Speyer 2026 Exmissions

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Anonymous wrote:Ah yes, an old fashioned DCUM Every Thread Turns Into An Argument About Which Specific Order 20 Schools Belong In.

Trevor is outside that top 20, so don’t worry about it.

What are the Top 20?

HM Dalton Collegiate Trinity Chapin Spence Brearley St Ann’s St B Buckley St David’s Grace Friends Packer Nightingale Allen-Stevenson Fieldston Columbia Grammar Poly Prep Marymount SH

That’s 21. And there are others better than Trevor by a mile. It’s bad and if that’s your only private option you should go public, invest the money in the S&P, and give your kid a few million to buy a condo when he or she is an adult.

I've definitely heard way more negative commentary about CGPS than Trevor. Why would you say it's a "bad" school? What makes it bad?

People are negative because they’re anti semitic and use code words like new money or flashy when describing the community. It has a much more prestigious history, generous alumni base, and time tested programs. Matriculation bears that out.

I'm Jewish and I'll say it - CGPS is a bad school. My kid went there and we pulled her out. All privates are full of new money but the CGPS crowd stands out for being the least grounded and snootiest. FA kids were bullied. Non-white kids were subjected to racism. This was all within the last 5-7 years.

That doesn’t mean it’s worse than Trevor. Academically and socially CGPS is better. Nice families with a head on their shoulder are scooped up by the better schools. Those that cannot behave for a simple interview get shafted to schools like Trevor.

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Anonymous wrote:Ah yes, an old fashioned DCUM Every Thread Turns Into An Argument About Which Specific Order 20 Schools Belong In.

Trevor is outside that top 20, so don’t worry about it.

What are the Top 20?

HM Dalton Collegiate Trinity Chapin Spence Brearley St Ann’s St B Buckley St David’s Grace Friends Packer Nightingale Allen-Stevenson Fieldston Columbia Grammar Poly Prep Marymount SH

That’s 21. And there are others better than Trevor by a mile. It’s bad and if that’s your only private option you should go public, invest the money in the S&P, and give your kid a few million to buy a condo when he or she is an adult.

I've definitely heard way more negative commentary about CGPS than Trevor. Why would you say it's a "bad" school? What makes it bad?

People are negative because they’re anti semitic and use code words like new money or flashy when describing the community. It has a much more prestigious history, generous alumni base, and time tested programs. Matriculation bears that out.

I'm Jewish and I'll say it - CGPS is a bad school. My kid went there and we pulled her out. All privates are full of new money but the CGPS crowd stands out for being the least grounded and snootiest. FA kids were bullied. Non-white kids were subjected to racism. This was all within the last 5-7 years.

That doesn’t mean it’s worse than Trevor. Academically and socially CGPS is better. Nice families with a head on their shoulder are scooped up by the better schools. Those that cannot behave for a simple interview get shafted to schools like Trevor.

I don't personally know what Trevor is like but I don't think, "socially" it can get worse than CGPS. My acquaintances that go to Trevor are plenty nice and nothing like the CGPS families.

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Anonymous wrote:Ah yes, an old fashioned DCUM Every Thread Turns Into An Argument About Which Specific Order 20 Schools Belong In.

Trevor is outside that top 20, so don’t worry about it.

What are the Top 20?

HM Dalton Collegiate Trinity Chapin Spence Brearley St Ann’s St B Buckley St David’s Grace Friends Packer Nightingale Allen-Stevenson Fieldston Columbia Grammar Poly Prep Marymount SH

That’s 21. And there are others better than Trevor by a mile. It’s bad and if that’s your only private option you should go public, invest the money in the S&P, and give your kid a few million to buy a condo when he or she is an adult.

I've definitely heard way more negative commentary about CGPS than Trevor. Why would you say it's a "bad" school? What makes it bad?

People are negative because they’re anti semitic and use code words like new money or flashy when describing the community. It has a much more prestigious history, generous alumni base, and time tested programs. Matriculation bears that out.

