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Horace Mann School

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231 West 246th Street Bronx NY 10471 United States
Day
PK to 12th
Gender
Coed

Academic

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Horace Mann school has provided me one of the greatest academic opportunities that a secondary school could provide. They excel in almost all departments ranging from theater to robotics. The school's general atmosphere is that of a pride of lions. We're all together and working towards one common goal (excelling in life), but there are competitive aspects in the school and we compete with each other to gain access to better opportunities. In regards to the strengths of the different departments. I was focused heavily towards the sciences since I study chemistry in university right now. I realized after coming into Johns Hopkins that the science program at Horace Mann was actually very rigorous and covered a great deal of material. I would say that the AP science classes at Horace Mann really prepared me for the rigor of university and had me develop a good study habit. Although I didn't spend as much time in the humanities as I should have, when I did, the teachers in the humanity departments were overwhelmingly helpful. They would gladly meet with me after class, after school, during school, outside his office, standing on a bench, even in the cafeteria. The teachers here have so much knowledge in their field that spending extra time with them is like another class; you learn so much. What I felt with the atmosphere of the student body is that everybody was friendly and open to meeting new people. However, everybody was also driven and new how to make sacrifices to achieve their goals. We collaborated on projects and homework sets and helped each either to study for exams, but outside of school, everybody had their own special skill or project that they worked on to stand themselves out from the crowd. Horace Mann is really there to help you succeed. Teachers always have open office hours and are willing to go out of their way to help students.

College Counseling

College counselling at Horace Mann is sort of a hit and miss. In my experience....

Sample insights on college counseling

  • They have contacts at most of the major universities and feel perfectly comfortable picking up the phone and advocating for a student to get accepted somewhere they feel is a good fit for that student. However, these counselors are certainly not magic bullets. They cannot guarantee that a student will get into an Ivy League university...
  • For those wishing to move on to Oxford or Cambridge, the provision is second-to-none. In the months running up to application and interview, every subject faculty offers classes (often run by former Oxbridge tutors) exploring further areas of their subject as well as offering advice on personal statements, interview technique and more...

Admissions - Getting Accepted

Most applicants apply during the 6th grade and 9th grade admission years. Parents have to....

Sample insights on admissions

  • For the interview, dress conservatively. Try to be very clean and put together. Also, I was a tour guide for two years and at the end of every tour, we were asked to evaluate the candidate so if you think the tour is not apart of the process, you are very wrong. Ask questions and be interested. Also, tip for the parents: the kids speak on the tour. Do not ask their questions for them...
  • Most younger siblings have an easy time in the admissions process. I can only think of one case of a younger sibling not being admitted. About half of the students who entered with me had come from public schools. The remainder came from private K-6 schools, or had transferred from other New York private schools The Elizabeth Morrow School and St. Bernard were two of the larger feeder schools...

School Life

Most of the school is liberal in their views, however there are people with conservative views. However if you are vocal with your opinions, expect to receive some counter responses as people in Horace Mann are very open to debates. The school has a open atmosphere in what the student body can do. However, there are punishments for infractions that a student commits. Academic dishonesty is a huge infraction in the school can and will get you expelled or suspended. The ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds of the student body is very mixed. There is a lot of minorities in the....

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