1 Jan 2019

NYC Private School Admissions Consulting

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NOW is the Time: NYC Private School Admissions Consulting... If your child will be going through the NYC private school application process for 2020 Manhattan, Brooklyn, Riverdale or Westchester private school admission, now is your time to get started getting help.

This is your family's chance to work with Emily Glickman, 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 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.

For 2018-2019 admission more parents than ever wanted to book with Abacus Guide; we had to turn many families away. For 2019-2020, help your child get into NYC's best private schools by signing up early.  Now is the Time.

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3 Jan 2019

NYC Private School Admissions Trends in 2018

NYC Private School Admissions Trends in 2018
What We Noticed This Year
  • ISEE and SSAT:
    My students applying to NYC private schools are taking these tests more than once, and typically seeing score gains on the second administration.The ISEE is required for admission to NYC private middle or high school--you can also take the SSAT, a competing test.  With all these options, students are now often taking the tests more than once, seeking the highest possible score.  This is a boon to the test companies, and unfortunate for students, as competition ratchets up. Just three years ago, students generally took these tests only once.
  • Character Skills Snapshot:
    More day and boarding schools are requiring or recommending this supplement to the SSAT that is supposed to evaluate students' initiative, intellectual engagement, open-mindedness, resilience, self-control, social awareness, and teamwork. I don't think you can measure character skills by taking an online, at home assessment test. Schools do students a disservice by bringing this test into the admissions process.
  • Common Essays:
    Some schools now have a common (shared) middle school essay as well as the common high school essay introduced a few years ago.

Posted at 12:42 PM Admissions,  Brooklyn Private Schools,  Hill Schools,  ISEE Prep,  Kindergarten,  Manhattan Private Schools,  NYC,  NYC ISEE,  NYC Private Schools,  NYC Public Schools,  Parenting,  Private Schools,  Riverdale Private Schools,  School advisor,  Westchester Private Schools | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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3 Jan 2019

Trends in College Admissions

Trends in College Admissions
An Eventful Year
  • Are SAT Subject Tests (SAT IIs) on their way out? Today, few institutions require the tests, and many require them only of STEM and engineering applicants. What this means is that for many students, 11th grade is not the nightmare it used to be. For more information: Are the SAT Subject Tests on the Way Out?
  • Which SAT or PSAT administration you take may make a big difference in your score, as some test dates feature tests that are markedly easier than others, a problem because then the curve becomes too difficult as one mistake means a significant score penalty: Trouble with October 24th PSAT Scoring Curve
  • Some colleges are now trying to get students to commit early not only through Early Decision 1, but through Early Decision II. New Front in College Admissions: Nudging Students to Decide Early As elite colleges compose more and more of their classes with candidates who have committed early, students who are looking for best fit vs. best name are disadvantaged.
  • Harvard is getting sued and sued. Besides the high-profile admissions lawsuit alleging that Harvard's admissions process discriminates against Asian-American applicants, Harvard is dealing with several other legal challenges.

Posted at 12:34 PM Admissions,  Brooklyn Private Schools,  Educational Consulting,  Hill Schools,  Ivy League,  Ivy League Colleges,  Kindergarten,  Manhattan Private Schools,  NYC,  NYC Private Schools,  Parenting,  Private Schools,  Public Schools | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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3 Jan 2019

2018-2019 NYC Private School Notification Dates

2018-2019 NYC Private School Notification Dates--results are almost here for NYC private school admissions.
GRADE ENTERING NOTIFICATION MAILING PARENT REPLY DEADLINE NOT LATER THAN NOON ON
Kindergarten Mail or email on Friday, February 8 Friday, February 15
2, 3, 4 year olds Mail or email on Thursday, February 28 Friday, March 8
Grades 1-8 Not before Tuesday, February 5 Tuesday, February 26
Grades 9-11 Not before Thursday, February 14 Thursday, March 14
If your child is applying to NYC private school for 2020 admission in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Riverdale or Westchester, now is the time to contact us at Abacus Guide Educational Consulting.

Posted at 12:31 PM Admissions,  Brooklyn Private Schools,  Kindergarten,  Manhattan Private Schools,  NYC Private Schools,  Parenting,  Private Schools,  Riverdale Private Schools,  Westchester Private Schools | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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8 Nov 2018

Five Common Essay Questions Challenge NYC Private High School Applicants

Many private NYC schools ask high school applicants to write an essay, choosing from five prompts. This year:

  1.  How does the story you tell on social media compare to your real life story?

  2. If you could live elsewhere for one semester, what would you hope to gain from the experience of living there and why?

  3. You are an activist. What is your cause, why are you so passionate about it, and what are you doing about it?

  4. "Honesty is the best policy." Is it problematic to shift the truth in one's favor, even if the lie is seemingly harmless to others?

  5. Describe one of your favorite family traditions and why it is meaningful to you.

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8 Nov 2018

ISEE Primary Replaces the WISC

The ERB has replaced the WISC test, which supposedly measures intelligence, with the Primary Level ISEE, an achievement test, for admission for applicants to 2nd-4th grade.

The all online test (given on an ipad) is administered at the ERB New York Office in small groups. Registration opened online in mid August and testing began on November 1st.

According to Molly Phelan of Noodle Pros, there are some differences between each of the Primary Level exams. Both the Primary Level 2 and 3 exams (for students currently in 1st and 2nd grades) "contain a picture with the Writing Prompt, which offers students the opportunity to be creative and self-expressive with their individual writing styles. In Primary Level 2 Reading Comprehension, there is a short Auditory Comprehension section that tests how students listen to a passage, which contains no text. Students then answer questions that relate to the passage."

For all Primary Level tests, the Writing section is untimed, allowing all students to type at their own pace.

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