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Anonymous wrote:For the All Souls parent, can you break down how many got into Dalton, Collegiate, St. Bernard, Trinity and Hunter?

Out of 35 eligible children this is what I know. This doesn’t include children who also got accepted to these schools but turned them down for another school. This is just where people chose to go (so more people got in to Dalton, Collegiate etc, buy chose other schools):


Dalton - 1
Collegiate - 1
St. Bernard - 1
Trinity - 1
Hunter - 1
St. David’s - 1
Browning - 1
Allen Stevenson - 1

There are a few kids out of the two classes moving out of the city so don’t apply, and there are a few kids who ultimately chose public school (based on being summer bdays). And obviously I didn't add the girls schools and all the coed schools.

Thank you. And what is the parent body like? How elitist is it in comparison to other UES preschools (Brick, STMPG, CCDS specifically)?

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Anonymous wrote:For the All Souls parent, can you break down how many got into Dalton, Collegiate, St. Bernard, Trinity and Hunter?

Out of 35 eligible children this is what I know. This doesn’t include children who also got accepted to these schools but turned them down for another school. This is just where people chose to go (so more people got in to Dalton, Collegiate etc, buy chose other schools):


Dalton - 1
Collegiate - 1
St. Bernard - 1
Trinity - 1
Hunter - 1
St. David’s - 1
Browning - 1
Allen Stevenson - 1

There are a few kids out of the two classes moving out of the city so don’t apply, and there are a few kids who ultimately chose public school (based on being summer bdays). And obviously I didn't add the girls schools and all the coed schools.

I have a hard time believing that someone’s kid got into Dalton, but chose to go to one of the other schools listed. Other than Trinity or perhaps Collegiate.

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Anonymous wrote:My child did not get into a "feeder" 2s program so we are planning to send him to the "Little Sprouts" program at Saint Stephen of Hungary School for 2s just so that he is at least exposed to school this year.

Is getting in at 3s out of the question? He got waitlisted at a few places so maybe that will help. Does applying from this school provide any benefit at all?

At this point does it make sense to just keep him here through pre-k and then focus on applying to schools for kindergarten?

Depends on what your goal is. SSHS is a K-8 school and help children apply to high school. Catholic schools tend to be more academic rigors in preschool compared to public and many private preschools so it is a solid option.

Little Learning would be my suggestion if you are looking for alternative preschool with the goal to apply private school later.

How is Saint Stephen of Hungary School generally? Haven't heard much about it.

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Anonymous wrote:My child did not get into a "feeder" 2s program so we are planning to send him to the "Little Sprouts" program at Saint Stephen of Hungary School for 2s just so that he is at least exposed to school this year.

Is getting in at 3s out of the question? He got waitlisted at a few places so maybe that will help. Does applying from this school provide any benefit at all?

At this point does it make sense to just keep him here through pre-k and then focus on applying to schools for kindergarten?

Depends on what your goal is. SSHS is a K-8 school and help children apply to high school. Catholic schools tend to be more academic rigors in preschool compared to public and many private preschools so it is a solid option.

Little Learning would be my suggestion if you are looking for alternative preschool with the goal to apply private school later.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there any way to get off the waitlist at any of these TT pre-schools 3's programs? Our kid was waitlisted at 3 and rejected at 2. Very competitive this year unfortunately and we did not sign up for public schools. What do you recommend doing in this situation?

I’d join the Parents League and set up a call to ask their advice. Or you can just start calling schools yourself to see if they have spots. Were these standalone preschools or 3s programs in ongoing schools?

Have called the schools every day since being on the waitlist. Most of the classes spots (UES TT preschools) went to siblings, legacy, and children of faculty. Essentially competing for 4-6 slots per school with all of the Elite Manhattan crowd. Had references from previous alumni and still did not get in anywhere. Actually bewildered as to what to do.

What about other schools? Merricats, IPS, MAPCDS, Temple Israel/Sharaay, York Ave, Playgarden Prep, William Woodward, Bridge Community… there are lots of schools on the UES.

What is your question here? We did not apply to any of these schools. Only the TT UES schools, and of the ones you listed, only MAPCDS could be considered one of them; however, we did not apply there.

Have you considered join the church? Ask the priest for a referral. Tell the priest how your child is destined for TT school.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there any way to get off the waitlist at any of these TT pre-schools 3's programs? Our kid was waitlisted at 3 and rejected at 2. Very competitive this year unfortunately and we did not sign up for public schools. What do you recommend doing in this situation?

I’d join the Parents League and set up a call to ask their advice. Or you can just start calling schools yourself to see if they have spots. Were these standalone preschools or 3s programs in ongoing schools?