I'm Jewish and I'll say it - CGPS is a bad school. My kid went there and we pulled her out. All privates are full of new money but the CGPS crowd stands out for being the least grounded and snootiest. FA kids were bullied. Non-white kids were subjected to racism. This was all within the last 5-7 years.

That doesn’t mean it’s worse than Trevor. Academically and socially CGPS is better. Nice families with a head on their shoulder are scooped up by the better schools. Those that cannot behave for a simple interview get shafted to schools like Trevor.

I don't personally know what Trevor is like but I don't think, "socially" it can get worse than CGPS. My acquaintances that go to Trevor are plenty nice and nothing like the CGPS families.

If talking about how Trevor is up and coming and now 2T is your idea of an appropriate conversation 50% of the time, then the Trevor community is great for you. They’re obsessed

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Anonymous wrote:Ah yes, an old fashioned DCUM Every Thread Turns Into An Argument About Which Specific Order 20 Schools Belong In.

Trevor is outside that top 20, so don’t worry about it.

What are the Top 20?

HM Dalton Collegiate Trinity Chapin Spence Brearley St Ann’s St B Buckley St David’s Grace Friends Packer Nightingale Allen-Stevenson Fieldston Columbia Grammar Poly Prep Marymount SH

That’s 21. And there are others better than Trevor by a mile. It’s bad and if that’s your only private option you should go public, invest the money in the S&P, and give your kid a few million to buy a condo when he or she is an adult.

I've definitely heard way more negative commentary about CGPS than Trevor. Why would you say it's a "bad" school? What makes it bad?

People are negative because they’re anti semitic and use code words like new money or flashy when describing the community. It has a much more prestigious history, generous alumni base, and time tested programs. Matriculation bears that out.

I'm Jewish and I'll say it - CGPS is a bad school. My kid went there and we pulled her out. All privates are full of new money but the CGPS crowd stands out for being the least grounded and snootiest. FA kids were bullied. Non-white kids were subjected to racism. This was all within the last 5-7 years.

That doesn’t mean it’s worse than Trevor. Academically and socially CGPS is better. Nice families with a head on their shoulder are scooped up by the better schools. Those that cannot behave for a simple interview get shafted to schools like Trevor.

I don't personally know what Trevor is like but I don't think, "socially" it can get worse than CGPS. My acquaintances that go to Trevor are plenty nice and nothing like the CGPS families.

If talking about how Trevor is up and coming and now 2T is your idea of an appropriate conversation 50% of the time, then the Trevor community is great for you. They’re obsessed

Trevor clearly pissed in someone’s Cheerios.

No one is arguing it is HM or Trinity. But it isn’t a crap school. I know a bunch of nice families and smart kids who very specifically chose it. Several of whom chose it over Columbia. Though I think there is a lot of overlap.

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Anonymous wrote:Ah yes, an old fashioned DCUM Every Thread Turns Into An Argument About Which Specific Order 20 Schools Belong In.

Trevor is outside that top 20, so don’t worry about it.

What are the Top 20?

HM Dalton Collegiate Trinity Chapin Spence Brearley St Ann’s St B Buckley St David’s Grace Friends Packer Nightingale Allen-Stevenson Fieldston Columbia Grammar Poly Prep Marymount SH

That’s 21. And there are others better than Trevor by a mile. It’s bad and if that’s your only private option you should go public, invest the money in the S&P, and give your kid a few million to buy a condo when he or she is an adult.

I've definitely heard way more negative commentary about CGPS than Trevor. Why would you say it's a "bad" school? What makes it bad?

People are negative because they’re anti semitic and use code words like new money or flashy when describing the community. It has a much more prestigious history, generous alumni base, and time tested programs. Matriculation bears that out.

I'm Jewish and I'll say it - CGPS is a bad school. My kid went there and we pulled her out. All privates are full of new money but the CGPS crowd stands out for being the least grounded and snootiest. FA kids were bullied. Non-white kids were subjected to racism. This was all within the last 5-7 years.

