Anonymous
Post 11/11/2025 14:22     Subject: Best private schools in NYC?
Anonymous wrote:Both Buckley and Allen-Stevenson regularly admit boys outside the time frame of the usual application cycle.

I would say Buckley is comparable to Nightingale/Sacred Heart but not Chapin/Spence/Brearley.

Allen Stevenson a notch below Buckley.


This is my understanding as well.
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2025 13:48     Subject: Best private schools in NYC?
Both Buckley and Allen-Stevenson regularly admit boys outside the time frame of the usual application cycle.

I would say Buckley is comparable to Nightingale/Sacred Heart but not Chapin/Spence/Brearley.

Allen Stevenson a notch below Buckley.
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2025 11:06     Subject: Best private schools in NYC?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Buckley seems very easy to get into. Like Avenues not sure about St. Bs.


Interesting. Is that recent? Would’ve never guessed that about Buckley.


Hmm... St. Bernard's is not easy to get into. A couple years ago, they had almost no spots left after legacies. I know several people who got into Collegiate but not St. Bernard's. St. David's and Buckley are probably similar to the average of their peer girls' schools (Spence, Chapin, Sacred Heart, Nightingale). These boys/girls schools are *mostly* the same crowd. The girls' schools have a slightly wider pull, since they are k-12, but they also admit more kids. Most applicants do NOT get into Buckley or St. D though.


How competitive is Allen-Stevenson compared to those three and how does it compare socially/culturally/academically?


Allen-Stevenson and Browning are usually considered a step below Buckley and St. David's academically, and are probably easier to get into. I'm not sure if they admit more than half of applicants. Allen-Stevenson is more progressive / less structured than the other boys' schools. When I visited, it was very loud and chaotic. I bet it's a lot of fun for the right kind of boy, but it was too much for me.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2025 21:02     Subject: Best private schools in NYC?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Buckley seems very easy to get into. Like Avenues not sure about St. Bs.


Interesting. Is that recent? Would’ve never guessed that about Buckley.


Hmm... St. Bernard's is not easy to get into. A couple years ago, they had almost no spots left after legacies. I know several people who got into Collegiate but not St. Bernard's. St. David's and Buckley are probably similar to the average of their peer girls' schools (Spence, Chapin, Sacred Heart, Nightingale). These boys/girls schools are *mostly* the same crowd. The girls' schools have a slightly wider pull, since they are k-12, but they also admit more kids. Most applicants do NOT get into Buckley or St. D though.


How competitive is Allen-Stevenson compared to those three and how does it compare socially/culturally/academically?
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2025 17:26     Subject: Best private schools in NYC?
When applying to private high schools we made sure to subtly name drop our TT college alma maters and that we are pretty active alums (I forget if this was also on the actual applications). DC, who had perfect grades and very strong ISEE, had mixed results so not sure if it mattered.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2025 16:33     Subject: Best private schools in NYC?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How competitive are Buckley and St Bs for full pay, unconnected applicants with good jobs and educations? Are they easier than K-12s?


Buckley is much easier than the “top” k-12s. St Bernard’s is highly competitive.

Neither of these schools are easy to get into.


Do you think they care if the applicant’s parents went to good high schools for the purposes of exmissions (like Deerfield, Andover)?


They absolutely care about this.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2025 12:42     Subject: Best private schools in NYC?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How competitive are Buckley and St Bs for full pay, unconnected applicants with good jobs and educations? Are they easier than K-12s?


Buckley is much easier than the “top” k-12s. St Bernard’s is highly competitive.

Neither of these schools are easy to get into.


Do you think they care if the applicant’s parents went to good high schools for the purposes of exmissions (like Deerfield, Andover)?
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2025 11:55     Subject: Best private schools in NYC?
Anonymous wrote:How competitive are Buckley and St Bs for full pay, unconnected applicants with good jobs and educations? Are they easier than K-12s?


Buckley is much easier than the “top” k-12s. St Bernard’s is highly competitive.

Neither of these schools are easy to get into.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2025 10:53     Subject: Best private schools in NYC?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Buckley seems very easy to get into. Like Avenues not sure about St. Bs.


Interesting. Is that recent? Would’ve never guessed that about Buckley.


Hmm... St. Bernard's is not easy to get into. A couple years ago, they had almost no spots left after legacies. I know several people who got into Collegiate but not St. Bernard's. St. David's and Buckley are probably similar to the average of their peer girls' schools (Spence, Chapin, Sacred Heart, Nightingale). These boys/girls schools are *mostly* the same crowd. The girls' schools have a slightly wider pull, since they are k-12, but they also admit more kids. Most applicants do NOT get into Buckley or St. D though.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2025 10:08     Subject: Best private schools in NYC?
Anonymous wrote:Buckley seems very easy to get into. Like Avenues not sure about St. Bs.


Interesting. Is that recent? Would’ve never guessed that about Buckley.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2025 07:27     Subject: Best private schools in NYC?
Buckley seems very easy to get into. Like Avenues not sure about St. Bs.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2025 16:30     Subject: Best private schools in NYC?
How competitive are Buckley and St Bs for full pay, unconnected applicants with good jobs and educations? Are they easier than K-12s?
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2025 12:19     Subject: Best private schools in NYC?
It is interesting that Emet opened around the same time that Solomon Schechter closed.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2025 11:38     Subject: Best private schools in NYC?
You do know that Emet means truth...
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2025 07:31     Subject: Best private schools in NYC?
Um def didn't do that, sorry to disappoint.