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07.08.08, 18:32 PM NY Schools
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hunter or stuy? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 07.08.08, 06:32 PM Flag
 

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Well, since Hunter High starts in 7th and Stuy starts in 9th its hardly a "choice", unless you already have a dc at Hunter and are considering a switch. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 06:35 PM Flag
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bingo [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 06:36 PM Flag
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np: Why would you put a child through the hs application process if you didn't have to? That lovely specialized HS exam and waiting for months. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 06:38 PM Flag
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obviously he would do it if he wanted to switch - am just asking an opinion! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 06:41 PM Flag
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Well, you can't do wrong with either academically. I have heard that stuy doesn't give that much support for college application/scholarship search. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 06:46 PM Flag
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That's what I remembered. The guidance counsellor was useless. Is Hunter any better? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 06:48 PM Flag
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I don't know. I teach middle school and had a specific discussion comparing beacon and stuy about where they get students into college and what kind of resources they help them find. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 06:51 PM Flag
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Hmm. I sort of assumed that most public high schools don't give great support in terms of college guidance. That would be an advantage of going private. Are the newer smaller schools like Beacon better at this? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 06:54 PM Flag
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I know kids who've left Hunter for other HS's. Several for LaGuardia actually, but some for private and some for other specialized HS's. Not every kid is happy at Hunter. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 06:42 PM Flag
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Only about 12-15 out of 225 move and many because they come from Chinese families who feel Stuy might have better science (and because they have robotics team, etc.) Most kids, even those at Hunter who take and pass the SHS exam, stay because they have great social connections already. The ones who leave tend more to be loners seeking a new universe. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 05:01 PM Flag
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^^And the non-Asians that leave usually had a sib attend Stuy and/or want to be able to have gone to more than one school K-12. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 05:02 PM Flag
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For HS? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 06:36 PM Flag
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Not everyone has lived in NYC for dc's entire school years - people do move here [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 06:41 PM Flag
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Huh? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 06:43 PM Flag
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Are you op? They are both excellent. I am not as familiar with hunter. It is g&t and students must have certain test scores before they can even apply. Stuy acceptance is based on the specialized hs exam. I have had students that do no work in middle school get in to stuy. They technically could have bombed their state tests (although this is not the case in my experience.) It offers a very challenging range of classes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 06:44 PM Flag
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I was at Stuy and had friends at Hunter. Both great schools, mostly a question of preference for dc, if he has a choice. That was decades ago, but I doubt the schools have changed all that much, except Stuy now has great facilities. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 06:45 PM Flag
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Stuy is MUCH bigger than Hunter, which is good or bad depending on the student. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 06:46 PM Flag
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LOL. I clearly don't live in NY. I thought this was a name poll until I read the reply. I have heard of Stuyvesant, but nevertheless... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 06:49 PM Flag
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LOL [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 06:50 PM Flag
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But why are you on the NY Schools board then? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 06:51 PM Flag
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I'm not. All the posts show up together on my view. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 06:54 PM Flag
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Hunter has a 6-year curriculum as opposed to Stuy's 4-yr one. Hunter has around 220 kids in each grade; Stuy has 800. Stuy has many more course offerings + a beautiful new facility; Hunter has some classes with seminar-type numbers. Stuy is downtown & known more for science & math; Hunter is uptown & known more for humanities, incl theater. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 03:15 PM Flag
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