NOW is the Time: NYC Private School Admissions Consulting... If your child will be going through the NYC private school application process for 2021 Manhattan, Brooklyn, Riverdale or Westchester private school admission, now is your time to get started getting help. With some families thinking of relocating due to the COVID pandemic, we are also … Continue reading NYC Private School Admissions Consulting
College Admissions News
David Shaw made a hedge trade on his children's academic futures, donating $1 million every year for ten years to Harvard, Stanford, Yale and Princeton, and half that to Brown and Columbia. Just solid asset management, according to Dealbreaker. The Meritocracy Trap: A new book argues that rather than being a democratic ideal, acquisition of status … Continue reading College Admissions News
NYC Private School Notification Dates 2019-2020
GRADE ENTERINGNOTIFICATION MAILINGPARENT REPLY DEADLINENOT LATER THAN NOON ONKindergartenMail or email on Friday, February 7Friday, February 14 2, 3, 4 year oldsMail or email on Thursday, February 27Thursday, March 5Grades 1-8Not before Tuesday, February 4Tuesday, February 25Grades 9-11Not before Thursday, February 13Thursday, March 12
Easiest Route to Ivy League May Be Playing Rich Kids Sports
The Atlantic has an insightful new article that exposes how powerful the advantage of playing a "rich kids sport" can be for getting into top colleges: The Cult of Rich Kid Sports. These rich kid sports are water polo, squash, crew, lacrosse, and skiing, activities that require money to learn how to play. At Harvard, … Continue reading Easiest Route to Ivy League May Be Playing Rich Kids Sports
Some Admissions Levity
With the ongoing college admissions scandal, myriad of college admissions suits, and regular uncoverings of sexual abuse at prestigious private schools, here is some lighter fall fare: Harvard Streamlines Admission Process By Directly Growing New Students From DNA Of Top Donors In an effort to simplify and expedite the selection of top candidates for matriculation … Continue reading Some Admissions Levity
Top SSAT Guide for Students and Parents
Our friends at TestingMom.com sent Abacus Mom this top SSAT guide for students and parents. The Secondary School Admissions Test, or the SSAT, is a standardized admissions test that is offered at hundreds of testing centers throughout the United States. Like the ISEE, the SSAT is a highly popular exam that is used by private middle … Continue reading Top SSAT Guide for Students and Parents
Top AABL Guide for Students and Parents
Our friends at TestingMom.com sent Abacus Mom this top AABL guide for students and parents. The AABL is an iPad-administered exam for children ages 4 through 6 for admissions into gifted and talented programs. With fun graphics covering verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, early literacy and mathematics, the screening process is engaging for your young child. The test … Continue reading Top AABL Guide for Students and Parents
Lawrence Woodmere Academy Seeking NYC and LI Applicants
Abacus Mom received this great info today about Lawrence Woodmere Academy, a rising star for NYC private school students as well as Long Island students seeking a top private high school. Lawrence Woodmere Academy, founded in 1912, is an elite College Preparatory School. Lawrence Woodmere Academy is private, non-sectarian, and enrolls grades Pre-K through 12. … Continue reading Lawrence Woodmere Academy Seeking NYC and LI Applicants
“Side Door” Acceptances into Elite Colleges
William Rick Singer is the college consultant who helped some rich and famous people cheat their way into elite colleges. Singer's "side door method" helped those unable to scale the ivy walls via merit (front door) or donations, influence and connections (back door). The San Francisco Chronicle concisely sums up Singer's modus operandi: * Administrators of … Continue reading “Side Door” Acceptances into Elite Colleges
NYC Private School Decisions Are Coming Soon
NYC private school acceptance decisions are coming soon, and Abacus Guide Educational Consulting clients are feeling good. One wrote us today: Thanks so much Emily, I appreciate the follow-up. We sent out our love letters yesterday, so looks like there isn’t much to be done at this point. We will try to move on with … Continue reading NYC Private School Decisions Are Coming Soon