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07.11.08, 08:26 AM Preschool/Kids
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OK, let me repost! Poll: which private school in NYC has the best Head of School (or Head Master or Head Mistress)? Which has the best DOA? And likewise, the worst for both? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
Preschool/Kids 07.11.08, 08:26 AM Flag
 

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what a weird poll... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 08:29 AM Flag
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Worst? DOA at Spence was cold. DOA at Brearley seemed irrelevant. DOA at Trevor seemed nice but flighty. DOA at ECFS seemed chaotic. DOA at Trinity - nobody could hear what she was saying and she doesn't ask anything. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 11:12 AM Flag
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New HOS at Spence is amazing. One of the warmest women I have ever met, in any occupation. Came from a school in Marin that is still mourning her... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:49 PM Flag
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np ITA. Bodie is wonderful. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.12.08, 11:22 AM Flag
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I found her together and kind, but I did not feel she trusted the parent-body. Something distant about the administration there. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.19.08, 05:24 AM Flag
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You realize this is a silly poll right? Everyone is just going to say the schools where they were accepted. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.12.08, 05:24 PM Flag
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Only heard Heads of School speak to groups, I can't say to that but for DOA's from an interview standpoint: B. Root, T. Cruite, L. Issa. In that order. And yes, I applied to many co-eds but the ss schools had the best DOAs. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.11.08, 11:01 AM Flag
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Best head of school: Calhoun...Steve Nelson. He rocks. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 08:40 AM Flag
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ITA. We were so impressed with him--they were the first OH we went to last fall and we were convinced we wanted Calhoun. Unfortunately we weren't so impressed once we toured the main building and saw it in action. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 08:42 AM Flag
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REally? We LOVED the main building...so creative and free. I wish I had gone there. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 08:43 AM Flag
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ITA. Made me want to apply to the school (even though felt like a bad fit for my DD who LOVES structure) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.14.08, 08:23 AM Flag
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ITA, LOVE LOVE LOVE him [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.14.08, 10:17 AM Flag
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Applied for DC for K last fall and I personally liked the new Trevor Day HOS - although I thought the school was not a right fit for DC. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 08:41 AM Flag
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How are you defining "best?" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 08:41 AM Flag
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Super smart, warm, inclusive, good at raising money, good at cultivating a great faculty, etc. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 08:45 AM Flag
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Worst maybe Friends; best maybe Hewitt. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 08:47 AM Flag
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Bo Lauder is the worst?? he's great. Are you a parent at the school? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 09:37 AM Flag
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I'm not impressed. yes, a parent. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 09:40 AM Flag
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Bo is simply amazing. We each have our opinions based on our children's experiences. You cannot discount what he has done to elevate the school's academics and overall excellence. He has brought order to chaos and will be remembered as one of friends' best. He has meant so much to our family personally as well as academically. I don't know of any other head that I could say that about. We are not able to commit to the school financially, and that doesn't seem to matter. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.14.10, 09:08 AM Flag
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worst = grace church school tied with claremont best = riverdale [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 09:41 AM Flag
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NP: Are you serious? I am a Rodeph parent and Irwin is incredible. Claremont is very lucky to have him and were very unlucky to lose him. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 09:52 AM Flag
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He's a skank and rumored to have affairs with married women. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 10:56 AM Flag
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Affairs? With married women? Say it isn't so. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 10:57 AM Flag
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nnp: what does that have to do with how he runs a school? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 11:22 AM Flag
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nnnp: I know that he was having affairs with other teachers and also some married teachers at another school. One affair helped in the woman losing her job. It is kind of gross, when you think about the fact that he's working with kids all day. What you do on your own time is OK, but do we have to know about it? yuck. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 11:24 AM Flag
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Sounds like Stanley at Saint Ann's and he was revered. Not sure why the difference in treatment. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 11:29 AM Flag
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at Rodeph? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 01:45 PM Flag
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Who are you gossiping about -the head of Grace or Claremont? I am a long time parent at Grace & have never heard a single word about our head's having "extra-curricular activities" so don't know where you are getting your info from if you are talking about him. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:37 PM Flag
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totally untrue. he left rodeph because the board decided to change its core mission and his contract was up. the board sensed he was not entirely on board and decided to get a puppet. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.07.09, 03:39 PM Flag
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ITA about Riverdale. I was so impressed with the HoS who came and spoke to the LS parents tour. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 10:04 AM Flag
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I agree with worst being Grace, don't know anything about Claremont or Riverdale. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 10:55 AM Flag
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Worst HOS or worst DOA? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 10:56 AM Flag
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HOS, he's a joke. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 10:56 AM Flag
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Who is this? there is one UBer who seems to always be bashing the Head of Grace - why the bitterness? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:38 PM Flag
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who is the head of Grace? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 03.29.10, 09:44 PM Flag
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Best HOS-Brearley, Best DOA - Chapin [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 10:07 AM Flag
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That's funny - I really liked Ms. Cruite but found Dr. Hull totally unapproachable and cold. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 10:48 AM Flag
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ITA [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:27 PM Flag
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We applied to only one girl's school--Brearley--and only because we were so impressed with Stephanie Hull. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 10:08 AM Flag
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In what context did you meet Dr. Hull? We applied there and only met her briefly, in a group, during play date. Not enough to really form an opinion of her for us. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.08.09, 11:36 AM Flag