That doesn’t mean it’s worse than Trevor. Academically and socially CGPS is better. Nice families with a head on their shoulder are scooped up by the better schools. Those that cannot behave for a simple interview get shafted to schools like Trevor.

I don't personally know what Trevor is like but I don't think, "socially" it can get worse than CGPS. My acquaintances that go to Trevor are plenty nice and nothing like the CGPS families.

If talking about how Trevor is up and coming and now 2T is your idea of an appropriate conversation 50% of the time, then the Trevor community is great for you. They’re obsessed

Trevor clearly pissed in someone’s Cheerios.

No one is arguing it is HM or Trinity. But it isn’t a crap school. I know a bunch of nice families and smart kids who very specifically chose it. Several of whom chose it over Columbia. Though I think there is a lot of overlap.

Good job putting your cape on for Trevor. Even if better than CGPS, that’s 20 schools listed that are better and that list forgets many better options. Trevor is such a waste of money it should be criminal. Just go to one of the better UWS publics and give your kid the tuition dollars. They’ll thank you later.

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Anonymous wrote:TT: half a dozen schools

2T: half a dozen more schools which inevitably includes your kid's school

3T: Dwight and some other Dwight-like schools, unless your kid goes to Dwight in which case Dwight is a 2T how dare you besmirch Dwight

Yep. Trevor is 3T. It is not in the top dozen schools, not even close

What would you say are the top dozen schools?

Idk what the exact dozen are. Here’s 12 ones head and shoulders above Trevor, there’s plenty of others too

HM Dalton Collegiate Trinity Chapin Spence Brearley St Ann’s St B Buckley St David’s Grace

1/3 of Speyer's Class this year went to these schools. Many went to big boarding schools. A handful went to Stuy or Bronx Science. It's a class of 32.

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Anonymous wrote:TT: half a dozen schools

2T: half a dozen more schools which inevitably includes your kid's school

3T: Dwight and some other Dwight-like schools, unless your kid goes to Dwight in which case Dwight is a 2T how dare you besmirch Dwight

Yep. Trevor is 3T. It is not in the top dozen schools, not even close

What would you say are the top dozen schools?

Idk what the exact dozen are. Here’s 12 ones head and shoulders above Trevor, there’s plenty of others too

HM Dalton Collegiate Trinity Chapin Spence Brearley St Ann’s St B Buckley St David’s Grace

1/3 of Speyer's Class this year went to these schools. Many went to big boarding schools. A handful went to Stuy or Bronx Science. It's a class of 32.

But I heard a ton of families don’t want the TT cutthroat culture and choose to go to Trevor instead. Speyer’s list is bad without healthy dose of Trevor

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Anonymous wrote:Ah yes, an old fashioned DCUM Every Thread Turns Into An Argument About Which Specific Order 20 Schools Belong In.

Trevor is outside that top 20, so don’t worry about it.

What are the Top 20?

HM Dalton Collegiate Trinity Chapin Spence Brearley St Ann’s St B Buckley St David’s Grace Friends Packer Nightingale Allen-Stevenson Fieldston Columbia Grammar Poly Prep Marymount SH

That’s 21. And there are others better than Trevor by a mile. It’s bad and if that’s your only private option you should go public, invest the money in the S&P, and give your kid a few million to buy a condo when he or she is an adult.

I've definitely heard way more negative commentary about CGPS than Trevor. Why would you say it's a "bad" school? What makes it bad?

People are negative because they’re anti semitic and use code words like new money or flashy when describing the community. It has a much more prestigious history, generous alumni base, and time tested programs. Matriculation bears that out.

I'm Jewish and I'll say it - CGPS is a bad school. My kid went there and we pulled her out. All privates are full of new money but the CGPS crowd stands out for being the least grounded and snootiest. FA kids were bullied. Non-white kids were subjected to racism. This was all within the last 5-7 years.

