Akane Otani of The Wall Street Journal gives the new NYC Private School Thinking and Engagement (T&E) Assessment a more apt moniker: the Zoom Test. In Elite New York Private Schools to Test Preschoolers Over Zoom, Otani writes: But experts have doubts about how well parents can truly prepare their children and how the tests can capture a … Continue reading NYC Private School T&E Kindergarten Test, aka Zoom Test
New NYC Private School Kindergarten Test Starts this Fall
A new online test, the "Thinking and Engagement Assessment" (T&E), is now required for 2020-2021 kindergarten admission to almost 30 NYC private schools...with more schools possibly to come. While many of the city's most competitive schools are on the list, interestingly, the Riverdale schools are not. Also interestingly, unlike previous kindergarten admissions tests, the T&E … Continue reading New NYC Private School Kindergarten Test Starts this Fall
Continued NYC Private Schools Enrollment Churn: Online vs In Person
Jessica Dickler of CNBC explains: When it comes to public vs. private schools, some families may choose based on reopening plans. Dickler writes: As many institutions evaluate reopening plans for the fall, some families will choose the schools that hold in-person classes, regardless of whether they are public or private. At the same time, the … Continue reading Continued NYC Private Schools Enrollment Churn: Online vs In Person
NYC Private Schools Fall Enrollment Hit
Jessica Dickler, of CNBC warns: As wealthy families flee, New York City’s private schools brace for an uncertain fall. Dickler writes: When the coronavirus crisis hit New York, many of the city’s wealthiest families went elsewhere. Without knowing what the fall will look like, some are debating if they will return to New York at … Continue reading NYC Private Schools Fall Enrollment Hit
No More AABL: Kindergarten Admissions Test Trashed
The Educational Records Bureau (ERB) has trashed the AABL exam. The AABL exam, administered to prospective kindergarteners since 2014, has been quietly relegated to the dumpster starting this admissions year. Recently, only Riverdale and Horace Mann required the test for admission, but since many families applied there, many students took and prepped for this iPad-administered … Continue reading No More AABL: Kindergarten Admissions Test Trashed
Relocating New Yorkers Applying to Florida, Upstate New York and Hamptons Private Schools
Even before the COVID pandemic broke, some New Yorkers were leaving the city to go to Miami: Wealthy CEOs and hedge-fund managers are flocking to Miami for the tax breaks, and it's creating massive waiting lists at the area's elite private schools Now that many affluent families have left the city for spring and summer, … Continue reading Relocating New Yorkers Applying to Florida, Upstate New York and Hamptons Private Schools
ISEE and SSAT Private School Testing Goes Remote
Endeavoring to maintain a profitable testing tool despite the COVID pandemic, the Educational Records Bureau (ERB) has redesigned the ISEE private school test so it can be taken by students applying to 5th - 12th grades in their own homes, using their own technology. Big Brother will be watching. According to the ERB, Using … Continue reading ISEE and SSAT Private School Testing Goes Remote
COVID-19 Pandemic’s Effects on NYC Private School Admissions
How is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting NYC and Westchester private school admission? While families are tied up now trying to stay healthy and provisioning, eventually this too shall pass. Whatever happens, the fall 2020 NYC and Westchester private school admissions cycle is not canceled. NYC private schools are starting to plan what the 2020-2021 admissions … Continue reading COVID-19 Pandemic’s Effects on NYC Private School Admissions
NYC Private School Kindergarten Results Posted
New York City private school kindergarten results are here! Abacus Guide parents are feeling joy. Three emails we received today: Hi Emily, Happy Kindergarten Notification Day! We are thrilled to tell you that we just received an acceptance letter from <elite girls school> (our top choice)! Thank you for all of your help! *** I’m … Continue reading NYC Private School Kindergarten Results Posted
Free NYC Private School Admissions Newsletter
Every month, we send out our exclusive NYC Private School Admissions Newsletter. A former client emailed us back: Thought you might like to know that <son's name> finished his 9th grade in good standing, with a high GPA for the year, even with all the time management struggle with honors classes, after-school sports, and outdoor activities. His … Continue reading Free NYC Private School Admissions Newsletter