Best private schools in NYC?

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Also, and super importantly, the children seemed genuinely happy and excited to be there when we visited.

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Anonymous wrote:Also, and super importantly, the children seemed genuinely happy and excited to be there when we visited.

Are there any non-Jewish students there?

[Anonymous]

Yes

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Anonymous wrote:Serious academic standards, classics instruction, extremely good and passionate teachers, very small classes, opportunity to accelerate in multiple subjects, no tech policy (this was huge for us and is for many parents there), and a general sense of excitement since it's a new school.

Great to hear. It sounds like an inspiring and worthwhile institution and I’m glad it’s going well

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Serious academic standards, classics instruction, extremely good and passionate teachers, very small classes, opportunity to accelerate in multiple subjects, no tech policy (this was huge for us and is for many parents there), and a general sense of excitement since it's a new school.

Great to hear. It sounds like an inspiring and worthwhile institution and I’m glad it’s going well

Nice to reply to yourself.

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Um def didn't do that, sorry to disappoint.

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You do know that Emet means truth...

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It is interesting that Emet opened around the same time that Solomon Schechter closed.

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How competitive are Buckley and St Bs for full pay, unconnected applicants with good jobs and educations? Are they easier than K-12s?

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Buckley seems very easy to get into. Like Avenues not sure about St. Bs.

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Anonymous wrote:Buckley seems very easy to get into. Like Avenues not sure about St. Bs.

Interesting. Is that recent? Would’ve never guessed that about Buckley.

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Anonymous wrote:Buckley seems very easy to get into. Like Avenues not sure about St. Bs.

Interesting. Is that recent? Would’ve never guessed that about Buckley.

Hmm... St. Bernard's is not easy to get into. A couple years ago, they had almost no spots left after legacies. I know several people who got into Collegiate but not St. Bernard's. St. David's and Buckley are probably similar to the average of their peer girls' schools (Spence, Chapin, Sacred Heart, Nightingale). These boys/girls schools are *mostly* the same crowd. The girls' schools have a slightly wider pull, since they are k-12, but they also admit more kids. Most applicants do NOT get into Buckley or St. D though.

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Anonymous wrote:How competitive are Buckley and St Bs for full pay, unconnected applicants with good jobs and educations? Are they easier than K-12s?

Buckley is much easier than the “top” k-12s. St Bernard’s is highly competitive.

Neither of these schools are easy to get into.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How competitive are Buckley and St Bs for full pay, unconnected applicants with good jobs and educations? Are they easier than K-12s?

Buckley is much easier than the “top” k-12s. St Bernard’s is highly competitive.

Neither of these schools are easy to get into.

Do you think they care if the applicant’s parents went to good high schools for the purposes of exmissions (like Deerfield, Andover)?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How competitive are Buckley and St Bs for full pay, unconnected applicants with good jobs and educations? Are they easier than K-12s?

Buckley is much easier than the “top” k-12s. St Bernard’s is highly competitive.

Neither of these schools are easy to get into.

Do you think they care if the applicant’s parents went to good high schools for the purposes of exmissions (like Deerfield, Andover)?

They absolutely care about this.