There was a program on NPR, new york station about the exam high schools and other good high schools. A principal at one of the other good high schools weighed in. He remarked that the other good high schools didn't have the AP classes offered at a Styvescant. Styvescant is 31 in the nation and second in National Merit scholars. If top students want to get in there, they are going to have a great peer group. That is hard to beat, when you are looking for great peer groups. And Harvard loves (which means other good colleges love) Styvescant and the quality of candidates.
Recently a 15 year old left Styvescant and went to Harvard. Do you want your kid with those kinds of peers?
Now, just like Juilliard, which became known as Little Asia, Styvescant is becoming an Asian majority. The Asian kids are getting the scores to get in. Our friend, who had a child in Sty, up until last year, said when he went to the AP math parent's meeting, he and his wife were the only non Asian parents there. That may be reflect in the Language portion of the SAT.
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