Moving to NYC- private schools

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Anonymous wrote:DD is currently in the 9th grade. What are the NYC equivalents to DC's private schools? Any other tips are welcome. Thx!

Are you working with your current school for placement? That should be your 1st conversation.

DD has been homeschooled for the previous year after she had a major problem last year with her previous school

And i do realize this complicates things

Wait. Your child has been homeschooled and you're going to RENT (as in not buy into a coop) in HOBOKEN and you're applying to the top private schools in Manhattan? Are you crazy? Why not just shoot for the Swiss boarding schools?

NOt to mention the fact that commuting to almost any private from Hoboken is horrible and your poor kid will find it hard to have play dates. Heck, hard to make friends if you live in Hoboken!

+1. OP is delusional.

[Anonymous]

You don't live in NJ and go to top NYC private schools.

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Why not rent in a Westchester town and send your kid to a local public? Many towns have lots of apartment buildings near the train statio.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DD is currently in the 9th grade. What are the NYC equivalents to DC's private schools? Any other tips are welcome. Thx!

Are you working with your current school for placement? That should be your 1st conversation.

DD has been homeschooled for the previous year after she had a major problem last year with her previous school

And i do realize this complicates things

Wait. Your child has been homeschooled and you're going to RENT (as in not buy into a coop) in HOBOKEN and you're applying to the top private schools in Manhattan? Are you crazy? Why not just shoot for the Swiss boarding schools?

I didn't say JUST the top ones.. might as well take a chance. She'll apply to multiple others, IF she even applies to the top ones

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Anonymous wrote:DD is currently in the 9th grade. What are the NYC equivalents to DC's private schools? Any other tips are welcome. Thx!

Are you working with your current school for placement? That should be your 1st conversation.

DD has been homeschooled for the previous year after she had a major problem last year with her previous school

And i do realize this complicates things

Wait. Your child has been homeschooled and you're going to RENT (as in not buy into a coop) in HOBOKEN and you're applying to the top private schools in Manhattan? Are you crazy? Why not just shoot for the Swiss boarding schools?

NOt to mention the fact that commuting to almost any private from Hoboken is horrible and your poor kid will find it hard to have play dates. Heck, hard to make friends if you live in Hoboken!

+1. OP is delusional.

Playdates? OP said she's in 9th grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don't live in NJ and go to top NYC private schools.

We actually know a family who does.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DD is currently in the 9th grade. What are the NYC equivalents to DC's private schools? Any other tips are welcome. Thx!

Are you working with your current school for placement? That should be your 1st conversation.

DD has been homeschooled for the previous year after she had a major problem last year with her previous school

And i do realize this complicates things

Wait. Your child has been homeschooled and you're going to RENT (as in not buy into a coop) in HOBOKEN and you're applying to the top private schools in Manhattan? Are you crazy? Why not just shoot for the Swiss boarding schools?

I was just browsing this forum.. but hold on, we know a couple of formerly homeschooling families in dc whose kids now attend schools like sidwell, gds, maret, etc... is NYC snobbier?!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DD is currently in the 9th grade. What are the NYC equivalents to DC's private schools? Any other tips are welcome. Thx!

Are you working with your current school for placement? That should be your 1st conversation.

DD has been homeschooled for the previous year after she had a major problem last year with her previous school

And i do realize this complicates things

Wait. Your child has been homeschooled and you're going to RENT (as in not buy into a coop) in HOBOKEN and you're applying to the top private schools in Manhattan? Are you crazy? Why not just shoot for the Swiss boarding schools?

I was just browsing this forum.. but hold on, we know a couple of formerly homeschooling families in dc whose kids now attend schools like sidwell, gds, maret, etc... is NYC snobbier?!

No but it's more competitive!

[Anonymous]

I worked in admissions in an NYC private school, and I can say that at times, homeschooling can win points for uniqueness if the child has been socialized with the outside world and is well adjusted.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD is currently in the 9th grade. What are the NYC equivalents to DC's private schools? Any other tips are welcome. Thx!

Are you working with your current school for placement? That should be your 1st conversation.

DD has been homeschooled for the previous year after she had a major problem last year with her previous school

And i do realize this complicates things

Wait. Your child has been homeschooled and you're going to RENT (as in not buy into a coop) in HOBOKEN and you're applying to the top private schools in Manhattan? Are you crazy? Why not just shoot for the Swiss boarding schools?

