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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is anecdotal, but I will say that although some schools don’t really look into these things for high school admissions, families themselves still care about it.

I was recently at the admitted students day at Poly Prep, and the question, “What do you do for work?” and “Where do you live?” were very common among current parents towards new parents. A friend of mine saw a similar thing happen at Packer.

Granted, Packer tends to attract law and finance types. [/quote]

This is how people make small talk in NYC. I think it is very normal. What else are you going to ask someone - their favorite color? Where do you summer out east? To your point, I prefer the "where do you live" over "what do you do for work" as it is a bit less loaded. And the answer tells a lot about someone - "Park Avenue" is a different answer than "Upper East Side".[/quote]

Yeah, that just sounds like standard small talk to me. Especially at a school that pulls from lots of different neighborhoods. Those parent receptions are always a bit awkward IMO, not a ton to talk about.[/quote]

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