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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]. There is a lot of diversity in upper school student body and more financial aid students who are just excellent.[/quote]
On this point - do they have more fin aid spots in the upper school than in the earlier grades? Or is it specifically for prep-for-prep students? And how do you know who the financial aid kids are?[/quote]

Some of the financial aid students went through prep-for-prep but not all. Some of them talk about it openly and they are very comfortable about it. Some I guessed based on what the parents said about their background. They are confident and fit in just fine. I feel my daughter benefited from being around them.

Yes there are students who are interested in designer stuff (not Stanley Lululemon…), but overall much less than at our previous school. After all this school is academically vigorous so kids who stayed or kids who got in at middle/upper school have to be pretty good. The kids are genuinely interested in learning and have fun doing it, not just for grades.

We’ve done our research over the years and are glad we switched in upper school. We had multiple choices but felt Brearley fits our daughter the best. I chat with her about school almost every day and think the school is doing a good job teaching the kids how to learn and encouraging intellectual curiosity.  My daughter reads a lot outside of school so I don’t feel strongly about what they read and the reading list looks fine to me.

To the parents who are nervous about K admissions, good luck but relax, as much as you are able. I was the kind that checked email continuously on decision day so I can relate. How your daughter grows up depends largely on how you engage with them, so school doesn’t determine everything. If you try to be open minded, keep your intellectual curiosity, and have decent social skills kids will learn from that.

K is really just the beginning. As your kids grow you will figure out what kind of school fit them better. We know many families who switched schools. Public to private, SS to co-ed, private to boarding school, private to private, and the other way around too. It’s not as hard as you think now.

Back to uptown girls school… Spence is actually more DEI heavy in my opinion. I value diversity but felt the way they talk about it is just so 5 years ago and not authentic or open, although they have strong research programs in upper school. Loved some of the teachers we met but not a fan of the new head or the DEI director. We also loved Chaplin a lot, the admin, teachers are all great and really care about the girls.

Your kids will do great if you support their learning and growth. If the school turns out not to be a good fit anymore you can always switch. We have excellent choices in NYC and the NE. 
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