I was just browsing this forum.. but hold on, we know a couple of formerly homeschooling families in dc whose kids now attend schools like sidwell, gds, maret, etc... is NYC snobbier?!

OP doesn't even plan on living in Manhattan. She's not from some wealthy family moving to the UES and purchasing a coop. She's talking Jersey. She doesn't even know the names of the schools. I didn't even grow up in manhattan and I know the names at least. I doubt OP has the money or prestige to get her kids in such a school.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD is currently in the 9th grade. What are the NYC equivalents to DC's private schools? Any other tips are welcome. Thx!

Are you working with your current school for placement? That should be your 1st conversation.

DD has been homeschooled for the previous year after she had a major problem last year with her previous school

And i do realize this complicates things

Wait. Your child has been homeschooled and you're going to RENT (as in not buy into a coop) in HOBOKEN and you're applying to the top private schools in Manhattan? Are you crazy? Why not just shoot for the Swiss boarding schools?

I was just browsing this forum.. but hold on, we know a couple of formerly homeschooling families in dc whose kids now attend schools like sidwell, gds, maret, etc... is NYC snobbier?!

OP doesn't even plan on living in Manhattan. She's not from some wealthy family moving to the UES and purchasing a coop. She's talking Jersey. She doesn't even know the names of the schools. I didn't even grow up in manhattan and I know the names at least. I doubt OP has the money or prestige to get her kids in such a school.

I said we were *considering* it

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Anonymous wrote:DD is currently in the 9th grade. What are the NYC equivalents to DC's private schools? Any other tips are welcome. Thx!

Are you working with your current school for placement? That should be your 1st conversation.

DD has been homeschooled for the previous year after she had a major problem last year with her previous school

And i do realize this complicates things

Wait. Your child has been homeschooled and you're going to RENT (as in not buy into a coop) in HOBOKEN and you're applying to the top private schools in Manhattan? Are you crazy? Why not just shoot for the Swiss boarding schools?

I was just browsing this forum.. but hold on, we know a couple of formerly homeschooling families in dc whose kids now attend schools like sidwell, gds, maret, etc... is NYC snobbier?!

OP doesn't even plan on living in Manhattan. She's not from some wealthy family moving to the UES and purchasing a coop. She's talking Jersey. She doesn't even know the names of the schools. I didn't even grow up in manhattan and I know the names at least. I doubt OP has the money or prestige to get her kids in such a school.

I said we were *considering* it

Ohhhh NOOOOO!!! Not JERSEY! *faints, crosses self*. Where did she say she didn't know the names?

[Anonymous]

Instead of relentlessly bashing her, maybe help her? The DC forum does.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is currently in the 9th grade. What are the NYC equivalents to DC's private schools? Any other tips are welcome. Thx!

Are you working with your current school for placement? That should be your 1st conversation.

DD has been homeschooled for the previous year after she had a major problem last year with her previous school

And i do realize this complicates things

Wait. Your child has been homeschooled and you're going to RENT (as in not buy into a coop) in HOBOKEN and you're applying to the top private schools in Manhattan? Are you crazy? Why not just shoot for the Swiss boarding schools?

I was just browsing this forum.. but hold on, we know a couple of formerly homeschooling families in dc whose kids now attend schools like sidwell, gds, maret, etc... is NYC snobbier?!

OP doesn't even plan on living in Manhattan. She's not from some wealthy family moving to the UES and purchasing a coop. She's talking Jersey. She doesn't even know the names of the schools. I didn't even grow up in manhattan and I know the names at least. I doubt OP has the money or prestige to get her kids in such a school.

I said we were *considering* it

Ohhhh NOOOOO!!! Not JERSEY! *faints, crosses self*. Where did she say she didn't know the names?

There's nothing wrong with New Jersey, but it's highly unusual to live in NJ and attend private schools in NYC. For one thing, your paying high property taxes in NJ FOR private schools. Also the commute into the city is hellish for a child to endure on a regular basis. It simply doesn't make any sense. Add on top of that the competition and prep needed to even get into one of these schools. The kind of people who live in the suburbs are different than those who live in the city. It's like moving to Gaithersburg and trying to send your kids to sidwell.

Regarding the names, thats what this entire thread is about.

[Anonymous]

^^you're not your!