals later and I know a few alumni who are great people which makes me believe it has. It is a good school and I am glad you are proud of it. I hope you aren't too mad at me. I've really enjoyed running into you on Sajha and the brief conversations we've had a couple of times. I wish you only the very best. CH