The new ISAAGNY notification and reply deadline doesn't give families a lot of time to make decisions about where to send their children to private school. About a week for nursery and kindergarten and two weeks for 1st grade and up! GRADE ENTERINGNOTIFICATION DATEPARENT REPLY DEADLINENursery/Pre-KNo earlier than 8:30am on Thursday, March 2ndNo later than … Continue reading NYC Private Schools Make Families Decide, Quickly
T&E Discontinued
NYC private schools are releasing their admissions requirements for 2022-2023. The T&E Assessment, the online test for kindergarten applicants required by many elite NYC private schools in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and used by the schools for two years, is notably absent. Instead, for the most part, kindergarten applicants are being invited into school … Continue reading T&E Discontinued
Breakneck Admissions Change Continues
Colleges drop SAT II Subject Tests and SAT Essay Requirements, upping importance of APs NYC Dept. of Ed. to end current Gifted and Talented Testing for 4-year-olds after 2021 Dept. of Ed. ends selective admissions for middle school and local geographic admissions for high school, Sci High test next week under fire All this public … Continue reading Breakneck Admissions Change Continues
Darrow School Welcoming City Students for Spring 2021
Abacus Mom received this announcement from the Darrow School, which is accepting applications for the Spring Semester. The Darrow School is a private co-education boarding and day school for grades 9-12 and Post Graduate. Located in the Hudson Valley, at the Berkshires' foothills, our 365-acre campus is at the center of world-renowned arts and culture. Founded … Continue reading Darrow School Welcoming City Students for Spring 2021
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
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
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
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