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Anonymous
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Wow, I'm sort of surprised PP (poster 14:05) didn't go with the always snappy "if you love New York so much, why don't you marry it?"
I thought 11:42's post was well-written and moderated in tone. Guess I will have to move to NYC with her when she is driven there by 14:05's rapier wit on this board. |
Anonymous
Bye!
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Anonymous
Well, I am not exactly in D.C. but will definitely miss that NY poster if they were to leave. The review was balanced and interesting. But let us not forget, reviewing schools, and whether or not that will have a magical effect your kid are 2 very different things. I am a loser parent who wants her kid to be happy, to have opportunities, but am not going to go crazy in the process |
Anonymous
| I don't think this thread has gained much at all from the NYC poster's ill-reasoned arguments. While she has affected a tone of reasonableness in response to criticism, any discerning reader can see past the tone to the substance: her claims are unsubstantiated and illogical. |
Anonymous
| I think there is some confusion surrounding the posts. Some posters are talking about the original NYC poster who was a booster for NYC privates and then there is the other NYC poster (11:42) who responded to her. The original poster is not receiving much support here. |
Anonymous
20:10 here. I was referring to the original, NYC-boosting poster when I said that she had not contributed much to this thread. I don't think anyone has said anything negative about the second NYC poster, who made a well-reasoned response to the NYC-booster's claims. |
Anonymous
| I don't think anybody wants 11:42 to leave this thread: she's the one voice of reason about the NYC prep-school scene. |
Anonymous
| Look, New York Metro area has 19 million people. DC has less than seven million people. Schools there have to be more selective - it's just the way the math breaks down. I am the product of local private school and my wife is the product of a top New York private school, at least according to the Forbes list. Our kids go to a top private school here. The pp is also right that the smartest kids come in to the private system in the later grades. No conspiracy - its just that there is more data and more ways to accurately judge the kids when they are 14 compared to when they are four. |
Anonymous
You're right to think about the math, but I think you have to take into account that NYC has many more top schools than DC. |
Anonymous
| PP you are right about the population point and the 9th grade selectivity point. Well said. |
Anonymous
| Sure New York has more schools but it also has a much higher concentration of wealthy families that can pay $35k to send their kids to private school. |
Anonymous
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Sorry for a stupid question
But New York is not known to have the best education system. The best education system is in Finland. So what exactly do they have to be proud of, except for the handful of elite private schools? |
Anonymous
| I looked at the website for Roxbury Latin, which is one of the schools on the Forbes list. In 2009, 10 of the 50 graduating seniors were accepted at Harvard. That's outstanding. They also have need blind enrollment. I don't think any of the schools in this area can compare to that. |
Anonymous
| In considering Roxbury Latin's acceptance rate to Harvard, one needs to take into account that Harvard has a history and policy of accepting "local" students at a higher rate than the rate at which students in other parts of the country are accepted. |
Anonymous
Even so, 10 out of 50 is still remarkable. |