That doesn’t mean it’s worse than Trevor. Academically and socially CGPS is better. Nice families with a head on their shoulder are scooped up by the better schools. Those that cannot behave for a simple interview get shafted to schools like Trevor.

I don't personally know what Trevor is like but I don't think, "socially" it can get worse than CGPS. My acquaintances that go to Trevor are plenty nice and nothing like the CGPS families.

If talking about how Trevor is up and coming and now 2T is your idea of an appropriate conversation 50% of the time, then the Trevor community is great for you. They’re obsessed

Trevor clearly pissed in someone’s Cheerios.

No one is arguing it is HM or Trinity. But it isn’t a crap school. I know a bunch of nice families and smart kids who very specifically chose it. Several of whom chose it over Columbia. Though I think there is a lot of overlap.

Good job putting your cape on for Trevor. Even if better than CGPS, that’s 20 schools listed that are better and that list forgets many better options. Trevor is such a waste of money it should be criminal. Just go to one of the better UWS publics and give your kid the tuition dollars. They’ll thank you later.

So in your opinion is Speyer better than Trevor? I noticed you didn't include it in your list.

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Anonymous wrote:Ah yes, an old fashioned DCUM Every Thread Turns Into An Argument About Which Specific Order 20 Schools Belong In.

Trevor is outside that top 20, so don’t worry about it.

What are the Top 20?

HM Dalton Collegiate Trinity Chapin Spence Brearley St Ann’s St B Buckley St David’s Grace Friends Packer Nightingale Allen-Stevenson Fieldston Columbia Grammar Poly Prep Marymount SH

That’s 21. And there are others better than Trevor by a mile. It’s bad and if that’s your only private option you should go public, invest the money in the S&P, and give your kid a few million to buy a condo when he or she is an adult.

I've definitely heard way more negative commentary about CGPS than Trevor. Why would you say it's a "bad" school? What makes it bad?

People are negative because they’re anti semitic and use code words like new money or flashy when describing the community. It has a much more prestigious history, generous alumni base, and time tested programs. Matriculation bears that out.

I'm Jewish and I'll say it - CGPS is a bad school. My kid went there and we pulled her out. All privates are full of new money but the CGPS crowd stands out for being the least grounded and snootiest. FA kids were bullied. Non-white kids were subjected to racism. This was all within the last 5-7 years.

That doesn’t mean it’s worse than Trevor. Academically and socially CGPS is better. Nice families with a head on their shoulder are scooped up by the better schools. Those that cannot behave for a simple interview get shafted to schools like Trevor.

I don't personally know what Trevor is like but I don't think, "socially" it can get worse than CGPS. My acquaintances that go to Trevor are plenty nice and nothing like the CGPS families.

If talking about how Trevor is up and coming and now 2T is your idea of an appropriate conversation 50% of the time, then the Trevor community is great for you. They’re obsessed

Trevor clearly pissed in someone’s Cheerios.

No one is arguing it is HM or Trinity. But it isn’t a crap school. I know a bunch of nice families and smart kids who very specifically chose it. Several of whom chose it over Columbia. Though I think there is a lot of overlap.

Good job putting your cape on for Trevor. Even if better than CGPS, that’s 20 schools listed that are better and that list forgets many better options. Trevor is such a waste of money it should be criminal. Just go to one of the better UWS publics and give your kid the tuition dollars. They’ll thank you later.

So in your opinion is Speyer better than Trevor? I noticed you didn't include it in your list.

It’s not at all TT but you’re far more likely to end up at one applying out at median than if you tried transferring out at Trevor at median. Trevor charging as much as it does is a joke, go to public at that point.

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Anonymous wrote:Ah yes, an old fashioned DCUM Every Thread Turns Into An Argument About Which Specific Order 20 Schools Belong In.

Trevor is outside that top 20, so don’t worry about it.

What are the Top 20?

