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- NYC Schools Horace Mann High School...(more)
- no. our school told us to expect them to announce ~7 days before ISAAGny. A dc my dc knows at another school seems to think they will announce tomorrow
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- ^what schools does your dc like best? for us HM and Riverdale.
- ^though she's kind of stressed out by HM's pressure cooker reputation
- Trying to make up his mind
- I did not know that they announce earlier than the isaagny date. dd also waiting for hs results...
- Will HM send result via email?
- They posted on the Ravenna HUb portal. The email tells you that a decision is posted .
- no. our school told us to expect them to announce ~7 days before ISAAGny. A dc my dc knows at another school seems to think they will announce tomorrow
- NYC Schools Dwight Englewood or Riverdale for High School...(more)
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- DE is closer to city than all three hill schools
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- My friend LOVES DE....but if you are Jewish, Riverdale may be a better choice for your family
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- We toured both a couple of years ago. Loved DE, and DD hated Riverdale for some reason. We plan to look at both again for DS.
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- NYC Schools Do high schools like riverdale. horace mann, fieldston have a 'learning center' or 'academic center' for kids who need extra support?
- HM does
- Yes
- No. Everyone there is brilliant.
- fieldston does
- Yes, they all do.
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- What does that mean? Your kid got into NO Kindergartens?
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- Wow, I am so sorry. How is that even allowed? NYC is so weird with the school system. It is so confusing to me!
- She means private school. Her child could attend public school in NYC.
- is this for private school?
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- Have you reached out to individual schools and to the parent's league?
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- I would keep trying--spots do open up (unless you're focused on only one or two schools, then the odds go down obviously).
- Go public and apply again next year. There isn't much demand for 1 grade, and they do have spaces to fill.
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- Wow, I am so sorry. How is that even allowed? NYC is so weird with the school system. It is so confusing to me!
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- All 5 year olds are ordinary
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- All 5 year olds are ordinary
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- how widely did you apply? but I wouldn't sweat it. fwiw, if you want to stay in the city you should
- What does that mean? Your kid got into NO Kindergartens?
- NYC Schools Is a 1350 SAT score that bad? That's what my dd got - straight A student, top 5% of her class
- Did she study? No it’s not bad
- She has been studying all fall
- That is not bad at all for a first time test.
- It was the first time but she has been working with a tutor and studying for a few months.
- The tutor should help her isolate the specific content areas that she should work on, and make that the focus going forward. Has she taken a sample ACT test for comparison?
- Yes, she took mock tests for both and SAT was better.
- Okay, so she should just execute on the plan - focus on the weak areas and methodically keep studying/testing/studying/testing in those specific areas.
- Yes, she took mock tests for both and SAT was better.
- The tutor should help her isolate the specific content areas that she should work on, and make that the focus going forward. Has she taken a sample ACT test for comparison?
- It was the first time but she has been working with a tutor and studying for a few months.
- no its good.
- It's not a great score today. 1350 today is 90th percentile (top 10%). A generation ago it was top 3-4%.
- With diligent study and test practice, she can get that up to 1450 at least, possibly 1500
- Maybe- but the 1350 already came with a lot of prep.
- With diligent study and test practice, she can get that up to 1450 at least, possibly 1500
- It was good in 1984 when I got it.
- The scale has been curved easier twice since then.
- OF COURSE THAT IS NOT A BAD SCORE FOR FUCK'S SAKE
- Well, truthfully, it’s not going to get her into an Ivy if that’s her goal, unless she’s an athlete or something.
- How’s the math score? IME, the “easiest” way to score more points is on the math bc you can actually learn the material. If you’re a slow reader, there’s less you can do ...(more)
- Did she study? No it’s not bad
- NYC Schools Do you think we will hear from Horace Mann by tomorrow for high school? Website says decisions released first two weeks of Feb. but ISAAGNY is not until Feb. 26 this year. They us...(more)
- NYC Schools UNIS vs. LREI?...(more)
- UNIS is a serious place; LREI isnt
- Spoken like someone who's stuck in the 80s.
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- Totally different schools
- UNIS is a serious place; LREI isnt
- NYC Schools CGPS versus Cathedral School of St John the Divine for KG...(more)
- I know more people at Cathedral. I reallly like Cathedral.
- Cathedral
- CGPS goes though 12th.. a big plus
- Np: true, but often a school that’s a good fit in K ends up not being the right place for hs. Cathedral does a good job placing kids in 9th.
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- really? That’s too bad. My dc graduated a while ago.
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- Too bad. I wonder what’s going on! Must be a toxic place to work as a teacher if they’re having so much turnover.
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- That’s really too bad. ET was a great teacher. There was a ss teacher that my dc loved but he only lasted a year or two. Hope they get their act together.
