Beginning the College Admissions Process

Beginning the College Admissions Process June 8 Beginning the college admissions process shortly after potty training is too soon, in our opinion. How soon is too soon to begin the college admissions process? If youre the parent of a ninth grader, its certainly not too soon as the courses that your child maps out for the next four years matter a great deal in the highly selective college admissions process. Even just a one-hour consultation with us to map out a course strategy for the next four years can put you at a distinct advantage over other students at your childs high school.  So if ninth grade isnt too soon, when is too soon to reach out to us, you ask? Well, we sometimes get calls from parents of aspiring kindergartners. You did not read that incorrectly. As a KSPR piece on Manhattan kindergarten admission  points out today, Private preschools have become an institution for Manhattans wealthiest.  And the system is fraught with new parents panicking that if they dont get their baby Einsteins into top preschools, they will ruin their kids chances at getting into Harvard before they can even say Ivy League.But just being able to foot the huge bill isnt enough. Theres a limited number of spots in Manhattans most elite private schools,  which are thought to be feeders to the best colleges and universities in the country. And parents have bought into the narrative that if their child doesnt go to a good preschool, they wont have a shot at getting into one of the top secondary schools. If your child is in preschool, hoping to gain admission to the kindergarten of your dreams (lets be clear its not your childs dream), its too soon to come to Ivy Coach. Go to  Stephanie Sigal of Say and Play Family  instead. Shell be able to help you. And lets not forget that public schoolers gain admission to Ivy League colleges all the time. The notion that students need to go to fancy private schools in the hope of getting into the Ivies is ludicrous, dated, and quite snobby.