Best private schools in NYC?

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Anonymous wrote:Can’t find the quote, but whoever said the kids coming in at 6th or 9th aren’t getting into top colleges has it backwards.

These schools bring in ringers in 9th. Not siblings, not because of mom and dad. They bring in the start students, the d1 athletes and many URM kids already vetted by prep for prep, teak, Oliver’s etc (to backfill the seats that are emptied around 6th when the school counseled out the URM they took in k that didn’t work out). It’s always about what’s good for the school.

A shout out for Regis who holds its own in the crazy world with some but far fewer legacy, connected and hooked. If I had a boy and was catholic, that would be top of my list.

Not the case in our school. Not all the kids coming in at 6th or 9th rise to the top. A few do. The rest middle of the pack.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can’t find the quote, but whoever said the kids coming in at 6th or 9th aren’t getting into top colleges has it backwards.

These schools bring in ringers in 9th. Not siblings, not because of mom and dad. They bring in the start students, the d1 athletes and many URM kids already vetted by prep for prep, teak, Oliver’s etc (to backfill the seats that are emptied around 6th when the school counseled out the URM they took in k that didn’t work out). It’s always about what’s good for the school.

A shout out for Regis who holds its own in the crazy world with some but far fewer legacy, connected and hooked. If I had a boy and was catholic, that would be top of my list.

Not the case in our school. Not all the kids coming in at 6th or 9th rise to the top. A few do. The rest middle of the pack.

It is so very difficult to get into a top tier NYC private school at 6th or 9th grade. Most are definitely very accomplished.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can’t find the quote, but whoever said the kids coming in at 6th or 9th aren’t getting into top colleges has it backwards.

These schools bring in ringers in 9th. Not siblings, not because of mom and dad. They bring in the start students, the d1 athletes and many URM kids already vetted by prep for prep, teak, Oliver’s etc (to backfill the seats that are emptied around 6th when the school counseled out the URM they took in k that didn’t work out). It’s always about what’s good for the school.

A shout out for Regis who holds its own in the crazy world with some but far fewer legacy, connected and hooked. If I had a boy and was catholic, that would be top of my list.

Not the case in our school. Not all the kids coming in at 6th or 9th rise to the top. A few do. The rest middle of the pack.

It is so very difficult to get into a top tier NYC private school at 6th or 9th grade. Most are definitely very accomplished.

Our school (TT) don't have opening at 9th. Other grades (5, 6, 7, 10, 11) may have openings but totally due to attrition.
No, the ones coming in typically not the strongest ones in our school. They are so few and just to fill the attrition spots anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:Can’t find the quote, but whoever said the kids coming in at 6th or 9th aren’t getting into top colleges has it backwards.

These schools bring in ringers in 9th. Not siblings, not because of mom and dad. They bring in the start students, the d1 athletes and many URM kids already vetted by prep for prep, teak, Oliver’s etc (to backfill the seats that are emptied around 6th when the school counseled out the URM they took in k that didn’t work out). It’s always about what’s good for the school.

A shout out for Regis who holds its own in the crazy world with some but far fewer legacy, connected and hooked. If I had a boy and was catholic, that would be top of my list.

Not the case in our school. Not all the kids coming in at 6th or 9th rise to the top. A few do. The rest middle of the pack.

It is so very difficult to get into a top tier NYC private school at 6th or 9th grade. Most are definitely very accomplished.

Our school (TT) don't have opening at 9th. Other grades (5, 6, 7, 10, 11) may have openings but totally due to attrition.
No, the ones coming in typically not the strongest ones in our school. They are so few and just to fill the attrition spots anyway.[/quote

How odd, if a school has spots at 5,6,7,10,11, they tend to also have spots at 9. The students that come in to our top tier school at 6, 7 and 9 are very strong students with insanely high ISEE scores.

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Anonymous wrote:Can’t find the quote, but whoever said the kids coming in at 6th or 9th aren’t getting into top colleges has it backwards.

These schools bring in ringers in 9th. Not siblings, not because of mom and dad. They bring in the start students, the d1 athletes and many URM kids already vetted by prep for prep, teak, Oliver’s etc (to backfill the seats that are emptied around 6th when the school counseled out the URM they took in k that didn’t work out). It’s always about what’s good for the school.

A shout out for Regis who holds its own in the crazy world with some but far fewer legacy, connected and hooked. If I had a boy and was catholic, that would be top of my list.

Not the case in our school. Not all the kids coming in at 6th or 9th rise to the top. A few do. The rest middle of the pack.

It is so very difficult to get into a top tier NYC private school at 6th or 9th grade. Most are definitely very accomplished.

How odd, if a school has spots at 5,6,7,10,11, they tend to also have spots at 9. The students that come in to our top tier school at 6, 7 and 9 are very strong students with insanely high ISEE scores.

Not that new students are bad, they are strong just not the strongest. The existing student body comprises highly competent and talented students who work really hard.

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Anonymous wrote:Can’t find the quote, but whoever said the kids coming in at 6th or 9th aren’t getting into top colleges has it backwards.

These schools bring in ringers in 9th. Not siblings, not because of mom and dad. They bring in the start students, the d1 athletes and many URM kids already vetted by prep for prep, teak, Oliver’s etc (to backfill the seats that are emptied around 6th when the school counseled out the URM they took in k that didn’t work out). It’s always about what’s good for the school.

A shout out for Regis who holds its own in the crazy world with some but far fewer legacy, connected and hooked. If I had a boy and was catholic, that would be top of my list.

Not the case in our school. Not all the kids coming in at 6th or 9th rise to the top. A few do. The rest middle of the pack.

