NYC Private Schools

Emily Glickman Top Private School Consultant

NOW is the Time: NYC Private School Admissions Consulting... If your child will be going through the NYC private school application process for 2022 Manhattan, Brooklyn, Riverdale or Westchester private school admission, now is your time to get started getting help.

Despite the pandemic, elite city private schools are more popular than ever as public school families seek to enter and current private school students wish to "upgrade". Suburban, country and Florida private schools are also highly sought after by relocating families.

Emily Glickman helps families, whatever their goal. This is your family's chance to work with her.

As one of NYC's most experienced and respected private school consultants, Emily has been featured in every major New York publication as well as many from around the world. In her more than twenty years in practice, Emily has been trusted by thousands of educated, distinguished New Yorkers and countless relocating families from around the US and the globe to help ensure their children's success.

For 2020-2021 admission more parents than ever wanted to book with Abacus Guide; we had to turn many families away. For 2021-2022, help your child get into the country's best private schools by signing up early.  Now is the Time.

Call today 212-712-2228 or email best NYC private school consultant.

We received many emails from happy parents this weekend--some excerpts.

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Awww thanks Emily!!!!! I will absolutely keep you posted once we make a final decision.

It’s been a true pleasure working with you too. We seriously couldn’t have gotten through this process without your help & I honestly don’t think we would have gotten the results we did without you ♥️♥️

♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️

Thanks to your support, advice, and encouragement, our children have fulfilled an incredible goal: coming from <foreign country>,  they were able to get into one of the best schools in the Country! You have shown us how to manage this process and help us with success in all steps of this journey.

Thank you.

♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️

We are bursting with excitement and joy!!!  So happy to share with you that <child's name> was accepted to <5 top city and Westchester private schools>

Thank you, thank you, thank you! :)  We are so grateful.

Breakneck admissions changes in the New York City public schools...no G&T testing for kindergarten, no selectivity measures for middle school admissions, uncertainty over the Hunter test, contention over the Stuyvesant/Bronx Science/Brooklyn Tech test... have unfortunately driven more and more NYC public school parents to consider private school for the first time.

At Abacus Guide, we're helping families make the transition. Contact us now to find out how we can help your child make the big move.

Emily,

Thank you very much for all of your assistance and support through <child's name's> exmissions process this year! Particularly for being super communicative over the past couple of months and dealing graciously with our panic emails 😊

Below is the feedback we received and we are BEYOND THRILLED that <child> did get into <top choice, super elite school>! Thank you for your fabulous advice and feedback along the way.

<Top choice school> – admitted

<Second choice school> - admitted

<Fourth choice school> – admitted

<Third choice school> – waitlist

Thank you again! We are going to have a glass of champagne to celebrate and hope you are doing the same.

• 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 school upheaval spikes demand for private schools in NYC and beyond
• NYC private school entry notification coming up: Feb. 4 (K), Feb. 9 (1st - 8th grade), and Feb. 26 (9th - 12th grade).

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 in 1936, Darrow prepares students for success, providing the framework to deepen thinking with specialized programs inspiring our students to explore the creative spaces where ideas intersect, and solutions emerge.

The Darrow School's new Centers for Excellence will allow students to hone their unique talents or skills, debuted this Fall. A curricular program rather than a physical space, the Centers' curriculum focuses on three major subject areas: Art, Design, and Innovation; Musicianship and Performance, and Academic and Personal Enrichment (CAPE). Like a college concentration or minor, the Centers allow students to delve deeply into a specialty of their choice.

● The Center for Art, Design, and Innovation offers traditional visual arts courses and classes in graphic arts and design, web development, animation, game design, robotics, and coding. Students will have opportunities to engage with the local community through visits with professionals in the field, museum exhibitions, and college programs.

● The Center for Musicianship and Performance begins with classroom study that leads to opportunities experiencing off-campus concerts and workshops, honing their performance, writing, and production skills. Students can study with guest artists and take original classes on the social impact of music on society at Darrow's state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center.

● CAPE programming tackles the topics of financial literacy, health and wellness, learning skills, and a successful transition to post-high school life. Darrow has a long history of supporting student learning through tutoring and mentoring programs that serve academic needs in powerful ways.

"Darrow has always been a school where students discover their identity and graduate knowing who they are. We want to help students push the envelope in their given specialties and move towards wholeness in life," said Andy Vadnais, Head of School.

In addition to The Centers for Excellence, Darrow has been recognized as a pioneer in the field of "hands-on learning," and teachers use real-world topics and a dynamic approach to capture the imagination and make the subject matter come alive. To learn more about The Darrow School or register for an upcoming Virtual Open House please contact Kristen Kaschub, Director of Admissions & Enrollment Management, at (518) 704-2765 or visit https://www.darrowschool.org/

A Happy New Year indeed as we received this lovely greeting from a current client:

Hi Emily,

As we head into the new year I want to take a moment to convey how truly grateful we are for your guidance, skill and candor. We've all come to trust you immensely!