Have called the schools every day since being on the waitlist. Most of the classes spots (UES TT preschools) went to siblings, legacy, and children of faculty. Essentially competing for 4-6 slots per school with all of the Elite Manhattan crowd. Had references from previous alumni and still did not get in anywhere. Actually bewildered as to what to do.

What about other schools? Merricats, IPS, MAPCDS, Temple Israel/Sharaay, York Ave, Playgarden Prep, William Woodward, Bridge Community… there are lots of schools on the UES.

What is your question here? We did not apply to any of these schools. Only the TT UES schools, and of the ones you listed, only MAPCDS could be considered one of them; however, we did not apply there.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there any way to get off the waitlist at any of these TT pre-schools 3's programs? Our kid was waitlisted at 3 and rejected at 2. Very competitive this year unfortunately and we did not sign up for public schools. What do you recommend doing in this situation?

I’d join the Parents League and set up a call to ask their advice. Or you can just start calling schools yourself to see if they have spots. Were these standalone preschools or 3s programs in ongoing schools?

Have called the schools every day since being on the waitlist. Most of the classes spots (UES TT preschools) went to siblings, legacy, and children of faculty. Essentially competing for 4-6 slots per school with all of the Elite Manhattan crowd. Had references from previous alumni and still did not get in anywhere. Actually bewildered as to what to do.

What about other schools? Merricats, IPS, MAPCDS, Temple Israel/Sharaay, York Ave, Playgarden Prep, William Woodward, Bridge Community… there are lots of schools on the UES.

What is your question here? We did not apply to any of these schools. Only the TT UES schools, and of the ones you listed, only MAPCDS could be considered one of them; however, we did not apply there.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there any way to get off the waitlist at any of these TT pre-schools 3's programs? Our kid was waitlisted at 3 and rejected at 2. Very competitive this year unfortunately and we did not sign up for public schools. What do you recommend doing in this situation?

Did you apply for 2s program, or 3s?

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Anonymous wrote:Is there any way to get off the waitlist at any of these TT pre-schools 3's programs? Our kid was waitlisted at 3 and rejected at 2. Very competitive this year unfortunately and we did not sign up for public schools. What do you recommend doing in this situation?

I’d join the Parents League and set up a call to ask their advice. Or you can just start calling schools yourself to see if they have spots. Were these standalone preschools or 3s programs in ongoing schools?

Have called the schools every day since being on the waitlist. Most of the classes spots (UES TT preschools) went to siblings, legacy, and children of faculty. Essentially competing for 4-6 slots per school with all of the Elite Manhattan crowd. Had references from previous alumni and still did not get in anywhere. Actually bewildered as to what to do.

What about other schools? Merricats, IPS, MAPCDS, Temple Israel/Sharaay, York Ave, Playgarden Prep, William Woodward, Bridge Community… there are lots of schools on the UES.

Anonymous wrote:Is there any way to get off the waitlist at any of these TT pre-schools 3's programs? Our kid was waitlisted at 3 and rejected at 2. Very competitive this year unfortunately and we did not sign up for public schools. What do you recommend doing in this situation?

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Anonymous wrote:Is there any way to get off the waitlist at any of these TT pre-schools 3's programs? Our kid was waitlisted at 3 and rejected at 2. Very competitive this year unfortunately and we did not sign up for public schools. What do you recommend doing in this situation?

I’d join the Parents League and set up a call to ask their advice. Or you can just start calling schools yourself to see if they have spots. Were these standalone preschools or 3s programs in ongoing schools?

Have called the schools every day since being on the waitlist. Most of the classes spots (UES TT preschools) went to siblings, legacy, and children of faculty. Essentially competing for 4-6 slots per school with all of the Elite Manhattan crowd. Had references from previous alumni and still did not get in anywhere. Actually bewildered as to what to do.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there any way to get off the waitlist at any of these TT pre-schools 3's programs? Our kid was waitlisted at 3 and rejected at 2. Very competitive this year unfortunately and we did not sign up for public schools. What do you recommend doing in this situation?

I’d join the Parents League and set up a call to ask their advice. Or you can just start calling schools yourself to see if they have spots. Were these standalone preschools or 3s programs in ongoing schools?

Anonymous wrote:Is there any way to get off the waitlist at any of these TT pre-schools 3's programs? Our kid was waitlisted at 3 and rejected at 2. Very competitive this year unfortunately and we did not sign up for public schools. What do you recommend doing in this situation?

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Anonymous wrote:Did anyone get into All Souls this year?

What I heard through the grapevine is that they only accepted 4-5 kids. This is after siblings, legacies, and kids from the NIDO program (all early decision).

Need to do the 1’s program to be competitive for the 2’s program.

This is crazy