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- Too bad. I wonder what’s going on! Must be a toxic place to work as a teacher if they’re having so much turnover.
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- really? That’s too bad. My dc graduated a while ago.
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- Np: true, but often a school that’s a good fit in K ends up not being the right place for hs. Cathedral does a good job placing kids in 9th.
- Zoned public
- Very different cultures at those two schools. Which suits your family better?
- did virtual interviews so it was hard to get a sense of the cultures. CGPS seems to have more resources and more after school activities
- True. Generally speaking, cpgs more high maintenance crowd; cathedral’s more low key. I have friends at both schools (and they are happy) but I cannot imagine them going to the...(more)
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- did virtual interviews so it was hard to get a sense of the cultures. CGPS seems to have more resources and more after school activities
- Where do you live? For lack of a better term, how “flashy” are you?
- UWS, not flashy at all .
- Then pick Cathedral. My ds went there. We are super low key. You will find most families are very low key. They are super committed to diversity and inclusion. The grounds are...(more)
- UWS, not flashy at all .
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- HOw are exmissions lately?
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- Yes, I saw that Marsha Nelson is leaving. And yes I do think there was some political stuff with the exmissions.
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- HOw are exmissions lately?
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- Yes, that is true. I posted above that my ds went there and had a good experience. But now that you mention it, the workload was really demanding in MS. There was a lot of...(more)
- Thank you all for your responses.
- NYC Schools Where do SJP's girls go to school?
- Prob Ethical Culture
- they are in 6th and don't go to Fieldston
- no, they went to city and country for elementary I think. They may be still there if it runs through
- none of your beeswax
- We know, but it's a strong rule here not to dox any kids.
- CSH?
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- Seriously
- CSH?
- somewhere your kid can't get in
- Why do you care?
- Prob Ethical Culture
- NYC Schools How the WL at Spence for 6th grade?
- NYC Schools Sacred Heart or Marymount?
- neither
- Sacred Heart if going to a good college is something important to you
- Marymount doesn’t have good placement?
- Not as good as Sacrex Heart
- Nonsense
- Not the same afterBarbara Root died
- Oh man - I loved her.
- I just posted below. She was an incredible woman
- So incredible. I bet we know each other! At least tangentially.
- Maybe. I was at some charity event with strangers, we got to talking about her (n idea why) and e-maled her. Her DH wrote me a lovely response about how she passed away. I...(more)
- ^and my dd was rejected for Pre-K 3. I was devastated. But she was wonderful
- So incredible. I bet we know each other! At least tangentially.
- I just posted below. She was an incredible woman
- Oh man - I loved her.
- Marymount doesn’t have good placement?
- I know happy families at both.
- They won’t be happy when their Marymount grad is at Marist
- MM had 2 girls go to Princeton last year. How'd your school do?
- and Harvard, for people who care about that sort of thing
- Oh, please
- MM had 2 girls go to Princeton last year. How'd your school do?
- ditto - MM is more catholic "lite"
- They won’t be happy when their Marymount grad is at Marist
- My dd went to MM and I was mostly happy with her years there
- Where is dd in college?
- Smith
- Where is dd in college?
- CSH
- Have direct experience with CSH and it's a good school. The college list looks "better" than Marymount's but in our experience, it was because of connections the individual...(more)
- Do you remember Mrs. Root?
- Yes, RIP.
- Do you remember Mrs. Root?
- How much aid did they offer?
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- NYC Schools DD who is going into 6th from charter was WL at pretty much all schools except Sacred Heart. We really want Spence or Marymount, ECFS. Any ideas? What can I do?
- nothing. you can do nothing.
- Tell them you will accept spot immediately, if offered.
- CSH is a great school.
- yeah? why?
- why did you apply if you didn't think so? np
- no I like it but it was hard to gauge it with all remote this year and it gets slammed a lot for rich white girls, racist etc. Wanted to know why its "great"
- um all these schools are filled iwth rich white girls. they cost 50k
- no I like it but it was hard to gauge it with all remote this year and it gets slammed a lot for rich white girls, racist etc. Wanted to know why its "great"
- why did you apply if you didn't think so? np
- We have 2 friends with girls there they both love it
- yeah? why?
- keep in touch and tell them you are still interested
- Will sending a heart felt letter help?
- Work the waitlists.
- how exactly?
- Reach out to the admissions people and speak to them. Let them know you'll take a spot if one becomes available.
- how exactly?
- Funny list--Catholic and coed progressive? Anyway, call the schools you really want, reiterate why your DC is a great fit and tell them you'll take a spot if offered. Or go with...(more)
- Honestly, what’s the difference between sacred heart and Marymount?
