Trinity vs Dalton

[Anonymous]

Child, boy, starting in kindergarten. We’re liberal and biracial. We live on the Upper West Side.

Both have so much to offer but Dalton seems more progressive. WWYD?

[Anonymous]

Dalton is more progressive. Neither are remotely possible to get into without major connections or another major pull , I think

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dalton is more progressive. Neither are remotely possible to get into without major connections or another major pull , I think

My nephew is a genius and was accepted into both. No other connections.

Dalton is your better bet, OP. Trinity is a great school obviously but not creative,

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Dalton is more progressive. Neither are remotely possible to get into without major connections or another major pull , I think

My nephew is a genius and was accepted into both. No other connections.

Dalton is your better bet, OP. Trinity is a great school obviously but not creative,

+1. My son got into Dalton with absolutely zero connections or hooks. He’s white, American, with average parents!! He’s just very, very smart. A genetic fluke because we’re decidedly average,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dalton is more progressive. Neither are remotely possible to get into without major connections or another major pull , I think

My nephew is a genius and was accepted into both. No other connections.

Dalton is your better bet, OP. Trinity is a great school obviously but not creative,

+1. My son got into Dalton with absolutely zero connections or hooks. He’s white, American, with average parents!! He’s just very, very smart. A genetic fluke because we’re decidedly average,

He’s in kindergarten and loves it. So do we!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dalton is more progressive. Neither are remotely possible to get into without major connections or another major pull , I think

For both schools, it depends on the number of seats available after siblings, legacies, and faculty children are placed, and then in relation to the gender and age distribution of those who are likely to be offered seats. It all also depends on what "bi-racial" means in the OP - URM is what all schools are looking for. Dalton is very progressive, and Trinity is much more traditional - most people have a strong preference one way or the other, as they are quite different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dalton is more progressive. Neither are remotely possible to get into without major connections or another major pull , I think

For both schools, it depends on the number of seats available after siblings, legacies, and faculty children are placed, and then in relation to the gender and age distribution of those who are likely to be offered seats. It all also depends on what "bi-racial" means in the OP - URM is what all schools are looking for. Dalton is very progressive, and Trinity is much more traditional - most people have a strong preference one way or the other, as they are quite different.

IDK a single happy kid @ Trinity. I know plenty @ Dalton.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dalton is more progressive. Neither are remotely possible to get into without major connections or another major pull , I think

For both schools, it depends on the number of seats available after siblings, legacies, and faculty children are placed, and then in relation to the gender and age distribution of those who are likely to be offered seats. It all also depends on what "bi-racial" means in the OP - URM is what all schools are looking for. Dalton is very progressive, and Trinity is much more traditional - most people have a strong preference one way or the other, as they are quite different.

IDK a single happy kid @ Trinity. I know plenty @ Dalton.

Can you say more? If you know, what contributes to kids being unhappy at Trinity?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dalton is more progressive. Neither are remotely possible to get into without major connections or another major pull , I think

My nephew is a genius and was accepted into both. No other connections.

Dalton is your better bet, OP. Trinity is a great school obviously but not creative,

+1. My son got into Dalton with absolutely zero connections or hooks. He’s white, American, with average parents!! He’s just very, very smart. A genetic fluke because we’re decidedly average,

I am curious how schools evalute which 5 year olds are “very very smart” (and not doubting your son is). We are in DC and most kids I know my
own included scored 99th% on the WPPSI or WISC - it is very common to score this high in younger years.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dalton is more progressive. Neither are remotely possible to get into without major connections or another major pull , I think

For both schools, it depends on the number of seats available after siblings, legacies, and faculty children are placed, and then in relation to the gender and age distribution of those who are likely to be offered seats. It all also depends on what "bi-racial" means in the OP - URM is what all schools are looking for. Dalton is very progressive, and Trinity is much more traditional - most people have a strong preference one way or the other, as they are quite different.

IDK a single happy kid @ Trinity. I know plenty @ Dalton.

Can you say more? If you know, what contributes to kids being unhappy at Trinity?

NP but Trinity is known to be a pressure cooker where it’s all about academics and Dalton is much more well rounded. I do know some happy kids at Trinity but they are the ones who are incredibly bright, studious and are all about the academics. The ones I know who are most unhappy are the kids who are legacies or got in because of connections but they just aren’t smart enough to cut it, or want more than pure academics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dalton is more progressive. Neither are remotely possible to get into without major connections or another major pull , I think

My nephew is a genius and was accepted into both. No other connections.

Dalton is your better bet, OP. Trinity is a great school obviously but not creative,

+1. My son got into Dalton with absolutely zero connections or hooks. He’s white, American, with average parents!! He’s just very, very smart. A genetic fluke because we’re decidedly average,

He’s in kindergarten and loves it. So do we!

If he's only in kindergarten, you don't know yet if he's very, very smart.