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06.30.08, 13:57 PM NY Schools
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I think it's really amazing that people are deciding on which Kindergarten to send dc's to based on college exmissions. It's 13 years from now for god's sake and how do you know what your child wants to be or study 13 years from now? Do people really think life is only worth living if they attend HYP or whatever? Are our kids allowed to think about every career choice available to them? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 06.30.08, 01:57 PM Flag
 

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Don't worry about it! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 01:57 PM Flag
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You will fall on deaf ears here. Nobody wants to hear this. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 01:59 PM Flag
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are you nobody [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:00 PM Flag
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sorry what is an HYP? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 01:59 PM Flag
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Harvard, Yale, Princeton, I'm assuming. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:00 PM Flag
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It all depends on what you think you're buying. $30K per year, per child, is a lot of money. I'm guessing that some people view college exmissions as one measure of what they're buying. I think it's a relevant factor to look at, but of course none of us know what type of student our kids will be at age 17, and where their strengths/interests lie. But undergrad is pretty general anyway, too. BTW, before you flame, we can't even afford private! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:00 PM Flag
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^^^ Oh yeah, one more thing. I don't think anyone is "deciding" where to send their kid based solely on college exmissions. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:00 PM Flag
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np: I want my dd to be a good person- to be content and kind [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:00 PM Flag
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Don't we all though? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:03 PM Flag
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yes, but some think that private school education helps to raise a good person. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:03 PM Flag
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What is so wrong with that? So does public. It's THEIR choice to spend their money on private school. Why is that so threatening to you? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:07 PM Flag
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I would hope. And for the OP- live and let live. It's not like she should even worry about what other people are doing [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:04 PM Flag
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Money is not going to buy you an acceptance to any specific college, though. Anybody who thinks that is insane. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:06 PM Flag
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money can't buy you skill or talent either [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:07 PM Flag
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Maybe I'm going out on a limb here, but I don't think anyone believes that you're guaranteed acceptance into a specific college by attending a specific private school! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:08 PM Flag
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It worked for the Bush family. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:19 PM Flag
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Well I think it is a sign that today anyway the school has a strong relationship with top schools and a solid reputation with those schools. And that these schools think that children from these schools are prepared etc. MY PROBLEM is that a lot can change at a school in 13 years. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:01 PM Flag
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This is true. Look at Trinity. With Dr Moses gone, I don't think their ties will be as strong as it used to be. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:21 PM Flag
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Oh god do you know how silly you all sound? These are the same conversation that people have been having forever 'oh well now that so and so isn't here the admissions will go down/up/lateral' whatever. Its all the same and will remain that way just pick a school you like and move on [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:24 PM Flag
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Maybe Trinity will try to replace Dr M with another person well connected to Harvard, but Trinity admissions people kept saying how they want their kids to go to no name colleges. I almost spit out non-existing coffee through my nostrils. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:52 PM Flag
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Trinity, no matter who is at the helm will always be Trinity. Do you not realize that HYO and all the colleges know these schools by name and rep [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:57 PM Flag
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Well, I don't know. Brearley is suffering since Dr Hull came over. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 03:11 PM Flag
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People may not like her, as they hated the one three prinicpals ago or the new Chapin counselor en years ago that they tried to boot out but it never alters the excellent academics that they provide. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 04:07 PM Flag
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This Brearley mom likes Dr. Hull just fine. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 06:30 PM Flag
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I like her. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 06:34 PM Flag
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I like Dr. Hull and haven't seen the school suffering since her arrival. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 07:10 PM Flag
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ITTTA! Half of these women are going to get a rude awakening when a dozen years from now their children announce they have no intention of going to college, and instead want to be plumbers or electricians. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:12 PM Flag
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One of my best friends just became a journeyman electrician- uh, is there something wrong with that!? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:16 PM Flag
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Absolutely not. But apparently there IS to these wenches who seem to think that life isn't worth living unless there's an Ivy League degree attached to it. Otherwise they wouldn't be obsessing over these schools in the first place. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:18 PM Flag
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Uh- I'm not letting you off the hook for insinuating that plumbers or electricians are somehow 'lesser' people b/c of their job. Put aside the vinegar. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:21 PM Flag
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My DH is an electrician. Of course I don't have a problem with it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:22 PM Flag
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Let's just let the kids follow their inclinations and not worry about the people that judge [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:23 PM Flag
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np: By spending $300K+ on their child's education, they think they are "buying" a certain type of adult. Get it? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 03:14 PM Flag
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I think it is about the option of ivy. There are choices you could make today that would rule that out 13 years from now. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:37 PM Flag
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No, there aren't. Not school choices, any way. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:47 PM Flag
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Thank you for posting things. I'm fairly new here and keep thinking are this people really insane?? I was beginning to think it was me, thanks again OP. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:45 PM Flag
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It really is unbelievable. It's as if the children won't grow up to have their own minds and develop their own interests. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 02:49 PM Flag
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Its so sad what they are doing to those poor kids who really dont have a say. I see them as little robots. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 03:01 PM Flag
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Well, I'm going to choose the best public option I can for my kid (private not a possibility). Ex-missions may be a factor, but not the only factor. Of course, I'll be thinking about middle school more than college. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 06:36 PM Flag
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ITA with you, but I think we're the minority on UB. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 07:07 PM Flag
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i used to agree with you. until my dd entered the public school system. we were in a good zoned school, but frankly, the reason my dc thrived was because of who he is, not because of the school. so we applied to privates and are going. and exmissions means something to me as part of a whole. it translates to academic rigor. of course, now people will say 'i went to public and i went to harvard.' still, in the interim -- it means something, [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 07:21 PM Flag
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I am you in some ways, but only because I'm worried about the increasing emphasis on standardized test prep in public, which sort of translates into INCREASED academic rigor, but I'm pretty confident that DC will more or less ace any test. I'd be delighted if DC became a plumber or electrician, useful and pretty much recession-proof. I just want DC to be happy and honest and have a comfortable life, the most appropriate path to getting there is still up in the air and I want to maintain maximum options. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 07:33 PM Flag
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