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NYC / Manhattan Private Schools Rankings: New Yorkers Still Obsessed How Private Schools Rank

People have been obsessed with private school college rankings for years now.  I just found this NYC private schools rankings article from 1998.  This quote from The Observer may give you a chuckle: Caroline Erisman, college counselor at the Hewitt School, said obsession with college placement has gotten out of hand. "I mean, I've gotten calls asking … Continue reading NYC / Manhattan Private Schools Rankings: New Yorkers Still Obsessed How Private Schools Rank

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Private Schools Ranked by College Admissions Data

For better or for worse, lots of people are very interested in where NYC private school grads go on to college.  From time to time, Newsweek, the Wall Street Journal, Worth and other publications publish studies.  Now a new website has the data, with a handy dandy sort feature.

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American and British Private School Applications Still Up Despite the Recession?

Many thanks to NYC Private Schools Blog for drawing our attention to a fascinating article in this week's Economist about trends in private school admission in bad economic times. The article's author claims that demand so outstrips supply for top private schools that competition will continue unmitigated despite economic turmoil.  My only concern is that the article uses Fieldston … Continue reading American and British Private School Applications Still Up Despite the Recession?