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what about the ss schools? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 10:09 AM Flag
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She said private, not Coed [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 10:11 AM Flag
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Calhoun has the best head! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 10:13 AM Flag
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Yes!!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 10:20 AM Flag
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BEST - HOS at Hunter [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 10:37 AM Flag
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Not a private school [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 10:39 AM Flag
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that's good to hear. I went there and so did my sister and the HOS for most of my time there was an IDIOT. And all the kids could tell. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.14.10, 11:57 AM Flag
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I liked the head of school at trevor, calhoun, and trevor. The worst was collegiate. The best DOAs were dalton (yes, I liked babby) and trevor. The worst was ECFS, if for no other reason that they were so disorganized . . . not even sure I met the doa. The "toughest doa was collegiate (although I liked her). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 10:40 AM Flag
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How was she the "toughest" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 10:41 AM Flag
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Hard to read. Very professional but formal. Felt more like a job interview. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 10:45 AM Flag
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Got it. I met a few like that. I think that I prefer that to the overly obsequious ones who make you feel like you are in, whether or not they like you. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 10:49 AM Flag
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I liked HOS at Trevor, too. When it comes to DOA, there is no real comparison. BAbby rocks. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 11:04 AM Flag
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I think Babby is good & you have to respect her whether or not you like her, but I don't think she is the best by a long shot. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:41 PM Flag
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I agree about DOA at collegiate. tough but fair. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.08.09, 10:58 AM Flag
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Best DOA is Babby at Dalton. Runner up is Therese Cruite at Chapin. Best HOS? I don't know. But I like Ellen Stein and the HOS of CGPS and Calhoun. Didn't care for HOS at ECFS. Oh, I like the new HOS of Spence and Chapin as well. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 11:01 AM Flag
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Rita at Fieldston Lower is the best DOA. And I loved the head master at CGPS. I credit him with taking a total bottom of the barrel school and making it a real contender. He is the brains behind the fundraising and capital changes that turned the school around. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 11:41 AM Flag
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CGPS sells admissions to the highest bidder - that's the core of their capital campaign. I've lived on the same block for 15 years and know a number of teachers at the school. It used to be a low-key school, DCs were polite, and you actually saw them carrying school books. In the last 3 - 5 years, it's become all about the money - DDs wearing Prada and carrying Chanel bags, lines of SUVs to drop off HS students and books are only seen around exams. The teachers I know complain about the attitudes, both of the students and the parents. The Head just shrugs off the problems and tries to create a legacy of buildings (which the community board has gotten tired of - 2 building plans shot down in 4 years). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.08.09, 11:48 AM Flag
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Worst head of school: Heschel. Dried up old bag. Worst admissions: Hands Down CLAREMONT PRESCHOOL. Crooks, criminals and swindlers. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:16 PM Flag
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Heschel may be a dried up old bag, but Davison is a moron. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:44 PM Flag
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Best HOS: Trevor, cgps, calhoun. Best DOA: Dalton, bank St, trinity. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 03:51 PM Flag
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^^^worst DOAs: ecfs, cathedral, school at columbia [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 03:55 PM Flag
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did you go thru the process this year? Asking because the new DOA at Cathedral (new this year) is terrific. Old one, not so much. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.08.09, 12:28 PM Flag
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Best HOS: Lauder at Friends Seminary. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.14.10, 09:09 AM Flag
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Best definitly St. Hilda's and St. Hugh's... worst- Nightingale Bamford [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.12.08, 04:47 PM Flag
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I thought she was lovely - what didn't you like about her? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.12.08, 07:40 PM Flag
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np I didn't think the woman at NBS was bad. Interview with the blonde one (name escapes me). Dinged (no w/l) my 99x3 dd and I still wouldn't say she wasn't nice. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.14.08, 08:12 AM Flag
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General Topics 07.14.08, 10:16 AM Flag
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And how would anybody here know? It's not like we have real individual experience with more than maybe one or two schools. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.14.08, 10:20 AM Flag
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OR above actually I do have personal experience with several and I still think it doesn't matter! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.14.08, 10:21 AM Flag
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ITA--I was the original OR--and I still say what a weird poll. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.14.08, 10:23 AM Flag
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I think its a Head of School or DOA posting [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.14.08, 10:24 AM Flag
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I'd hope they'd have better things to do. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.14.08, 10:30 AM Flag
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You would be surprised, when I worked in the admissions office of my school there was a lot of UBing, a lot..! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.14.08, 10:32 AM Flag
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Do tell! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.14.08, 10:39 AM Flag
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Dalton [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.07.09, 03:43 PM Flag
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Bodie Brizendine at Spence is best HOS. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.07.09, 03:43 PM Flag
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Best DOA - Ms. Cruite; Best HOS - Dr. Kelly [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.08.09, 07:09 AM Flag
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worst and phoniest...Friends! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.08.09, 10:38 AM Flag
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Eww -- How can you say that about Crudite? Aloof and snooty. And their HOS is on another planet. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 03.29.10, 09:29 PM Flag
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best Collegiate. He is softly spoken but knows how to educate boys. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.08.09, 10:57 AM Flag
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Connie at Speyer was extremely imrpessive. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.08.09, 11:14 AM Flag
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Best HOS: Browning. Worst DOA: ECFS [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.08.09, 08:14 PM Flag
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Best; Dalton, Spence, Chapin, Trevor. Really did not like Brearley HOS. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 03.30.10, 09:25 AM Flag
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