< Return to Talk
07.19.08, 07:26 AM Preschool/Kids
30 replies
Please rank: Chapin, Spence, Brearley [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
Preschool/Kids 07.19.08, 07:26 AM Flag
 

Dear UrbanBaby community,

Thank you so much for being a valued member of the UrbanBaby community. We wanted to inform you that we are shutting down the site on July 6th. We are grateful for your participation and support that has helped make UrbanBaby such an important resource to parents for many years.

If you have any questions or concerns, you can email us at urbanbaby-support@cbsinteractive.com.

Thanks so much,

UrbanBaby Support

»
Chapin, and Spence and Brearley tied. My ranking is based on academic and non-academic aspects as well. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 07:28 AM Flag
»
>I meant to put Chapin first and then S & B tied. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 07:28 AM Flag
»
This is an exercise in futility, and has been debated ad nauseum. It's impossible to rank these 3 schools. It really depends on the personality of the dd and the family. I really only saw Chapin as a fit for us. I know another mom whose dd was admitted to Chapin, but really wasnted Spence. It's all relative. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 07:45 AM Flag
»
I think the crazy B/Col mom has retreated for now. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 07:56 AM Flag
»
nauseam... sorry, it's a compulsion. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 11:20 AM Flag
»
np I saw our family at either S or C, and dd was lucky enough to get into both. Chose S, but would happily have gone to C. All three are great schools, imo. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 07:37 PM Flag
»
Ditto on all counts. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.21.08, 11:01 AM Flag
»
NP - When we went through the process, I saw our family at Brearley (we are Jewish and Democrat and I work) and DD at Chapin (she is very sweet and kind and well-behaved), but DD got into Spence and not B or C, so I guess the admissions people saw things differently. Turns out she loves Spence and so do we, and it couldn't be a better fit. At the end of the day the schools are more alike than different. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.21.08, 11:06 AM Flag
»
Whichever takes your dd is the best. End of story. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 08:07 AM Flag
»
Yes, how true. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 11:47 AM Flag
»
That is the order. Chapin, Spence, Brearley [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 08:35 AM Flag
»
^^^ IMO [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 08:35 AM Flag
»
I think it depends on what the parents want and dd's personality... Chapin girls seem gentle and sweet. Spence girls seem take charge and task oriented. Brearley girls seem individualist. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 09:25 AM Flag
»
the only chapin girls I know are loud, competitive and very active. i like them, so not disparaging here. Just think you must have it wrong. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 09:55 AM Flag
»
LOL, mine is gentle & sweet, but also competitive and active. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 10:01 AM Flag
»
I like you too. : ) [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 10:05 AM Flag
»
brearley, spence, chapin in that order. of course i have a ds in public, but that is how I always think of these schools. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 10:15 AM Flag
»
np: You don't have a dc in private, let alone a daughter. So, my question is how do you even come up with an opinion? [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 12:37 PM Flag
»
UB of course [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 01:09 PM Flag
»
Bec she listens to a few crazy B moms who INSIST. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 03:18 PM Flag
»
np: legacy, native manhattanite, other moms, so many ways to form an impression. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 01:48 PM Flag
»
Because she must be a native. That is the order of the schools. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 01:42 PM Flag
»
She never said she was a native, and as a native, this isn't the order of schools. When I was in HS in the early 90's, Chapin had better college placement than Brearley and Spence. For families that lived on the UES, Chapin and Spence were more sought after. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 03:14 PM Flag
»
The long standing stereotype (not in any order)is Brearley (academic), Chapin (social) and Spence (artistic and well rounded). [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 01:45 PM Flag
»
Brearley is no more academic than the others but they have moms who are very active on UB. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 03:20 PM Flag
»
Yet, the SAT scores, and exmissions are basically identical among the 3 schools. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 03:20 PM Flag
»
B moms are more invested/obnoxious. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 03:28 PM Flag
»
You've got the Spence & Chapin stereotypes mixed up, but in the end they are all great schools [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 04:00 PM Flag
»
S, C, B. S, B, C. B, S, C. B, C, S. C, S, B. C, B, S. Honestly, the likelihood that your kid will be offered even ONE of the 150 seats a year those schools have in total is very slim. Worry when you have a choice. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 07:35 PM Flag
»
for a second i thought this was a name poll. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.19.08, 07:40 PM Flag
Refresh » New Post »
Select Category
close [X]

close [X]

Select a Category (only 1)

category
Stages
Regions