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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi NBS parent
Can you speak more about rising to the top at a school like NBS versus B/S? It seems like it’s better to be the big fish in a small pond to get to the next step…[/quote]

No one can be certain one can be the big fish once in the small pond.  [/quote]

NBS parent again - this is definitely true, you never know how your kid will do in HS until she is there. Everyone thinks their little kids are smart but in HS you really can see what’s what.

I think it was easier for my daughter to be a top student in her class than it would have been at Brearley. It’s likely she would have worked much harder there to end up a B/B+ student. I also think at a much smaller school like NBS she had opportunities to lead clubs and classes which she would not have had at Horace Mann, for example (which she turned down for NBS).

I am at the point where I have seen parents thrilled to have their kids accepted at Hunter, HM, Trinity, Stuy, but the kid has to excel there to get into an equally prestigious college. And this isn’t easy - 50% of the time it just doesn’t happen. Just look at their college lists if you don’t believe me. It isn’t a bad idea to be strategic when choosing high schools. [/quote]

Thank you, very helpful to hear this experience. [/quote]

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