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06.24.08, 17:27 PM NY Schools
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For the poster who took their kid out of St ann's and moved to portand --(yep-- but we are loving portland! diverse, urban, cultural-- without all the nyc crap. And ds went to a public HS here and is heading to Yale in the fall...) I want to BE you! where did ds go to HS?? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 06.24.08, 05:27 PM Flag
 

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What are you tryng to say about Saint Ann's? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 05:48 PM Flag
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I don't think OP is saying anything about St ann's-- an earlier poster said her husband took a teaching job there so ds could attend, BUT ds was riding around in limos with his friends and they took him out and moved to poretland [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 05:52 PM Flag
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This should be everyone's strategy for getting their dc's into top colleges. No schools need another New York kid, I don't care how smart they are. And Portland is great. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 06:15 PM Flag
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Portland is 78% white, which isn't really all that diverse to me. 6% Asians, 7% African Americans. Sounds like a NYC private school / public G&T parent's kind of diverse, actually. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 06:28 PM Flag
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It's a very segregated place. Schools are being closed because of smaller numbers of children. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 06:56 PM Flag
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What do you mean by "smaller numbers of children"? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 06:58 PM Flag
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The number of families with children in Portland is decreasing and the number of single adult households is increasing. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 07:11 PM Flag
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Her child might not be prepared for Yale. I lived in Portland for 10 years. It's not diverse; it's boring compared to New York; the schools are not great; people drive everywhere. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 06:47 PM Flag
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Of course, for all we know, they moved there when dc was 15. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 06:57 PM Flag
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we moved there when dc was 13-- MAN-- you guys are sour grapes!! his public HS was totally diverse (do NOT kid yourselves, NY privates aren't). And you know, I think he will do just fine at Yale. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 07:06 PM Flag
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and then he'll move to New York [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 07:12 PM Flag
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what school? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 07:13 PM Flag
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You say below you lived in NYC until 2 years ago. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 07:25 PM Flag
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What did you think of St. Ann's academically in lower and upper schools? Are the kids really smart, or do they just have parents who can afford the tuition? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 06:59 AM Flag
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The academics at St. Ann's are top notch. our d graduated and went to Yale. She felt totally prepared for college. Have 2 others St. Ann's. Love it. Can't say enough good about it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 09:53 PM Flag
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Yale is an Ivy but not all that either academically undergrade. Taught by grad students and look at how they passed through George W... Prepared for Yale? I think anyone could fit that bill. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 04:05 AM Flag
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^^"undergrad" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 04:05 AM Flag
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