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- Our friend chose mm and didn't even apply to chs- not sure why tbh they seem.similar
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- NYC Schools NYC D13 middle schools -- what do people think . .. MS915, Dock, A+L, charters, something else . . .
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- For what grade?
- ^ Calhoun/Bank Street very different from Hewitt for obvious reasons.you hand to think about whether your schedule would do better in a progressive vs. traditional environment....(more)
- New question. Which exit?
- i would pick either calhoun or hewitt because go to 12. not sure which. very different schools...
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- all mediocre. has a kid at calhoun at one point and at hewitt. Left both
- ^^had
- I think this might be a you problem.
- no not really. Hewitt has had a mass exodus. There was no learning going on there and Calhoun is so unacadmeic and the kids have issues
- How long ago was this?
- Calhoun is good at what it does, but you have to be fully on board. Hewitt is solid, but a small girls school can be socially tough. If you are starting at K, I'd go with Bank...(more)
- For what grade?
- NYC Schools Millennium Manhattan?...(more)
- NYC Schools Stuy or BxSci?...(more)
- Different cultures, Stuy is more of a pressure cooker. Both have some grinds, but BxSci has a lot of kids who are just voraciously intellectually curious and very mentorly towards...(more)
- DD went to BxSci, both excellent schools, so go with the easier commute. Stuy also has a nicer & newer building.
- you kid can get what they want academically from either. go with the shorter commute.
- NYC Schools Applying for financial aid at NYC privates?...(more)
- Even HHI of 250K can qualify, depends on your expenses.
- How does it depend on expenses?
- Second home mortgage is part of the questions, as is how much you spend on vacations, camps, after school, even on utilities...
- We have a own a property ( small house) that we rent out for income, we are well below. Do you think that is held against you?
- Second home mortgage is part of the questions, as is how much you spend on vacations, camps, after school, even on utilities...
- How does it depend on expenses?
- Even HHI of 250K can qualify, depends on your expenses.
- NYC Schools Any body on that has switched from NYC Private to NYC public during Highschool, or knows the process? The DOE website only has instruction for transferring within the...(more)
- You follow the same as a person moving into the city.
- thanks. it looks like you do that by contacting a welcome center, but because of Covid they are currently only responding to emergencies. This isn't an emergency. we want to apply...(more)
- from private? why?
- we no longer can afford it and DC isn't happy there.
- If you are at a private school, someone in the main office will help you set up a student id number. Some kids from our private apply out for high school so they have a process...(more)
- We are looking at public high school and our private has been super helpful with providing DOE information.
- from private? why?
- thanks. it looks like you do that by contacting a welcome center, but because of Covid they are currently only responding to emergencies. This isn't an emergency. we want to apply...(more)
- You follow the same as a person moving into the city.
- NYC Schools Is it bad if the amount of my kids' private school tuition is twice as much as our mortgage?
- Tuition is insane across the board. HUGE bubble and the ROI is questionable.
- Higher eduction bubble about to go: POP
- People have been saying this for 20 years
- It's overdue and imminent. Watch.
- NP: It will deflate, not pop. As long as we have massive income inequality and extreme class anxiety, people will pay 100K to send their kid to Yale.
- Ha! Yale is way more than 100K.
- It’s not, but it will be soon.
- She means per year, dear.
- Ha! Yale is way more than 100K.
- People have been saying this for 20 years
- Depends on what you consider a good return. If it’s all about money, they yes. But if it’s the actual education you value, it’s a different calculation.
- I am talking about the actual education. Some of these schools have completely lost their way.
- So then it depends on the school and how it fits with your family’s values, etc. For us, it was worth every penny. IMO, it’s public schools that have lost their way.
- I am talking about the actual education. Some of these schools have completely lost their way.
- Public schools are a disaster right now. It seems worth it to go private to be able to be in person?
- And they were a disaster before now. This has just revealed how big the chasm is between public/private, even if a lot of public school parents are in denial. I know I was.
- My dd is in HS and I see - even if privates are better - her friends are going to the same
- If all you care about is college placement, then sure, it’s not worth it. But I see my middle schooler’s friends regurgitating facts from textbooks the way I did and I compare it...(more)
- ^colleges and doing well there whether they went to Trinity or Hackley or Bonx Science or Elro. It can’t be that different in the end
- It’s different in how you are taught to think, write, and speak. The problem is that we see getting into a top college as an end in itself, it’s not.
- I get what you are saying but I think people overestimate how much better private schools teach kids to speak, write and think. My friends DC is at Brown and an English major and...(more)
- It’s different in how you are taught to think, write, and speak. The problem is that we see getting into a top college as an end in itself, it’s not.
