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09.10.19, 23:31 PM NY Schools
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DD applying to private HS in NYC. Which schools ask about parents’ educational background? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 09.10.19, 11:31 PM Flag
 

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General Topics 09.10.19, 11:33 PM Flag
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Duh [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 11:38 PM Flag
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Tell us where you're applying and we’ll tell you what we know. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 11:41 PM Flag
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Dalton and Saint Ann’s. Dd at k-12 downtown, so not looking at many. Thinking that Saint Anna is the type of school that wouldn’t care about parent’s educational background but would care about their current professions. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 11:49 PM Flag
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You're insane. I can't name a single kid in my DC's class at Saint Ann's who does not have a parent with a HYP degree. With the sole exception being the DC of a very, very famous actress. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.11.19, 02:18 PM Flag
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This. The current professions are flashy, but that doesn't mean they don't have ivy degrees. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.11.19, 02:22 PM Flag
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Just filled out Trinity app for HS and they did not ask. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 11:42 PM Flag
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That’s bc they know all about you already. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.10.19, 11:42 PM Flag
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Good luck to your DC!!! Make sure you've already registered for the ISEE! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.11.19, 01:07 AM Flag
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You can lie. No one checks. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.11.19, 12:53 AM Flag
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Really dumb move [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.11.19, 02:00 AM Flag
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Applied last year for 9. I think all - or almost all - asked about parent education. However, that matters a whole lot less than it does for K. Fwiw, dd got into TT and both parents went to undergrad at not exciting state universities. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.11.19, 06:13 AM Flag
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All of them, and there's also google. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.11.19, 12:08 PM Flag
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The parents' educational background and career path is the best predictor of where a child will go and what s/he will do. Why wouldn't they ask that? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.11.19, 12:39 PM Flag
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i dont know how it is now, but i went to a TT NYC. They asked for my parents educational info (both attended public schools, neither went to college). It must not have mattered. I do wonder how I got in, but my parents think it's because I could read at age 3, and they were in the arts (not famous tho). Obviously, if the parents went to prep school/Ivys, it indicates that they would be a more obvious fit, and are sure bets when it comes to exmissions. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.11.19, 01:59 PM Flag
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You'd have been the first generation college graduate which is a huge legs up (a real rarity!) among NYC private school students. Good for you! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.11.19, 03:16 PM Flag
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All of them: legacy acceptances to certain colleges reflect well on the school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.11.19, 02:00 PM Flag
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I’m surprised that Trinity doesn’t ask for parental educational background. Their college list is so impressive so I would have thought that legacy status played a part. But I guess not. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.11.19, 03:05 PM Flag
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(Trinity is a very fine school, but please bear in mind that all schools will include a school on their college list if a graduate went there. Ever.) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.11.19, 03:12 PM Flag
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schools care for 2 reasons: legacy and first generation college kids. dh graduated from top college and i went to a no-name one but Ivy for grad school. it is their attempt to game college admissions. a # of DCs at DC's school went to HYPSM and nearly all their parents are alum, so clearly on schools' radars. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.11.19, 03:37 PM Flag
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