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Not personally, but I have many coworkers that have gone through the process. For some it became like a full time job (one even hired an assistant) and others were more practical throughout the process, knowing it wasn't the end of the world to not get into "the" school.
If you are insisting upon only sending your child to one of the highly selective elite private schools, then I guess it is overwhelming. Otherwise, it shouldn't be a problem for one of the thousands of private kindergarten programs available throughout all of New York City. There are lots of sectarian and nonsectarian options.
If you are insisting upon only sending your child to one of the highly selective elite private schools, then I guess it is overwhelming. Otherwise, it shouldn't be a problem for one of the thousands of private kindergarten programs available.
Agree with Coney. It can be overwhelming if you are targeting only the elite private schools. There are other private kindergarten and K-12 schools in NYC where admissions are not overwhelming.
In that case, are they any better than public schools?
In point of fact, if you're considering private school, for kindergarten or older, find a suburb with a public school system you like, and move there. In the end, you'll be better off.
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Originally Posted by Forest_Hills_Daddy
Agree with Coney. It can be overwhelming if you are targeting only the elite private schools. There are other private kindergarten and K-12 schools in NYC where admissions are not overwhelming.
OP did not say if he/she was amenable to moving to the suburbs. If so, then it would be a different discussion. If OP is staying in the city, then there are many private K/K-12 programs that can offer a better academic education than non-magnet public schools. They need not be the elite overpriced institutions. A lot of families in my kid's class in private school were ex-PS and they shifted to private because class sizes in PS were nearing 30 (private: max. 18), PE and art only 1x/week (private: 2x-3x), lack of science lab facilities (private: 1-1) etc. etc.
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In that case, are they any better than public schools?
In point of fact, if you're considering private school, for kindergarten or older, find a suburb with a public school system you like, and move there. In the end, you'll be better off.
Well for a certain demographic the answer to your query is "yes" certain private kindergartens are better than public.
We went though this on another thread several months back; for certain parents (especially the prep-school to Ivies set) the choice of nursery and kindergarten schooling is just as important as say high school level. Getting your kid into Convent of the Sacred Heart, 95th Street Y and the other top kindergartens is just as competitive as higher grades. Some feel by starting their children off right at such an early age it sets the stage for what is to come; the chaos of getting admitted to private elementary and prep school. No end of parents in Manhattan would kill to have their daughters wear that distinctive pinafore from CofSH kindergarten.
Now if you happen to live in a zoned area with a great kindergarten (such as P.S.6 on the UES) many local parents find that is an acceptable choice.
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