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07.01.20, 18:03 PM General Topics
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Does anyone have any insight on how tier 2 tier 3 schools are doing in Manhattan? Any messaging of cutbacks or enrollment attrition? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 07.01.20, 06:03 PM Flag

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General Topics 07.01.20, 06:14 PM Flag

Do you know this or are you just guessing? I spoke to a friend in admissions at a 3/4T school who said they had an influx of applications for 6th this year and they are completely full. Some people may be leaving, but others are choosing private school for the first time. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.20, 06:22 PM Flag

np. I think people who are scared that publics may not reopen are jumping over to privates. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.20, 07:06 PM Flag

NNP The converse is also true. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.02.20, 12:10 PM Flag

I have dc in a 3T school and we are not hearing anything about cutbacks or attrition issues. They have provided increased FA to current families though. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.20, 06:23 PM Flag

I'm just sort of curious how OP describes her child to people: "Dylan attends a third or fourth-tier school..." [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.20, 06:27 PM Flag

yeah like how do you know if you are 2t or 3t? or 4t? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.20, 06:34 PM Flag

OP: just saying, not Dalton, Trinity, Collegiate, etc., as those schools may have very different dynamics. Didnâ€™t you understand what I was trying to convey??? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.20, 07:03 PM Flag

OR: I understand perfectly, but your choice of words was interesting. Hence the question. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.20, 09:02 PM Flag

Everyone else here seemed to capture my choice of words, troll. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.20, 09:09 PM Flag

Understand perfectly: your school isn't worth the money and you're "anywhere but public." [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.20, 09:54 PM Flag

Far from the truth. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.20, 10:49 PM Flag

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/06/14/nyc-private-schools-prep-for-enrollment-decline-amid-covid-19.html [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.20, 07:07 PM Flag

We are at a 2T/3T/I don't know. Some people are leaving; some people are applying. My guess is we will be net down in numbers. But the school has no debt and no mortgage and seems to be fine. No layoffs. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.20, 08:04 PM Flag

I think the issue is not so much the tier of the school, but rather the layout of the school. Poly Prep and Dwight Engelwood, for example, are not TT, but they are close to Manhattan and have campuses. They are going to have a much easier time doing in-person instruction than, say, CGPS, which is similar to those schools in terms of its selectiveness, but has a lot very small spaces in their buildings and no real outdoor space. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.20, 08:12 PM Flag

Actually, I can't speak for middle and upper school at CGPS, but my kid is in the lower school, and they have the space and the staff to split all the classes in half. The staff thing sort of matters too; fortunately the grammar school has two co-teachers in each class. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.20, 09:10 PM Flag

At a 2T school (I think). A lot of movement in and out but net numbers are not very different. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.20, 08:33 PM Flag

Which one? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.20, 09:38 PM Flag

I don't even know which tier my school is in. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.20, 09:08 PM Flag

We can tell you. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.01.20, 09:37 PM Flag