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06.30.08, 15:06 PM NY Schools
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Just want to say that I am happy that dd is going to a G & T. I have heard that college placement from a top nyc public can be better than HM, Dalton, and all the other top tier privates! [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 06.30.08, 03:06 PM Flag
 

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You're funny :-). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 03:18 PM Flag
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your G&T goes up to 12th grade? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 03:19 PM Flag
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NEST+m and Hunter both do. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 04:35 PM Flag
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but only hunter's hs has a strong reputation [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 05:15 PM Flag
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NESTs will pick up as the recent (and current) years' lower school kids move up. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 06:32 PM Flag
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maybe, maybe not. i kind of doubt it will ever truly compete with the top public hs. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 06:33 PM Flag
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why? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 06:36 PM Flag
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You don't know, all it would take would be for the kids already there to be willing to stay instead of jumping ship to Hunter or Stuy. It could happen. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 06:34 AM Flag
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np: that is why I doubt NEST will change too quickly. But that said, (my son is at NEST) I could see the small school keeping some from leaving. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:10 AM Flag
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I was just looking at the list of top 100 Gold Medal HS's on the US New and World Report. I didn't see Hunter on there. I saw Stuyvesant (15), Bronx HS of Science (20), Staten Island Tech (22), Brooklyn Tech (39), and NEST (74). Nowhere did I see a mention of Hunter. Why is that so? This list is supposed to comprise the 100 top High Schools in the US. It is pretty amazing that Nest made it considering the school has only been around since 2001. Maybe Hunter elementary school is stronger than the High School. If anyone wants to take a look for themselves, here is the link. http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/high-schools/2007/11/29/gold-medal-schools.html [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 09:13 AM Flag
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hunter was not included because of a loophole. that list has been discussed here before--i'm sure you can search. and i think many agree the list is pretty suspect and the criteria sort of off. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 09:21 AM Flag
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Just like those stupid report cards the DOE gives the schools. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 10:27 AM Flag
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Hunter is not a DOE school. They don't take all the Regents exams that DOE schools do (they take some) and state tests is how the article ranked the schools. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 02:36 PM Flag
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All I can say is NEST has a very, very, very long way to go before it can be even mentioned in the same breath as Stuyvesant, Science and Hunter in terms of college admissions. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 09:21 AM Flag
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That's because their best kids leave for those schools. Same can be said for UL, too. Does not mean much though. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 09:25 AM Flag
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Not to shabby, so it is safe to say that Nest Middle School rocks out in terms of HS placements. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 09:28 AM Flag
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right, but if nest hs were all that, dcs wouldn't be applying out. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 09:33 AM Flag
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Its just smaller and is all that (and maybe a bag of chips). Stuyvesant is a more prestigous school and its so much bigger and therefore can offer more courses. By any chance, are you the famous UB Nest basher? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 09:37 AM Flag
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no, i just happen to have an opinion. i think one day it might be a very good school. it has great potential. that's not the same as being great right now. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 09:38 AM Flag
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Just wondering how someone can have an opinion about a schoo that they have no experience with. Nest and the local school in my neighborhood are the only schools that I have an opinion about. That is because those are the only schools I have experience with. I was just wonderin how people can make such strong statements about things they are not directly involved with. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.02.08, 08:27 AM Flag
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you don't have to have dcs at nest to know that many apply out for hs. i'm not sure why you are claiming that's a strong statement. it's simply a fact. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.02.08, 09:09 AM Flag
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This year, half of the middle school students from NEST will be going to Stuyvesant, LaGuardia, Brookyn Tech and Bronx HS of Science. While Nest is a great HS, the others are larger and have more to offer. My DC is at NEST now going into first grade. I wonder what the HS is going to be like by the time he is ready for HS. Anyone know why BARD HS wasn't on the list? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 09:26 AM Flag
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Another NEST parent: I think that many high school kids, by the time they have spent 9 years at the same small school, are going to look forward to a change. My son is also entering 1st Grade at NEST. If he has no desire to change high schools come the time, I will be disappointed. I don't think staying with the same small group of peers for 13 years is healthy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 09:46 AM Flag
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ittta. and saying, well the dcs were smart when they were tested at age 4, therefore it's the next bronx science makes no sense. a great school has a great admin and great teachers. nest may get there, but it isn't there yet. and the best hs are ones that dcs test into in hs. because that's when it's most accurate. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 09:27 AM Flag
