Starting Early - Isolating Factors for Preschool Admission (NPR report)

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<p>Parents who are frustrated with the hyper-competitive but unpredictable approach to college admissions might be interested in this report from NPR, about the prestigious Portafillo Preschool - they have 12,000 applicants annually for only 34 spots, but they’ve hit upon a far more objective standard for identifying the most promising applicants:</p>

<p>[N.Y</a>. Preschool Starts DNA Testing For Admission : NPR](<a href=“N.Y. Preschool Starts DNA Testing For Admission : NPR”>N.Y. Preschool Starts DNA Testing For Admission : NPR)</p>

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<p>Surely this has to do with the April 1 dateline…</p>

<p>or should I have waited until 7 pages of indignant replies had been posted?</p>

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<p>dragonmom, I was debating the same thing. That was a well-done one.</p>