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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Intellectually curious kids who are self directed seem to do well. It helps if the kid is confident or, if the kid is neither confident nor social, it helps if the kid is more jazzed about learning than social standing/fitting in with a peer group.  Nerdy kids who are passionate about a particular area will do better at Hunter than elsewhere. The Chess team is cool at Hunter.  There are plenty of bright, well rounded kids at Hunter too, but they’d fit at any school.[/quote]

TBF, nerdy kids are popular at most of the TT privates. Everyone wants to go to good colleges - maybe some are a bit more socially advanced in one way or another. But Dalton’s chess team’s won state, national and world championships. The model UN team wins the national competition so frequently that other schools used to rag on us in forums (i went there years ago and I’m still involved in the community. My nephew is currently a kindergartner, too). Few things are nerdier than hyper-ambitious kids in jacket and tie applying realpolitik to fictional global problems. But the greatest thing about Dalton in particular - as opposed to some of the other privates - is their teaching methodology allows for a lot of self-directed study so each student can pursue their specific areas of interest beyond regular coursework.

I’m not comparing hunter with Dalton - i think it’s too difficult to make a fair comparison. both are great, it’s simply a difference in access to resources. But Dalton’s chess is completely nerdy, we may have just been better at hiding it.[/quote]

Quick addition if it wasn’t clear: I’m a dalton grad.[/quote]

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