The Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools: Fourth Edition [Paperback]

Victoria Goldman (Author), Catherine Hausman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2003 | ISBN-10: 1569472491 | ISBN-13: 978-1569472491 | Edition: 4th

This perennial seller, now revised and expanded, is the first, last, and only word for parents on choosing the best private school for their children. Including information on admissions procedures, programs, diversity, school size, staff, tuition, and scholarships, this essential reference guide lists over seventy elementary and high schools located in Manhattan and the adjacent boroughs, including special needs schools and selective public schools and programs.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Parents will line up single file for the first guide to Manhattan's private schools." -- The New York Observer

About the Author

Victoria Goldman has children in private schools and is often quoted for her expertise concerning private education. Her articles have appeared in New York Magazine and The New York Times. Victoria Goldman is co-author of the Manhattan Directory of Private Nursery Schools and the author of the Los Angeles Guide to Private Schools.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Soho Press; 4th edition (July 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569472491
• ISBN-13: 978-1569472491
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.3 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,538,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Zagats guide to Manhattan schools, December 17, 2001

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Prudence (NYC, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools: Fourth Edition (Paperback)

Very useful for the addresses and contact names
and numbers at each school.

Otherwise the book provides the stereotyped
image associated with each school. Mixed in you
will find Zagat style sentence fragment gushings.
"Many" readers will find it "tacky" and "annoying"
representing a " nose pressed up against the window"
point of view.

Better to just invest the time and visit the schools.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Who needs Stephen King??, February 9, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools: Fourth Edition (Paperback)

You can read this book and get just as horrified. The authors give lots of practical information in one central place, but stop short of telling what we really need to know. What does acceptance REALLY entail? What sort of student flourishes at each school? Does actual merit count for anything, or is it all just luck, appearance and connections? Also they are inconsistent with their descriptions of the schools~ for example they describe a sports or music program at one school, but don't even mention those programs or lack thereof at others. All in all,buying this one of the many necessary evils to raising a child in NYC if you are not fortunate enough to have connections.

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing., July 17, 2007

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Andrew J. Russell (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools: Fourth Edition (Paperback)

The descriptions are inconsistent; it seems the researchers were a bit lazy and simply took what they were given from the different schools. Not very useful.