Stuyvesant vs. Townshendharris vs. Horrace Mann

jonri
Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:53:56 +0000

It depends on what interests you and the commute.

Personally, I’d rule out HM unless you can get a scholarship or are very wealthy. It’s expensive.

Between Stuy and TS, it’s a matter of where you live, what your academic interests are, and how large a school you want. Also, TS has a lot more female than male students, so if that matters to you take that into consideration.

They are two very different schools, though both are excellent. TH has a total of about 1,000 students, so it’s MUCH smaller than Stuy. It stresses the humanities. Foreign language study is particularly emphasized.You have to take Greek or Latin PLUS a modern language. It’s in Flushing, Queens, on the campus of Queens College. Stuy is downtown Manhattan–WAY downtown. So, that could make a huge difference in how long you have to commute, depending on where you live.

Why don’t you wait and see where you get in when the time comes?

BTW, the school’s name is Townsend, NOT Townshend.