Best private schools in NYC?
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Anonymous
This is 💯 true. |
Anonymous
| Curious if anyone this past year got off of TT waitlists for kindergarten. Do they move at all? |
Anonymous
Kindergarten waitlists don’t move much, they are mostly seen as polite rejections. |
Anonymous
| Waitlist in K moves more than you think. |
Anonymous
I’m honestly not trying to be disagreeable since I have no real info outside of anecdotes and experience, but I’ve only heard of three people coming off waitlists - 2 at collegiate, 1 at Brearley. I’m certain there are more, but the odds are pretty steep. |
Anonymous
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At the 6th grade entry point, I knew of two people coming off waitlists plus my own daughter. Not a ton of movement but some.
Riverdale in particular does use their waitlist. Not sure at kindergarten! |
Anonymous
I know 1 at Brearley. 2 at Nightingale. 1 at HM. 1 at Spence. |
Anonymous
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So they move but really not much.
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Anonymous
| Yes |
Anonymous
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Are there any top tier Kindergartens that are less stuffy/snobby than others? We would be a full pay family but we definitely don't go to a second home, summer out east, ski out west. Just saw a posting on facebook UES moms group where mom was talking about her daughter in a top tier school but had no friends because of the social differences
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Anonymous
| I think most TT and non-TT schools in NYC is going to have that group. Some do have more of a flash your wealth vibe reputation. It takes time to find your people. But you will be surprised but there are many people who are full pay but do not have the Hamptons house or 20 million dollar apts - i.e., those who are sandwiched between the super wealthy and those on FA. |
Anonymous
| There are usually like 5-10 families out of 75 or so that can afford a 20 million dollar place. The rest aren’t astronomically wealthy |
Anonymous
| Quick question, do niche rankings matter at all or are they inaccurate. |
Anonymous
| I hear they're mostly based on the reviews. So I just read the reviews. |
Anonymous
The most important thing is college matriculation. The ultimate goal is to get in a good college, that's what college prep is about. Got it? |