What is the most elite NYC preschool?

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Anonymous wrote:DD was fortunate enough to be accepted into WSMS and Episcopal this cycle. Which would you recommend? Which has stronger exmission results for an unconnected family?

Which one did you end up picking? What group was it for Episcopal?

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Anonymous wrote:I heard MAPCDS also filled the spots earlier this week before DDL.

How about other feeders?

I have heard this too. Can anyone confirm if MAPCDS filled their spots prior to the deadline?

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Which of the top-tier preschools usually have second-round application after March 5?

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Anonymous wrote:Which of the top-tier preschools usually have second-round application after March 5?

Maybe there would be an afternoon spot somewhere because afternoons are harder to fill. Or maybe someone moves and a spot opens this summer.

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Which k-12 or k-8 schools does each of the following preschools feed to?

I heard some people say STMPG feeds to St David and Sacred Heart?

What about 92NY, Episcopal, Brick, MAPCDS, All Souls, Christ Church, Park Children’s Day, West Side Montessori…

Which k-12 or k-8 schools does each of these preschools listed here feed to?

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Anonymous wrote:Very curious which 4 preschools these are... if you're at a SS boys' school for K, I would guess Brick & Episcopal first 2?

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Anonymous wrote:7 kids from WSMS and 6 kids from PCDS to Brearley? So 25% of Brearley incoming K (50, right?) is from these 2 schools? Something sounds off.

I can confirm the six from PCDS. You don’t have to trust me, but I know the kids.

Brearley incoming is 50-55 spots I think.

It's not that unusual. In my son's K class, 12 kids (24%) of 50 came from two preschools. Then there were two other preschools that each sent 3-4 - so 19 kids of 50 (38%) were from four preschools. The school upped their "diversity of preschools" by then taking only 1-2 kids/school for the remaining 31 spots.

My guess would be 92NY and WSMS

Agreed, this sounds like Episcopal & Brick. 92NY lags on SS boy and WSMS is in a completely different category.

Why WSMS in different category?

In general, WSMS' TT emissions is like this: about 10+T (3-5 new families), 6-9 D ( about half of them r new families), 2-3 HM (usually all new families), 4-6 Collegiate (usually 2-4 new families), 5-9 Brearley (usually 2-4 new families). But of course WSMS sends about 3-5 families to Chapin and Spence but these two schools are less popular than Brearley among WSMS parents. As you know, this year's K admission was a bloodbath, but WSMS still did pretty well with the new head. k-8 boy schools such as St.B are usually less popular among WSMS families. WSMS has a very good relationship with St. B.. The only k-8 boy school is kind of popular among WSMS parents. Pretty much no families applied to Buckley's this year. The only issue is that many families at WSMS only wanna get into T, D, Collegiate, B and HM (less popular than the other 4). The teachers and staff at WSMS are AMAZING and down to earth. The families are NOT flashy at all and very diverse. There are quiet a bit families whose kids choose to go to public K as well. Usually, 1-2 kids get into Hunter each year. Hope this helps.

WSMS hasn’t gotten any kids into Hunter in the past several years and these other stats also are inflated.

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Anonymous wrote:Both schools sent kids to most of the TT schools - but how many. The difference is that All souls also ended up sending a decent number of kids to 2T - AS, Browning, CGPS etc - if you look at the list there are a lot of 2T or 3T schools on there. CCDS almost everyone got into TT. If your kid is smart/connected/lucky/etc they'll get into TT from anywhere, but the good feeders improve exmissions for the rest of the kids

This. You can list the TT co-ed that one sibling got into right alongside other schools where the bulk of your kids are headed and your list looks great. The list might look the same but the numbers are not the same. CCDS almost every kid got into a TT this year.

Signed,
All Souls parent (who wishes we got into CCDS)

I keep seeing the comments like CCDS sent almost every student to a TT this year. If that’s true, wouldn’t that make it comparable to or even stronger than TT of TT schools like 92NY and Episcopal?

