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06.27.08, 08:47 AM New York City
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Which NYC suburbs have schools that rival the education at Hunter/Anderson/NEST? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
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None, IMO [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 08:48 AM Flag
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Why? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 08:55 AM Flag
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Hunter is an incredibly special "super" magnet school (is is harder to get into Hunter than Harvard) that draws from a highly intelligent and driven sub-population. Nothing compares in the NYC suburbs, but there are comparables in other cities. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 07:09 PM Flag
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LL and TAG should both be added to the usual H/A/N list [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 08:51 AM Flag
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Those are great schools as well. I'd add Ps 9 G&T to your list and a few others as well. I was just short handing it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 08:56 AM Flag
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tag is not so good. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 09:12 AM Flag
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With a incoming class of what appears to be all 99%s TAG is sure to become a hot ticket. I suspect TAG will rapidly become the new NEST which will become the new Anderson. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 09:52 AM Flag
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it's not really a lottery school. it's a school that takes dcs from the neighborhood (with two outliers per class, also in wealthy, high-scoring d2) but must limit them for space reasons, much like ps41 or some d3 schools. the fact that it's small makes no difference, either, since it's a percentage of the total. finally, it's in wealthy tribeca where there are plenty of smart parents with money for enrichment. it's pretty much on par with 234, which makes perfect sense. no surprise, really. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 03:39 PM Flag
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np--This must be a misplaced post about PS 150. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 04:24 PM Flag
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yes, sorry. mispost. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 04:48 PM Flag
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It is not a fair comparison, since these schools select their students and suburban schools take all. I would venture that the brightest student do as well or better in places like scarsdale and even have some grass to boot. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 09:00 AM Flag
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I think the peer influence at those schools means a lot though. (FWIW, if I was picking three NYC schools for this I would have probably gone Stuy/Hunter/Bronx Sci.) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 09:27 AM Flag
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Fair enough - I'm stuck in elementary school mode (agree with HS list) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 09:56 AM Flag
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I don't know if it's comparable at all, but Jericho (Long Island) high school is highly ranked I think [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 09:35 AM Flag
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Some of the really big districts have large graduating classes and can pull together a class or two of really bright kids. (Sachem or Three Village come to mind.) But I don't think they equal top NYC magnate schools. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 09:40 AM Flag
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Scarsdale. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 09:41 AM Flag
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And Chappaqua, Bedford, Armonk etc. Lots of Westchester schools are competitive enough. Certainly much better exmissions than NEST, top kids do as well as Hunter kids. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 12:27 PM Flag
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They don't do as well as Hunter kids in exmissions by the numbers but the suburban schools are usually larger and Hunter kids are selected for their test-taking & essay writing skills basically. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 01:28 PM Flag
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Not by total percentages because they are huge, but the number of kids that go to elite schools is huge. My co-worker's DD just graduated from HS in Chappaqua and the placement of top 20-25% of the kids is pretty darn impressive. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 05:23 PM Flag
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Hence the reason Hunter is superior to these schools "on average." But that is an unfair comparison b/c Hunter is a magnet school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 07:06 PM Flag
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There is no "regular" public school like Hunter. None have anywhere close to the Mean SATs, Merit Scholars, Westinghouse awards, Intel awards or exmissions. But this is an entirely unfair comparison. Hunter draws the top 1% (or so) from 1.2 million kids in NYC. Gifted tracks that turn into honors and AP tracks in some great public schools are in a similar league. Also, other cities have schools like Hunter also, like Thomas Jefferson in Fairfax, Pacific Collegiate in Santa Cruz, Talented and Gifted and Science/Eng in Dallas; Pineview Gifted in Fla, City Honors in Buffalo, etc. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.27.08, 07:05 PM Flag
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