It is so very difficult to get into a top tier NYC private school at 6th or 9th grade. Most are definitely very accomplished.

How odd, if a school has spots at 5,6,7,10,11, they tend to also have spots at 9. The students that come in to our top tier school at 6, 7 and 9 are very strong students with insanely high ISEE scores.

Not that new students are bad, they are strong just not the strongest. The existing student body comprises highly competent and talented students who work really hard.

usually the stronger the school, the more they counsel kids out at some point. it's really hard to pick the best of the best at 5, unless you're just picking the kids of the richest and more famous

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Anonymous wrote:Can’t find the quote, but whoever said the kids coming in at 6th or 9th aren’t getting into top colleges has it backwards.

These schools bring in ringers in 9th. Not siblings, not because of mom and dad. They bring in the start students, the d1 athletes and many URM kids already vetted by prep for prep, teak, Oliver’s etc (to backfill the seats that are emptied around 6th when the school counseled out the URM they took in k that didn’t work out). It’s always about what’s good for the school.

A shout out for Regis who holds its own in the crazy world with some but far fewer legacy, connected and hooked. If I had a boy and was catholic, that would be top of my list.

Not the case in our school. Not all the kids coming in at 6th or 9th rise to the top. A few do. The rest middle of the pack.

It is so very difficult to get into a top tier NYC private school at 6th or 9th grade. Most are definitely very accomplished.

How odd, if a school has spots at 5,6,7,10,11, they tend to also have spots at 9. The students that come in to our top tier school at 6, 7 and 9 are very strong students with insanely high ISEE scores.

Not that new students are bad, they are strong just not the strongest. The existing student body comprises highly competent and talented students who work really hard.

usually the stronger the school, the more they counsel kids out at some point. it's really hard to pick the best of the best at 5, unless you're just picking the kids of the richest and more famous

Top tier schools have their own math and writing assessments kids that apply to 6th and 9th need to take, in addition the ISEE. The percentage of students that can score well on these tests is very low.

Kids that gain admission at both 6th and 9th are generally very strong academically. If you can’t score an 8 on the ISEE and ace these assessments, they won’t gain admittance.

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Anonymous wrote:Can’t find the quote, but whoever said the kids coming in at 6th or 9th aren’t getting into top colleges has it backwards.

These schools bring in ringers in 9th. Not siblings, not because of mom and dad. They bring in the start students, the d1 athletes and many URM kids already vetted by prep for prep, teak, Oliver’s etc (to backfill the seats that are emptied around 6th when the school counseled out the URM they took in k that didn’t work out). It’s always about what’s good for the school.

A shout out for Regis who holds its own in the crazy world with some but far fewer legacy, connected and hooked. If I had a boy and was catholic, that would be top of my list.

Not the case in our school. Not all the kids coming in at 6th or 9th rise to the top. A few do. The rest middle of the pack.

It is so very difficult to get into a top tier NYC private school at 6th or 9th grade. Most are definitely very accomplished.

How odd, if a school has spots at 5,6,7,10,11, they tend to also have spots at 9. The students that come in to our top tier school at 6, 7 and 9 are very strong students with insanely high ISEE scores.

Not that new students are bad, they are strong just not the strongest. The existing student body comprises highly competent and talented students who work really hard.

usually the stronger the school, the more they counsel kids out at some point. it's really hard to pick the best of the best at 5, unless you're just picking the kids of the richest and more famous

lol You have a kid or two who got in at 6th or 9th. Fine, I will let you have it. Yes, they are the strongest smartest.

[Anonymous]

I went through this process this past year and my eldest BARELY got in off the waitlist to our first choice school.

My other two are staying at our 2nd Tier school. LOL….process was pretty brutal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went through this process this past year and my eldest BARELY got in off the waitlist to our first choice school.

My other two are staying at our 2nd Tier school. LOL….process was pretty brutal.

If you don't mind me asking, what made the process brutal?

[Anonymous]

Very competitive process, not many slots at the top tier schools and the ISEE test is extremely difficult.

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Anonymous wrote:Can’t find the quote, but whoever said the kids coming in at 6th or 9th aren’t getting into top colleges has it backwards.

These schools bring in ringers in 9th. Not siblings, not because of mom and dad. They bring in the start students, the d1 athletes and many URM kids already vetted by prep for prep, teak, Oliver’s etc (to backfill the seats that are emptied around 6th when the school counseled out the URM they took in k that didn’t work out). It’s always about what’s good for the school.

A shout out for Regis who holds its own in the crazy world with some but far fewer legacy, connected and hooked. If I had a boy and was catholic, that would be top of my list.

Not the case in our school. Not all the kids coming in at 6th or 9th rise to the top. A few do. The rest middle of the pack.

It is so very difficult to get into a top tier NYC private school at 6th or 9th grade. Most are definitely very accomplished.

How odd, if a school has spots at 5,6,7,10,11, they tend to also have spots at 9. The students that come in to our top tier school at 6, 7 and 9 are very strong students with insanely high ISEE scores.

Not that new students are bad, they are strong just not the strongest. The existing student body comprises highly competent and talented students who work really hard.

This is a weird statement. The kids they bring in at 5 are stronger than the kids they bring in at 9th. Like the prep for prep kids? Okay!

[Anonymous]

What are prep for prep kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are prep for prep kids?

An established pipeline founded in 1978 for URM to be admitted at a competitive private schools. More than 90% of the students go on to graduate from the most competitive colleges and universities. Victoria Goldman talks about the program in her guide to private schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Very competitive process, not many slots at the top tier schools and the ISEE test is extremely difficult.

Congrats, it must have been very stressful.