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Well, the DCs in HS at Nest had to test in when they were admitted. The whole not having to test anymore was only implemented last year so it remains to be seen what the effect will be. It also think that everyone should take note that the top schools on this list are Gen Ed schools in other states that don't test kids for admissions. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 09:31 AM Flag
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no, they are elite hs of some sort or another. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 09:35 AM Flag
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Not true. Not all of them. Hidalgo High School is open enrollment. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 09:41 AM Flag
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All the truly gifted or talented pre-schoolars skip K-12 and go straight from pre-school to college. My dd is going straight from pre-school to law school. Yale. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 03:22 PM Flag
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Who goes to law school anymore? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 03:23 PM Flag
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She needs to go somewhere before clerking for the a Supreme Court Justice, winning a Nobel Peace Prize, and becoming President of the US and the UN. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 03:25 PM Flag
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You again, unfunny geek? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 03:57 PM Flag
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You heard wrong. Way wrong. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 03:32 PM Flag
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From my experience, the only ones who pump up G&T and constantly compare to private are people who a) could not get into private b) didn't want to fork over the $ for private but have friends and relatives they need to keep up with. Regular public school parents who would never have considered private an option pretty much know G&T is ok but it's not the be all end all. And we're glad your kid didn't get in private because you fund our trips, TAs and specials. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 03:37 PM Flag
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So little of this post makes sense, and it tries to cover so much ground. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 03:46 PM Flag
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without generalizing too much -- it's true that private is mostly a financial decision. Most who can go private, do go private. For those who really can't afford it, fa doesn't really cover all the expenses of private (birthdays, etc, etc although there are funds for that). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 03:50 PM Flag
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read it again s-l-o-w-l-y. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 03:56 PM Flag
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Just because DD is going to G&T doesn't mean she'll get into a top public high school, but it's true that there's a trend at top colleges with big endowments to recruit more middle and working class students (eg Harvard). College placement at Stuy, Bronx Sci etc are great and likely to get better now that more top students won't feel priced out of expensive colleges. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 03:57 PM Flag
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Stuy and Bx Sci, have great exmissions, but not as good as tt high schools. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 03:59 PM Flag
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np--I would guess top-ranked children of immigrants and of non-college educated parents from those schools have the best shot at good colleges. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 04:53 PM Flag
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I haven't looked at the stats, but Stuy and BS are HUGE schools,so you would have to look at percentages, not absolute numbers. And it's probably more meaningful to look at the % of kids who got their first choice; for financial reasons, many public school kids choose good state schools or whichever school offers the most FA. Also, for non-legacy students, the choices they make are different. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 05:34 PM Flag
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Harvard is offering free tuition and boarding for children from families making under 65K (I think this is the number now) and charging 10% of hhi to families making up to 200K (again, this is from memory). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 05:50 PM Flag
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Yep, but you need to get in to be able to take advantage of that. Not so simple:) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 06:32 AM Flag
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I think geographical diversity is as much of an issue as socioeconomic. Students from NYC are relatively less attractive to the East Coast colleges because they are a dime a dozen. This makes placement tough for privates and tough for selective publics. If you care so much about Harvard, move to Boise. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 06:24 AM Flag
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what is considered tt private [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 05:14 PM Flag
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Hunter HS will send 4 kids to Princeton, 4 kids to Yale (out of 8 accepted) and 5 to Harvard (out of 8 accepted). I don't know how many in the senior class this year - it's usually around 180. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.30.08, 11:30 PM Flag
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No G&T placement will prevent your DD from getting knocked up by her biker boyfriend at 16, dropping out of school, and facing a career of either being a nanny for wenches like yourself, or working at the local Dairy Queen getting hit on by pot-bellied, middle-aged truckers. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 02:40 PM Flag
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NP: Not sure what your issue is. Do you live in NYC at all? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 02:53 PM Flag
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Yes. Do you? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 02:53 PM Flag
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Yes. Dairy Queen? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 03:17 PM Flag
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Yes. What about it? Did you really think that your teenage dropout DD would be able to afford staying in Manhattan? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 03:18 PM Flag
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Thats why I am neutering her when she turns 12. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.02.08, 08:31 AM Flag
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