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05.29.08, 08:18 AM NY Schools
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My dd received a rejection letter from NEST for middle school yesterday. I just got a call from NEST today, saying that they messed up the scoring on a bunch of the tests, and my dd did indeed get into NEST, and they would be sending out a corrected letter. Doesn't bode well for how accurate the test scoring has been for the rest of the DOE exams this year. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 05.29.08, 08:18 AM Flag
 

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this happened last yr with NEST and my cousins son. He was told that he didn't make the OLSAT cut off by a RJ letter. Then months later sent a letter saying there was a mistake and he made it to round 2. She already had decided that he would go to PS 110 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:21 AM Flag
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but there was no cutoff last year. Heard about a similar case too. I think NEST just kept going down the list of scores because school didn't fill all spots. That's why I don't think it will be that difficult to get in this year if you scored 97+. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:50 AM Flag
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OP: Hmmm, very interesting. So is NEST lying about messing up the scoring, and are they really just going down the list because they didn't fill their spots? And if so, why not just say so? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:08 AM Flag
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You're right. They shouldn't have to lie about it. Not sure. But I do think they kept going down the list last year (as did other G&Ts) until they filled spots. That's why DOE instituted a cutoff this year. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:19 AM Flag
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That might make sense - if NEST notified original accepts on Friday, and told them they had to commit by Wednesday, (yesterday), and people are now being called today, Thursday and told that surprise they actually got in, that would fit scenario that not enough among the original accepts were willing to give them the commitment by their deadline. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 11:03 AM Flag
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I wanted to type "unbelievable" but, you know what, totally believable and not even unexpected. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:21 AM Flag
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Hey, my dh didn't believe me at first either. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:32 AM Flag
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I got the same call this morning from NEST .. My DD will be so excited, she felt miserable all weekend after getting the rejection letter - she told me it was the easiest test of all of the tests she took [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:38 AM Flag
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OP: Congrats! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:06 AM Flag
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Was the letter from the DOE or from NEST directly? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:29 AM Flag
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NEST directly. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 08:31 AM Flag
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That is so typical of NEST. They are so disorganized. It will be like that all the time. It' [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:11 AM Flag
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OP: I don't disagree. Not dd's first choice, but nice to have it as a backup, in case we get ding-ed from our other choice. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:14 AM Flag
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How much time did NEST give you to decide - enough that you will hear from other choice? Hope that we hear from DOE middle schools soon - my dd is losing her mind waiting. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:17 AM Flag
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That was my first question, and they said at least a week, so hopefully I will know about the other schools by then. I heard rumors that we were supposed to find out this Friday, but who knows. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:27 AM Flag
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At least good they are giving you a week - my df's dd was accepted a month ago at a different non-DOE process school and she was told she had to make an immediate commitment. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:29 AM Flag
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Funny thing is that I was told by another parent whose dd had been accepted last Friday, that she needed to tell them by the following Wednesday (which did not give them time to see what their district school choice was). Guess they are back-tracking since they screwed up. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:31 AM Flag
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Ridiculous that a public school would make you commit before you see what your other public options are. No matter how late the district process is this year, there's really no justification. They deserve to have people commit, then renege. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:36 AM Flag
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that school sounds riddled with problems. yet everyone is fighting over the chance to get in! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:25 AM Flag
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True, but many parents may not have better options. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:29 AM Flag
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and many have drunk the citywide, "peer group" kool-aid even when their zoned school is just as good or better. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:33 AM Flag
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Isn't that NEST's fault, not the DOE's? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:26 AM Flag
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Not sure, but I thought they centralized the middle school tests this year. Either way, it's not good. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:28 AM Flag
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middle school admissions are not under the DOE umbrella for nest or for andersion. they are school run and admissions decisions are completely at the discretion of the school. this is a school mess up -- not a DOE error. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:54 AM Flag
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As was said, I thought DOE was managing this this year. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:55 AM Flag
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not for selective middle school. definitely not. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:15 AM Flag
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A few schools do their own admissions notifications (NEST, Anderson, PPAS, Columbia Secondary, maybe Manhattan East). For most, the DOE handled this year through a "match" system like the high school process where kids and schools each rank their choices, within each district. Drag is that the individual schools notified much earlier than DOE and are making people commit before they hear from their district schools. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 11:08 AM Flag
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