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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]D2 and D3 in Manhattan have plenty of really good gen ed public middle schools. G&T has been diluted and is totally over-rated. I know countless kids from various middle schools in these districts who have gone on to do great at SHSAT schools, Gen Ed HS and private schools. And not just from the best known schools - plenty of gems where your kid can get a great education, be a bit more relaxed and still get into a great high school and thrive.

The issue is that there are few guarantees of getting into one of these schools. Most likely you will get one of them. But it is not for sure. And starting at a school in 5th grade and going through the middle school process would not be fun, and would be hard on a kid. And living in NYC is not for everyone.

I love NYC and I am raising kids here but I'm not sure I would recommend it for a kid coming from the suburbs going into 5th grade - it can be very overwhelming and that is just a hard time to switch. It would almost be easier if they could wait until starting 6th grade, but even then, not sure if I would do that.[/quote]

I’m the poster who recommended moving to the city. I guess I just don’t understand people who move from a suburb ‘to NYC’ who then move to another suburb. Why not jump in and really experience NY? My extended family (not from NY) all thought I was crazy for raising kids here, but I wouldn’t change it for anything. And we are NYC middle class, not uber wealthy. There are just so many options and experiences your kids will have here that they won’t get anywhere else. Plus no teen drunk driving. [/quote]

I grew up in the NYC burbs and I'm now raising my kids in NYC. There are pros and cons to each. But the math is different when you are talking about taking a kid who is roughly 10 years old, lived in the suburbs their whole life and doesn't know a soul in NYC and moving them to the city. It is a much bigger adjustment. Especially if the kid has anxiety. And to be fair, I make the same argument about taking a city kid and moving them out of the city at that age (though I think that is less challenging). City and suburbs are culturally very different places and the older a kid is, the harder it is to adjust.[/quote]

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