- My dd is in HS and I see - even if privates are better - her friends are going to the same
- And they were a disaster before now. This has just revealed how big the chasm is between public/private, even if a lot of public school parents are in denial. I know I was.
- Higher eduction bubble about to go: POP
- no because many people with kids in private have zero mortgage
- Depends on your income, not your mortgage.
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- What is HHI
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- What is HHI??
- What if HHI is about $425k before taxes?
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- What do you consider "young" 😬
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- What do you consider "young" 😬
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- either it means you live in a really cheap house or you are stretched beyound belief or you have a different source of income like a relative paying the tuition. It could be good...(more)
- We live in an average apartment that we bought 10 years ago. No other source of income.
- Our tuition is completely insane but to us, it's worth it. Especially right now.
- What grades are your kids in?
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- Elementary and they're in session most of the time. When they're not, the remote instruction is actually pretty good.
- What grades are your kids in?
- The tuition is high. It’s $90k for two kids. Our whole house isn’t mortgaged and rates are low so it’s nothing like $90k.
- ^if you adjusted NY private school
- ^for infkation it would be $20-22k not $45k. It got out of control.
- ^if you adjusted NY private school
- OP here. I should clarify that I'm talking about private elementary school tuition. Not college
- I would rather invest in a solid k-12 education than save tons for college. There are a lot of excellent inexpensive college options — by the time they get there, it’s not...(more)
- Tuition is insane across the board. HUGE bubble and the ROI is questionable.
- NYC Schools Riverdale, Horace Mann or Dalton...(more)
- HM for great academics + campus
- Did you post this on nycitymoms? FYI, just beware of the responses you get on there. That one was user, anonymousurl, has a kid in K at Hunter (remote) and likes to troll the...(more)
- Is hunter remote or is there a choice to be on campus?
- Most of the kids are there; she is remote.
- Ty
- Most of the kids are there; she is remote.
- And now someone whose DH is an HM alum who didn't get in to the school and is sending her kid to MM or CSH just chimed in, LOL.
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- Well, just beware there are tons of trolls. One person just posted that they got into "all TT schools" for MS. Meanwhile, HM hasn't notified and Dalton and Trinity don't take...(more)
- what is NYCitymoms?
- Is hunter remote or is there a choice to be on campus?
- HM for the campus and prefer more traditional school (though not like Buckley/St. David's conservative)
- Richard ale campus is great too and school is less of a pressure cooker while still strong academically
- ^^^Riverdale, stupid autocorrect
- ITA that Riverdale is still a good school while less of a competitive environment. But I don't like the culture there. Very flashy Hamptons crowd and the kids are socially fast....(more)
- What does 'socially fast' mean? I am a np, with a dd very interested in riverdale so i am curious about this comment. we are not a connected/hampton type of family...
- Richard ale campus is great too and school is less of a pressure cooker while still strong academically
- What do you mean "I think"? K decisions are out already.
- MS/HS don't need to decide until next week.
- What's your public option?
- they are different. Riverdale - great campus, academic but all kinds of kids. HM - for the hyper-competitive kid who likes a type A environment. Dalton - no campus obviously so...(more)
- For K, MS or HS? The answer may be different depending.
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- Got it. What makes you think you may have this choice for MS? I didn't think MS admissions provided feedback
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- congrats! :)
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- congrats! :)
- Does anyone know what Riverdale academics are like? Dalton seems more highly regarded? We are coming from public.
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- Got it. What makes you think you may have this choice for MS? I didn't think MS admissions provided feedback
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- may be High School
- NYC Schools How does Nightingale compare to Brearley? (community, social-emotional, academic)...(more)
- Im not the least bit impressed with nightingale.
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- I'm impressed
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- I don’t like that Nightingale has a male head of school. I think the girls schools should have female HOS. It’s not a good look for the girls otherwise. It’s basically, we can...(more)
- NBS had a female for 20 years Dorothy Hutchinson
- Ok but now they don’t.
- i nkow, it is too bad. but it is a lovely school
- What do you like about it? np
- i nkow, it is too bad. but it is a lovely school
- Ok but now they don’t.
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- NBS had a female for 20 years Dorothy Hutchinson
- Do you have this choice? I sort of doubt anyone has turned town Brearley for Nightingale although it might be the right decision for lots of girls.
- I know someone who has and it has worked great for their DD. We did choose Brearley and while I do not regret things were certainly not always easy.
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- My DD may have been your ambassador. She's very happy there. We didn't look at Brearley, so I can't offer a comparison, but she has friends who love it there.
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- Im not the least bit impressed with nightingale.
- NYC Schools When will Horace Mann notify for High School? Website says first two weeks of Feb. Since they are not a member of ISAAGNY
- I'd presume you will hear by the end of the week.
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