The students of Brooklyn Tech all had this initial thought, "I hate Tech". Whether it was because…read moreof the teachers, elevators, schedules, or staff, while you attended Brooklyn Tech, you found some reason to dislike like the school. You have teachers constantly pushing you to do your best. There is no excuse for late homework or late assignments. Administrators will not take your if, ands, or buts. Sometimes you will have class in the basement then, the next period, gym on the 8th floor. The elevators will be packed, you will have to climb 9 flights of stairs. With the mind set of a high school student, you sometimes might feel unfairly retreated or wronged by deans or Brooklyn Tech staff. Trust me, as time goes on, you will realize, it's nothing personal. The school will seem like a human oven in the summer and winter. All of these elements may make you think that Brooklyn Tech isn't the school for you, or that you wouldn't want your child attending this institution. However, from the viewpoint of a Brooklyn Tech alumni, this school has sculpted me to the person I am today. You have educators who want to do more than make a semi decent salary. Teachers who want to help you succeed. I have gained more than just education within the sciences and engineering, I have gained pure knowledge. Knowledge that will carry with me where ever I go. Knowledge that is engraved in me, which makes me a better person, which gives me that advantage in the real world. As for the student body, it is an experience that you will never be able to encounter for the rest of your life. Attending Brooklyn Tech, you learn more about culture by your peers, than any course you can take in a higher education class. Not everyone who attends Brooklyn Tech has the same Ivy League ambition. You will meet some of the most brilliant pranksters, some of the most innovative individuals, and some of the most creative students. You will meet real people. You will find your own group of friends who will better define who you are as a person. I have met so many great and amazing people through my time at Brooklyn Tech. With that note, I have also met some who I would wish never to see again. There will always be something negative to say about any high school you attend. Your life is what you make it. The decisions you make will either make that path easier or harder. Brooklyn Tech is definitely one of those decisions in your life where you might think you've taken on a challenge that is more than you can chew. Trust me, this experience is worth it. It may not be easy, it may not be pretty, but you will leave carrying the pride of being a Brooklyn Tech Alumni.

Terrible experience, rude staff, deteriorating facilities, I hated every single day I spent here…read more People here are extremely close minded and ego driven, the hallways reek of industrial rot during the winter, the teachers push a woke agenda forcing students to read literature involving queer characters under the guise of being "anti-censorship". Would give a 0/5 if I could

Hunter College High School is a public academic magnet secondary school located in the Carnegie…read moreHill Upper East Side of Manhattan. That's my neighborhood. It is administered and funded by Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY) and no tuition is charged. According to Hunter, its 1,200 "students represent the top one-quarter of 1% of students in New York City, based on test scores. I know that's true because I've got a lot of friends that have children that applied for entrance and were overlooked. The school history is interesting. Originally Hunter was established in 1869 as "The Female Normal and High School", a private school to prepare young women to become teachers. The original school was composed of an elementary and a high school. There's a long list of notable graduates if you want to look them up. I love the building because it is a historic Armory. I recommend you visit the photogenic structure. If you are fortunate enough to have your family member attend I recommend you take advantage of every activity and opportunity you have to visit this school. I particularly recommend participating in their extracurricular activities in any form offered. I've enjoyed a few activities throughout the years.

