Test Preparation

Manhattan School Showdown: Guide Versus Tests... Surprising Insights!

In our quest to navigate Manhattan’s education jungle, we stumbled upon The Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools and Selective Public Schools, eager to ditch the high-stakes test obsession. We flipped through its pages, impressed by the depth of school profiles, neighborhood insights, and real-world advice. But we couldn’t help comparing it to the stress of cramming for admissions tests. To our surprise, the guide revealed that many elite schools prioritize well-roundedness over scores—but not in the way we’d assumed. What us parents really overlook are factors like arts programs, diversity quotas, and hidden Interview Day quirks. The guide stitches it all together, making us rethink the pressure. Who knew a book could feel as game-changing as a perfect test score?