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06.24.08, 18:33 PM NY Schools
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Friend just told me that in her dc's small, no-name preschool TWO children got into Anderson for K (non-sibs). Isn't that strange? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
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Why would that be strange? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 06:37 PM Flag
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Well, in the whole city to have two out of 50 from one school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 06:38 PM Flag
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^^We didn't get in and it was our FC so maybe I am a bit jealous [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 06:39 PM Flag
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we are from a small no name preschool. 2 kids, 2 years in a row. many smart kids there though. not strange at all. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 06:38 PM Flag
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It was a lotto of high scoring dc - they were lucky - not strange at all. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 06:39 PM Flag
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Hi - we are one of those two. Do I know you? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 06:40 PM Flag
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people in no name schools more likely to seek public school options [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 06:44 PM Flag
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ITA! DH and I went to Ivy League schools and our kids will most likely be bright kids in public in NYC or the suburbs so we don't need a name preschool. I assume the 92nd St Y is a wonderful program, but it's would be a waste of money for us. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 06:27 AM Flag
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and the fact that you and DH went to Ivy League schools has exactly what to do with sending your child to a no-name preschool? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 10:07 AM Flag
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Exactly, very few kids from the TT preschools even bother with the G&T process. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 06:28 AM Flag
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2 my in DD's small co-op school got into A also. 1 sib, 1 non-sib. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 07:02 PM Flag
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my dd--the one whose teacher cheated--only one who got into A in her class. others didn't know G & T testing was an option. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 07:31 PM Flag
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I heard of TWO families in ONE building on Roosevelt Island got into A. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 09:05 PM Flag
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What are the odds of that! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 04:27 AM Flag
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I know them. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 10:08 AM Flag
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I know them too. Maybe we all know each other... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 03:45 PM Flag
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and they both went to the same preschool. I wonder if they are the same. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 01:32 PM Flag
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It happens. One year there were 4 kids who got into Anderson from our non-TT preschool. Another year 4 kids got into Hunter. It depends. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 09:08 PM Flag
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That's obscene, the concept of a TT preschool. Preschool is to learn how to sit in a circle, share toys, stand in line. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 02:47 AM Flag
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La Escuelita, a "no-name" preschool has routinely had kids get into Anderson and Hunter (old process and new). How narrow of you to think that just kids whose parents calculate which are the "good" preKs are the smart kids... In my dc's classes, there were kids from headstarts, too! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 03:57 AM Flag
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my dd, at a daycare preschool made 2nd round hunter. didn't get citywide, but was eligible. it's about IQ people, not prep. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 04:38 AM Flag
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Not really. How many kids that never went to preschool and were parked in front of TV every day got in? I bet none at all, regardless of IQ. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 06:30 AM Flag
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Our dd got into A (non-sib); no-name preschool. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 04:47 AM Flag
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Lesson: It is the STUDENT and NOT the school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 09:55 AM Flag
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OP: My point was NOT the no-name preschool BUT the odds of two children from the same school getting in to A when they only take 50 kids citywide. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 10:53 AM Flag
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if that was the case why did you have to mention that it was a no-name school? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 11:10 AM Flag
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OP: You're right. I guess there was no point to that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 11:12 AM Flag
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since this is UB of course the majority will focus on the fact that it is not a TT preschool [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 11:16 AM Flag
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Lol - ita [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 12:42 PM Flag
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Where was the preschool (i.e., which neighborhood)? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 12:53 PM Flag
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I think OP was referring to the Roosevelt Island families. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 01:13 PM Flag
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Why is that strange? Smart kids go to no-name schools. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 01:14 PM Flag
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It's just statistics. If you actually calculated the odds, I bet you'd find it's almost impossible for there to NOT be at least one preschool that has two dc's admitted to Anderson. If you were to look at random probability, it would be a lot less likely for the acceptances to be spread out so that there is exactly one admit at 50 different schools and no double admits. You just happen to know one of the schools that got two. It's like the famous "birthday problem" in statistics. What seems very unlikely on the surface is actually very likely based on the way probabilities work. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 06:25 PM Flag
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One school, which isn't even a no name preschool it is something short of preschool, has 2 kids going to Hunter this year. these things happen. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 07:17 PM Flag
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