What's the most elite and exclusive K-12 School?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In fairness, 4yos are hard enough to assess (IQ tests and playgroups being extremely crude/imperfect tools) that “family history of doing well at Trinity” is probably as good a metric as any.

I get why schools consider siblings and legacies, but they shouldn’t replace meaningful assessment or classroom fit. Otherwise schools risk becoming inheritance systems rather than educational institutions. You still want admissions to be about the child, not just the family.

I 100% want a school to consider siblings. It would be frustrating getting one kid into a school and then a second kid go having to go to another school barring no major behavioral problems. I also understand legacy - my private alma matter is not in NYC but I would be very disappointed if my kid didn’t get in when there’s only so much you can judge a five year old.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In fairness, 4yos are hard enough to assess (IQ tests and playgroups being extremely crude/imperfect tools) that “family history of doing well at Trinity” is probably as good a metric as any.

I get why schools consider siblings and legacies, but they shouldn’t replace meaningful assessment or classroom fit. Otherwise schools risk becoming inheritance systems rather than educational institutions. You still want admissions to be about the child, not just the family.

I 100% want a school to consider siblings. It would be frustrating getting one kid into a school and then a second kid go having to go to another school barring no major behavioral problems. I also understand legacy - my private alma matter is not in NYC but I would be very disappointed if my kid didn’t get in when there’s only so much you can judge a five year old.

Sibling policy I agree. Legacy for K-12 is ridiculous and should be eliminated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In fairness, 4yos are hard enough to assess (IQ tests and playgroups being extremely crude/imperfect tools) that “family history of doing well at Trinity” is probably as good a metric as any.

I get why schools consider siblings and legacies, but they shouldn’t replace meaningful assessment or classroom fit. Otherwise schools risk becoming inheritance systems rather than educational institutions. You still want admissions to be about the child, not just the family.

I 100% want a school to consider siblings. It would be frustrating getting one kid into a school and then a second kid go having to go to another school barring no major behavioral problems. I also understand legacy - my private alma matter is not in NYC but I would be very disappointed if my kid didn’t get in when there’s only so much you can judge a five year old.

Sibling policy I agree. Legacy for K-12 is ridiculous and should be eliminated.

This is my feeling too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In fairness, 4yos are hard enough to assess (IQ tests and playgroups being extremely crude/imperfect tools) that “family history of doing well at Trinity” is probably as good a metric as any.

I get why schools consider siblings and legacies, but they shouldn’t replace meaningful assessment or classroom fit. Otherwise schools risk becoming inheritance systems rather than educational institutions. You still want admissions to be about the child, not just the family.

I 100% want a school to consider siblings. It would be frustrating getting one kid into a school and then a second kid go having to go to another school barring no major behavioral problems. I also understand legacy - my private alma matter is not in NYC but I would be very disappointed if my kid didn’t get in when there’s only so much you can judge a five year old.

My original post was responding to the comment that said 4-year-olds are hard to assess and that IQ tests and playgroups are imperfect, so family history is “as good a metric as any.” 4/5-year-olds can be very different, character-wise, resilience-wise, bright-wise, behavior-wise, language-wise, just to name a few. Family history should be considered, but I don’t think it should be relied on.