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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are there any top tier Kindergartens that are less stuffy/snobby than others? We would be a full pay family but we definitely don't go to a second home, summer out east, ski out west. Just saw a posting on facebook UES moms group where mom was talking about her daughter in a top tier school but had no friends because of the social differences
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In my experience - went to trinity, subs went to dalton, nephew just started dalton kindergarten - they’re not snobby really at all. Some of the families are quite snobby, but the schools are just good schools. I can’t speak for anyone else’s experience. there were cliques like there are anywhere else, but there were fewer actually than there were after I transferred to Andover. And my best friends at trinity - one is the son of someone who has become a billionaire, one is the son of a well-known figure, one is the daughter of a journalist, and then the daughter of a doctor and a lawyer.

One of the things that happens is as you get older you recognize that you’re perhaps deprived (not the right word) of some of the luxuries that the super wealthy kids are afforded, but socially there were never any issues back when i was there, and it’s even leveled out more now.

My nephew had his first few days - they gradually start at dalton, first day you’re there for an hour or so, the next day a little bit more, etc. until it officially starts in full after the first week or so - and my brother and sister’s calendar is already packed with birthdays until thanksgiving already just from being there to pick him up. It’s funny - the parents tend to bring more insecurities than the kids. But a lot of the rumors tend to come from people who maybe don’t have first-hand experience with the school or perhaps had a bad experience and projects it on to the school as a whole. [/quote]

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