HM Dalton Collegiate Trinity Chapin Spence Brearley St Ann’s St B Buckley St David’s Grace Friends Packer Nightingale Allen-Stevenson Fieldston Columbia Grammar Poly Prep Marymount SH

That’s 21. And there are others better than Trevor by a mile. It’s bad and if that’s your only private option you should go public, invest the money in the S&P, and give your kid a few million to buy a condo when he or she is an adult.

I've definitely heard way more negative commentary about CGPS than Trevor. Why would you say it's a "bad" school? What makes it bad?

People are negative because they’re anti semitic and use code words like new money or flashy when describing the community. It has a much more prestigious history, generous alumni base, and time tested programs. Matriculation bears that out.

I'm Jewish and I'll say it - CGPS is a bad school. My kid went there and we pulled her out. All privates are full of new money but the CGPS crowd stands out for being the least grounded and snootiest. FA kids were bullied. Non-white kids were subjected to racism. This was all within the last 5-7 years.

That doesn’t mean it’s worse than Trevor. Academically and socially CGPS is better. Nice families with a head on their shoulder are scooped up by the better schools. Those that cannot behave for a simple interview get shafted to schools like Trevor.

I don't personally know what Trevor is like but I don't think, "socially" it can get worse than CGPS. My acquaintances that go to Trevor are plenty nice and nothing like the CGPS families.

If talking about how Trevor is up and coming and now 2T is your idea of an appropriate conversation 50% of the time, then the Trevor community is great for you. They’re obsessed

Trevor clearly pissed in someone’s Cheerios.

No one is arguing it is HM or Trinity. But it isn’t a crap school. I know a bunch of nice families and smart kids who very specifically chose it. Several of whom chose it over Columbia. Though I think there is a lot of overlap.

Good job putting your cape on for Trevor. Even if better than CGPS, that’s 20 schools listed that are better and that list forgets many better options. Trevor is such a waste of money it should be criminal. Just go to one of the better UWS publics and give your kid the tuition dollars. They’ll thank you later.

First of all, the childish nastiness is not necessary. So sad.

Second, I am mainly focused on HS. My kids actually did go to good UWS publics. But not for HS. They did not go to Trevor. But I know many people who did and were very happy there and did well.

Grow up.

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Anonymous wrote:Ah yes, an old fashioned DCUM Every Thread Turns Into An Argument About Which Specific Order 20 Schools Belong In.

Trevor is outside that top 20, so don’t worry about it.

What are the Top 20?

HM Dalton Collegiate Trinity Chapin Spence Brearley St Ann’s St B Buckley St David’s Grace Friends Packer Nightingale Allen-Stevenson Fieldston Columbia Grammar Poly Prep Marymount SH

That’s 21. And there are others better than Trevor by a mile. It’s bad and if that’s your only private option you should go public, invest the money in the S&P, and give your kid a few million to buy a condo when he or she is an adult.

I've definitely heard way more negative commentary about CGPS than Trevor. Why would you say it's a "bad" school? What makes it bad?

People are negative because they’re anti semitic and use code words like new money or flashy when describing the community. It has a much more prestigious history, generous alumni base, and time tested programs. Matriculation bears that out.

I'm Jewish and I'll say it - CGPS is a bad school. My kid went there and we pulled her out. All privates are full of new money but the CGPS crowd stands out for being the least grounded and snootiest. FA kids were bullied. Non-white kids were subjected to racism. This was all within the last 5-7 years.

That doesn’t mean it’s worse than Trevor. Academically and socially CGPS is better. Nice families with a head on their shoulder are scooped up by the better schools. Those that cannot behave for a simple interview get shafted to schools like Trevor.

I don't personally know what Trevor is like but I don't think, "socially" it can get worse than CGPS. My acquaintances that go to Trevor are plenty nice and nothing like the CGPS families.

If talking about how Trevor is up and coming and now 2T is your idea of an appropriate conversation 50% of the time, then the Trevor community is great for you. They’re obsessed

Trevor clearly pissed in someone’s Cheerios.

