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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As I said, I didn’t grow up here and am learning about the schools as I go so I probably dont know what I’m talking about, but shouldn’t Hunter be easier to get into -
at least for an oldest kid? At the stronger private schools, it seems like there aren’t many openings after you knock out the seats reserved for siblings, legacies and other connected kids. At least at Hunter your kid can compete for every seat. Someone told me that last year at Dalton there were only six seats for kids with no hooks. No idea if that’s true, but it’s clear that a lot of spots are spoken for before admission season even kicks off.

My real question is should we even consider Hunter. We are a comfortably upper middle class family so we can pay the full private school tuition for both of our kids but getting free tuition would be meaningful for us. Are the private schools so much better that it’s worth paying or are they only marginally better?[/quote]

Weird about Dalton - they have 90 spots - and I thought they were one of the few private schools that does not lean so heavily on sibling policy.

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I don’t think that info is correct re Dalton. My child got in last year (and is in K there now). We had no hooks. There are definitely more than 5 others in the K class who were also unconnected and not minorities, etc.[/quote]

Thanks, that's what I have thought. I have heard places like Trinity, Brearley, Spence can have limited spots because of connections (I think someone told me either B or S had  10-12 spots leftover after legacies, sibs), but never heard the same for Dalton.

How is K going for your Dalton child?  Do you like the school thus far?[/quote]

It’s been really great! My kid loves it and has made friends. Most of the other parents we have met seem nice and normal. No complaints (yet) - we are happy.[/quote]

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