NYC private school tuition now higher than HARVARD

cool_pants89
Mon, 20 Mar 2006 00:31:56 +0000

I will take a shot at this. I do live in NYC and probably go to one of those private schools people are speaking of. There arent many choices I had after middle school. I didnt do well enough for the specialized high schools. my mom recognized I would not do to well in a public school system. Therefore I was sent to a private school. My middle school was a public one and it was really bad. i did well there getting bs and such but it wasnt helping me. Not all private schools are great in the city to say the least but there are some very good ones who do offer very good financial aid/scholarship money. I have to say I am pretty much getting a free ride where I am at. But I would advice against my school since it doesnt offer many aps. that is the downside of going to an all girls school in the city. But there is a very good all girl public school which requires a minium of 95 avg in middle school. I dont know much about that school though

As for pre-k/elementary school let me give you people an example. Let’s say your local elementary public school was involved in a scandal where a teacher molested a little girl. You dont want your kids to go there but cant sent them to another public school because of the zone problem what will you do? Seek a private high school.

I am all for public education when it is in the specialized school system or places like beacon but it is very competitive and hard to get into. And there are times when kids cannot succed in environments like this. I swear to god if i told you people some of my horror stories about teachers and such from middle school most will definitly send their kids to a private institution.