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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We’re in the fortunate position of having admits to both St. Bernard’s and Hunter for our son, but we’re struggling with the decision and would love insights from this community.

We are an upper-middle-class family—private school tuition is something we can afford, but it’s still a meaningful financial commitment. We love St. Bernard’s, but we have some concerns:
	1.	High School Placement – It seems that while some students go on to TT day schools, many do not. We want to understand how much of that is by choice vs. limited acceptances.
	2.	Diversity – The classes at St. B’s appear to be predominantly white, and we are not. We’re wondering how this might impact our son’s experience.

On the other hand, we don’t know much about Hunter yet since we haven’t had our tour (scheduled in the next couple of days). Our main concern is socio-emotional development—we’ve heard mixed things about how well Hunter supports this aspect of growth.

Would love to hear from families who have experience with either (or both!) schools. What factors ultimately guided your decision? Anything you wish you had known earlier?

Thanks in advance![/quote]

What is your HHI? There are incomes enough to afford StB but fitting in there is very different. It’s a IYKYK type of school. [/quote]

Different poster but curious. Full pay family with HHI of 900-1 mill (medicine), with 0 connections and generational money . Definitely not in any scene. Would we have trouble fitting in?[/quote]

It's a lovely school, I've heard great things, and I'm not knocking it at all. But it is one of the few UES schools that still lets out early on Friday to allow families to beat the Hamptons traffic. Make of that what you will.  [/quote]

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