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07.23.08, 09:06 AM NY Schools
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Can anyone explain how you apply to public middle schools (at least in Brooklyn). Do all schools admit you according to your test scores? Grades? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 07.23.08, 09:06 AM Flag
 

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The system keeps changing, but it all happens during 5th grade. You tour middle schools and complete an application. You can apply to one of your district middle schools or a borough-wide program, usually those are for gifted and talented. There's usually a test score cut off for the best middle schools. Then, you rank the schools, and they accept based on test scores, schools grades, attendance. Hopefully dc gets first or 2nd choice. But in good elementary schools, the 5th graders get all kinds of guidance through this process, meetings for parents about this, etc., so it's not just up to you to figure out. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 09:16 AM Flag
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^^^also the gifted schools have their own acceptance, so you can be accepted to a good middle school in your district and also apply to a gifted one. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 09:17 AM Flag
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Any options for Brooklynites who want to go to middle school in Manhattan? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 09:32 AM Flag
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Hunter HS accepts kids for 7th grade. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 09:37 AM Flag
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OP: So grades don't matter, just test scores? So schools are completely tracked by testing ability? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 10:39 AM Flag
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No grades do matter -- the test scores are just a cut off, and aren't the basis of admission. But, it does seem as if the middle schools are tracked in a way. Kids who are stronger academically will be in the most desirable schools. For Hunter there's a separate test, and that is the sole basis of admission. I guess you can get bad grades and do well on the test and get in, although you have to get 4s on your 5th grade ELA/Math test in order to take the Hunter special test. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 02:30 PM Flag
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