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Harris is in Flushing, on the Queens College campus. It ranks #33 in the nation according to the U.S. News and World Report and is the #1 high school in NYC according to the New York Post. Sorry, I've heard of John Dewey but don't know much about it!
Sadly,John Dewey is on the latest list of NYC schools to possibly be closed at the end of the year due to poor performance.It was indeed,at one time, one of the best high schools in NYC but a lot has changed in the last 20 years.
Sadly,John Dewey is on the latest list of NYC schools to possibly be closed at the end of the year due to poor performance.It was indeed,at one time, one of the best high schools in NYC but a lot has changed in the last 20 years.
Wow! I was on another thread and s few posters told me that the college (SUNY Binghamton) I attended is not what it used to be. SUNY Binghamton 25 years ago was the best college in the SUNY system for undergrads. Some posters say it's now a joke and just another party school.
Can anyone explain to me what happened to the IS/JHS system in the city? The school I attended, I.S. 293 seems to have closed down and the school in its place is The High school for Global Studies. IS 293 was horrible, most of the kids from Gowanus projects attended the school so it had many discipilinary problems. So I wasn't surprised to see it closed down. What I am surprised is that the new school houses grades 6 to 12. Why are JHS kids attending the same school as HS kids? My other question is are kids now being placed in schools around the city starting in 6 grade? Has the zoned neighborhood school system been eliminated.
Wow! I was on another thread and s few posters told me that the college (SUNY Binghamton) I attended is not what it used to be. SUNY Binghamton 25 years ago was the best college in the SUNY system for undergrads. Some posters say it's now a joke and just another party school.
True - Most of the SUNY's are Party Schools (we just completed our College searches and my daughter did NOT pick any of the SUNY's for partly that reason).
interesting, what about the neighborhood HS? I remember Bayside and Midwood being the best in that category. The high schools in my area, Sarah J. Hale and John Jay were at the bottom. I was told they are no longer NY high schools because of poor performance.
This list is from when i was in high school in the late 90s:
Brooklyn: Midwood, Fort Hamilton, Murrow, Madison, FDR
Queens: Bayside, Forest Hills, Francis Lewis
Staten Island: Tottenville
Bronx: Not sure, I don't know Bronx high schools that well, but then again I've never heard of a Bronx neighborhood high school that was actually that good...if i had to pick....maybe Kennedy?
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This list is from when i was in high school in the late 90s:
Brooklyn: Midwood, Fort Hamilton, Murrow, Madison, FDR
Queens: Bayside, Forest Hills, Francis Lewis
Staten Island: Tottenville
Bronx: Not sure, I don't know Bronx high schools that well, but then again I've never heard of a Bronx neighborhood high school that was actually that good...if i had to pick....maybe Kennedy?
Bayside, Forest Hills, and Francis Lewis are still reputable neighborhood high schools in Queens, especially if you are admitted to one of their special programs. I believe Bayside has one that focuses on the natural sciences and is a good fit for pre-med students, or at least I remember applying to something like it. Forest Hills and Francis Lewis have similar programs.
Back when I was applying to college (ca. 2004), Binghamton was still the best in the SUNY system. I wouldn't be surprised if things have changed since then, but it seems that the quality of public education is declining nationwide, and not just within the state or city of New York.
I assume we're only discussing public schools, as there are some really great private schools in NY that are at least as good as the specialized schools. Among public schools, isn't Hunter considered to be up there with Stuyvesant and Bronx Science, perhaps even better?
FYI, the top SUNY schools, generally considered Binghamton,Stoney Brook, New Paltz and Geneseo, and Cornell ( the land grant schools) are getting better I've heard from friends familair with them, because these schools have become strong low-turition options for many bright students who can't afford private schools. Tutition for NY state schools is still ridiculously low, even when compared with instate tutitions at other states. I think its about $6500 a year. many SUNYs are still party schools, yes. SUNY Albany has this rep big time. But the best of them compare favorably with any other state schools and better than many privates.
As for Hunter, yeah its always considered a great school, with many grads going on to IVy League and other top schools. But you can only enter in the 7th grade and only after passing a hellish test.
Oh, and forgot to add that the land-grant schools at Cornell tuition is about $20,000 a year --expensive but still about half the cost of the private colleges at Cornell. And its the same Ivy Leage degree.
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