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[quote=Anonymous]Which 3T are you referring to that counsels out actively?

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Re: AS - I have a kid at a similarly thought of school. People look down on it. But I have friends at all the TT schools and we compare notes all the time. The curriculum is identical. Yes, the school has more neurodiverse kids but a lot of them are very smart. And guess where else has a lot of neurodiverse kids? Trinity! When you take all siblings and a good share of legacies, you get a lot of neurodiversity because you don’t get to choose what the siblings are like. AS seems like a lovely place and even in the non-TT private schools, all of the kids get tons of individualized attention that you won’t get at PS6. Re exmissions, if you got to St. Bernard’s you would be in a pool with a lot of legacies. So even a very strong kid can get passed over. If he’s in the top 10% at AS, he might actually have a better chance at top high schools. I have worked in admissions consulting and seen this play out. It’s like trying to get into Princeton from Trinity — once they take all the legacies they are done with the school unless they you are a URM. [/quote]

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Can you speak more about the neurodiversity at Trinity?

I didn’t realize St Bernard’s legacy at the high school level would hold so much weight but makes sense. [/quote]

The most challenging child I know goes there. They were a sibling admit. I respect a strong sibling policy. It makes sense to keep kids together. But to say there is not neurodiversity at the TT schools is absurd. I’d actually say Trinity supports it better than some other schools because they are so well resourced. Our 3T school counsels kids out pretty actively. My friend’s kid would have been out of there by the end of 1st grade. [/quote][/quote]

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