Don’t know if this is true but if it is exmissions at CCDS would be way better than at 92NY. 92NY is definitely sending a lot of kids to lower tier schools this year. It was a tough exmissions year.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there a clear ranking order for 92NY, Brick, and Episcopal, WSMS for exmissions into TT private?

At Brick, for the latest class most popular schools were St B’s (9), Dalton (8), Buckley (6), Chapin, Sacred Heart, St D’s (5 each) and Brearley (4).

In general, they have a little over 50 to place each year and are a top feeder for the single sex schools and Dalton. I would expect the list looks pretty similar at Episcopal whereas 92NY skews more to co-ed.

9 are going to St B?? Wow
Why is there no Collegiate on this list ?
Are people not as interested

This list covers 42 kids! I am guessing the remainder (1-3 kids each) would be Collegiate, Trinity, Spence, and A-S? I am surprised Spence is not more popular.
Overall really excellent placement. They know what they are doing.

That’s about right. 1 is going to Spence. 2 to Trinity. 3 to Collegiate.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there a clear ranking order for 92NY, Brick, and Episcopal, WSMS for exmissions into TT private?

Kind of hard to say between them since they are all excellent. Reason it’s difficult is that it’s hard to figure out what’s a boost from the school vs what’s an admit because of a legacy relationship, etc.

In the past few years Brick has had the best exmissions, including for unconnected. When the new head joined the results really jumped.

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I think a lot of the popular preschools start at 2's. And most of the kids enter when they are 2 or 3 years old.

What are the chances to get into any of the top tier preschools at 4's? Do most, if not all kids from 3's just move up to 4's, and usually no spots for new kids at 4's?

Which top tier preschool usually have spots for new families at 4's?

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Actually a number of the UES preschools have spots for 4s. Some families move and the 4s classes are generally bigger. You are more likely to find a spot at the schools that are a bit bigger like 92NY, Brick, Episcopal than at smaller ones like Christ Church or STMPG. Not sure about the west side.

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My child didn't get in for twos so we are sending him to a twice a week parochial program and a twice a week program at Diller Quaile School of Music.

What are the chances of getting into a UES preschool for 3s? We are planning to apply to all the usual suspects, but it would be good to know if it's unlikely or if there is a legitimate chance at specific schools because they add a new class at 3s, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:My child didn't get in for twos so we are sending him to a twice a week parochial program and a twice a week program at Diller Quaile School of Music.

What are the chances of getting into a UES preschool for 3s? We are planning to apply to all the usual suspects, but it would be good to know if it's unlikely or if there is a legitimate chance at specific schools because they add a new class at 3s, etc.

The main entry point to Brick is 3s, and if you’re open to an afternoon spot your chances are pretty good.

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Anonymous wrote:My child didn't get in for twos so we are sending him to a twice a week parochial program and a twice a week program at Diller Quaile School of Music.

What are the chances of getting into a UES preschool for 3s? We are planning to apply to all the usual suspects, but it would be good to know if it's unlikely or if there is a legitimate chance at specific schools because they add a new class at 3s, etc.

The main entry point to Brick is 3s, and if you’re open to an afternoon spot your chances are pretty good.

Not sure where this is coming from; 92NY, Brick, Episcopal usually do not add for one year only unless connected.

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Anonymous wrote:My child didn't get in for twos so we are sending him to a twice a week parochial program and a twice a week program at Diller Quaile School of Music.

What are the chances of getting into a UES preschool for 3s? We are planning to apply to all the usual suspects, but it would be good to know if it's unlikely or if there is a legitimate chance at specific schools because they add a new class at 3s, etc.

The main entry point to Brick is 3s, and if you’re open to an afternoon spot your chances are pretty good.

Not sure where this is coming from; 92NY, Brick, Episcopal usually do not add for one year only unless connected.

My child got in for 3s unconnected and Farley told me that it’s their main entry point. Coming from personal experience. I know several who got in this year for 3s unconnected just in my small circle of friends.