No one is arguing it is HM or Trinity. But it isn’t a crap school. I know a bunch of nice families and smart kids who very specifically chose it. Several of whom chose it over Columbia. Though I think there is a lot of overlap.

Good job putting your cape on for Trevor. Even if better than CGPS, that’s 20 schools listed that are better and that list forgets many better options. Trevor is such a waste of money it should be criminal. Just go to one of the better UWS publics and give your kid the tuition dollars. They’ll thank you later.

So in your opinion is Speyer better than Trevor? I noticed you didn't include it in your list.

Why are you begging for information from this opinionated clown? You are acting like they are an expert. Would you take guidance from someone who speaks like that? Really? Personally, I would generally do the opposite to stay away from people like that. Not that I 100% disagree with them. But their tone is uncalled for.

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Basic take on tiers of private schools:

If $70k/year is a significant burden to you and you don't qualify for financial aid, your kid is almost certainly better off going to public school - even compared to a "TT" private where they would be one of the poor/unconnected kids - and having you use the ~$1.5M or so with interest that you saved to buy them their first house/apartment and start them off with a healthy savings account.

If $70k/year is something you can afford easily, going to Trevor or CGPS or Calhoun or LREI or Dwight or whatever is not likely to be *worse* for them then public school, and having a nice clean building with small class sizes and somebody to call about every little problem is a nice luxury.

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Anonymous wrote:Ah yes, an old fashioned DCUM Every Thread Turns Into An Argument About Which Specific Order 20 Schools Belong In.

Trevor is outside that top 20, so don’t worry about it.

What are the Top 20?

HM Dalton Collegiate Trinity Chapin Spence Brearley St Ann’s St B Buckley St David’s Grace Friends Packer Nightingale Allen-Stevenson Fieldston Columbia Grammar Poly Prep Marymount SH

That’s 21. And there are others better than Trevor by a mile. It’s bad and if that’s your only private option you should go public, invest the money in the S&P, and give your kid a few million to buy a condo when he or she is an adult.

I've definitely heard way more negative commentary about CGPS than Trevor. Why would you say it's a "bad" school? What makes it bad?

People are negative because they’re anti semitic and use code words like new money or flashy when describing the community. It has a much more prestigious history, generous alumni base, and time tested programs. Matriculation bears that out.

I'm Jewish and I'll say it - CGPS is a bad school. My kid went there and we pulled her out. All privates are full of new money but the CGPS crowd stands out for being the least grounded and snootiest. FA kids were bullied. Non-white kids were subjected to racism. This was all within the last 5-7 years.

That doesn’t mean it’s worse than Trevor. Academically and socially CGPS is better. Nice families with a head on their shoulder are scooped up by the better schools. Those that cannot behave for a simple interview get shafted to schools like Trevor.

I don't personally know what Trevor is like but I don't think, "socially" it can get worse than CGPS. My acquaintances that go to Trevor are plenty nice and nothing like the CGPS families.

If talking about how Trevor is up and coming and now 2T is your idea of an appropriate conversation 50% of the time, then the Trevor community is great for you. They’re obsessed

Trevor clearly pissed in someone’s Cheerios.

No one is arguing it is HM or Trinity. But it isn’t a crap school. I know a bunch of nice families and smart kids who very specifically chose it. Several of whom chose it over Columbia. Though I think there is a lot of overlap.

Good job putting your cape on for Trevor. Even if better than CGPS, that’s 20 schools listed that are better and that list forgets many better options. Trevor is such a waste of money it should be criminal. Just go to one of the better UWS publics and give your kid the tuition dollars. They’ll thank you later.

First of all, the childish nastiness is not necessary. So sad.

Second, I am mainly focused on HS. My kids actually did go to good UWS publics. But not for HS. They did not go to Trevor. But I know many people who did and were very happy there and did well.

Grow up.

Are you the one who asked if Trevor “pissed” in my Cheerios? I certainly didn’t speak that way or start this “nastiness.”

A lot of people are happy they put their life savings and college fund on black at the Vegas roulette table. It doesn’t mean it was a good idea.

If you are focused on HS then don’t bother with Trevor. Stick to the public schools. I hope Trevor is paying you to rep them. I wouldn’t say these things for free.

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Anonymous wrote:Ah yes, an old fashioned DCUM Every Thread Turns Into An Argument About Which Specific Order 20 Schools Belong In.

Trevor is outside that top 20, so don’t worry about it.

What are the Top 20?

HM Dalton Collegiate Trinity Chapin Spence Brearley St Ann’s St B Buckley St David’s Grace Friends Packer Nightingale Allen-Stevenson Fieldston Columbia Grammar Poly Prep Marymount SH

That’s 21. And there are others better than Trevor by a mile. It’s bad and if that’s your only private option you should go public, invest the money in the S&P, and give your kid a few million to buy a condo when he or she is an adult.

I've definitely heard way more negative commentary about CGPS than Trevor. Why would you say it's a "bad" school? What makes it bad?

People are negative because they’re anti semitic and use code words like new money or flashy when describing the community. It has a much more prestigious history, generous alumni base, and time tested programs. Matriculation bears that out.

I'm Jewish and I'll say it - CGPS is a bad school. My kid went there and we pulled her out. All privates are full of new money but the CGPS crowd stands out for being the least grounded and snootiest. FA kids were bullied. Non-white kids were subjected to racism. This was all within the last 5-7 years.

That doesn’t mean it’s worse than Trevor. Academically and socially CGPS is better. Nice families with a head on their shoulder are scooped up by the better schools. Those that cannot behave for a simple interview get shafted to schools like Trevor.

I don't personally know what Trevor is like but I don't think, "socially" it can get worse than CGPS. My acquaintances that go to Trevor are plenty nice and nothing like the CGPS families.

If talking about how Trevor is up and coming and now 2T is your idea of an appropriate conversation 50% of the time, then the Trevor community is great for you. They’re obsessed

Trevor clearly pissed in someone’s Cheerios.

No one is arguing it is HM or Trinity. But it isn’t a crap school. I know a bunch of nice families and smart kids who very specifically chose it. Several of whom chose it over Columbia. Though I think there is a lot of overlap.

Good job putting your cape on for Trevor. Even if better than CGPS, that’s 20 schools listed that are better and that list forgets many better options. Trevor is such a waste of money it should be criminal. Just go to one of the better UWS publics and give your kid the tuition dollars. They’ll thank you later.

So in your opinion is Speyer better than Trevor? I noticed you didn't include it in your list.

Why are you begging for information from this opinionated clown? You are acting like they are an expert. Would you take guidance from someone who speaks like that? Really? Personally, I would generally do the opposite to stay away from people like that. Not that I 100% disagree with them. But their tone is uncalled for.

Go ask if Trevor pissed in my Cheerios a second time. You can be as nasty as you want when rightfully pointing out that spending close to a million dollars K-12 to attend a scam like Trevor is a horrible idea

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Anonymous wrote:Basic take on tiers of private schools:

If $70k/year is a significant burden to you and you don't qualify for financial aid, your kid is almost certainly better off going to public school - even compared to a "TT" private where they would be one of the poor/unconnected kids - and having you use the ~$1.5M or so with interest that you saved to buy them their first house/apartment and start them off with a healthy savings account.

If $70k/year is something you can afford easily, going to Trevor or CGPS or Calhoun or LREI or Dwight or whatever is not likely to be *worse* for them then public school, and having a nice clean building with small class sizes and somebody to call about every little problem is a nice luxury.

Honestly I wouldn’t even put Trevor next to CGPS or LREI. Those have at least served long standing niches and communities. Trevor is a joke given how many better 3T schools there are close by.