A long time ago, on a subway far, far away*, I attended HCHS. Most of the great teachers I had…read morehave either retired or passed away. Last time I looked, my 9th grade math teacher was still soldiering on slinging the equations and one of my classmates is now continuing the tradition as a social studies teacher, following in the footsteps of Mr. Marienhoff (a great teacher and influence on many of us). Here are some facts about the school not often known outside the Hunter community. Every year, if you take the top 10% of 6th Grade kids in NYC (~2200-2500) that scored well on the 5th grade NYS ELA & math exams (what used to be called the city-wides), gave them the entrance exam and took the top 10% of those, you'd end up with the top 1%, which is roughly, a typical Hunter 7th grade class. Remember that this happens a full 2 years before they would take the Specialized High Schools exam (SHSAT). This gives Hunter the advantage of reaping the cream of the crop long before Stuyvesant, Bronx Science or Brooklyn Tech can get a crack at them. Over the first couple of years, some students will have personal, disciplinary or academic problems and will leave or be asked to leave, but their places are not filled by new students because they can only enter at the beginning of 7th grade. Those asked to leave go back and excel at their neighborhood schools. Like the other NYC specialized high schools, the education is tuition free and the best that the city can offer. Unlike those schools, you'll be staying for 6 years from grades 7-12. The Hunter College Campus Schools (including the Elementary School) is administered by Hunter College (CUNY) and not the NYC Dept of Education. This raises a whole load of other issues because Hunter is not subject to the Chancellor of the DOE nor receives funding like other NYC schools. Starting in 7th grade also gives students at Hunter the opportunity to finish their NYS Regents requirements by 10th or 11th grade and allows them to take more AP courses and to do an internship in their senior year. Completing both programs, the graduate receives both the Hunter and Regents diplomas. There has been a lot of press and allegations lately about the lack of diversity at Hunter and other Specialized schools that are groundless. If you can pass the test, you get in, end of story. Whether you received outside test prep or not, the bottom line is you were either prepared or not, no matter what your ethnic background. You better believe that if you attend Hunter, you will be going to college. With the Hunter name on your diploma, you stand a better than average chance to get into a top tier college or university. Hunter is known as the top feeder to the Ivy League and that is not a hollow statistic, but is proven every year. Among my class of 200, 10 students went to Cornell alone, with 4 to Harvard and others to Columbia, Princeton, UPenn, Yale, Brown and Dartmouth. We even had 3 going to MIT. Those are big percentages that is repeated year after year and that you will not find in any other school. I have very fond memories of my alma mater and appreciation for the place grows as you get older. So what I say to all the recent students and graduates that gripe about their experience at Hunter is that you'll be thankful for it in 10-20 years when all the bad experiences are in the past and you remember all the good things such as your life-long friends and the stellar education that you carry with you for the rest of your life. Here's an example of the work of some current students and a tour of the school. http://vimeo.com/62474345 And to make this a true Yelp review, what little cafeteria food we had was absolutely horrendous. You were better off going to any of the local delis (except the one we used to call the smelly deli). *Star Wars did come out about that time in ancient history and the records of us cutting class to go see it are lost in the mists of time. Han shot first!

It's been a minute since I've been inside of a New York City high school and I must say that I am…read morevery impressed with the service I received from security. The school is clean and the auditorium huge.

I love it this will be a good school just I don't hope there is bully's but overall it's definitely…read moregood

Ah, I can't believe I can wax nostalgic about my high school and it will make an impact on Yelpers!…read moreHopefully there are some future Stuy kids reading this so I'll gear this towards you young whippersnappers! 5stars because although the food isn't all that great, well you didn't come here for the food did you? The school is now located in a top notch state of the art (or at least it was brand new when I was there a decade ago) facility complete with it's own pool, weight room and a dancing studio!! (Yes, all you seniors take ballroom dancing - it is a great opportunity for a nerd to interact with another nerd of the opposite sex!) I made a lot of great friends at Stuy whom I still keep in touch with today. There is a certain sense of pride in Stuy alumni that just sticks with you - this is rare. In comparing it to other public schools, Stuy offers a plethora of learning experiences and chance to meet a diverse student pool of all racial and socioeconomic backgrounds - this is very helpful for youngsters starting out their own network. I promise you these great friends you make in your formative years will pay off. Heck I got a job recently by just thumbing through the Stuy Alumni directory. Stuy pride is strong. I will say that I do regret not taking up more extracurricular activities (of which there are MANY) and not studying as hard as I could have. Before Stuy I coasted by on just natural intelligence but when surrounded by shining nerds with just as much brain power, I lost a bit of my luster. Remember that a good hard work ethic is another amazing talent that can even outshine natural smarts. Now if you're on the fence on whether to go to Stuy, Hunter, Bronx or whatever local HS - I'd say measure the pros and cons in your situation. Hopefully the pros and cons I've listed here will help you on your decision. (and choose STUY!!)

Faculty are great, but a lot of the students when I came here were a-holes…read more Great school to come to if you want to get a great education. But it is an all-boys highschool, so I think you lose a little something socially coming here or to any all-boys school instead of a co-ed high school. I kind of regret that myself :( - probably would have looked for a co-ed school as good..

I play indoor soccer in this gym through ZogSports and it's a pretty decent gym. The flooring is…read morenew and there is access to bathrooms and a water fountain, which is great. There is security on site, which is nice to have as well. The issue with playing soccer in the gym is that we play off the walls, which can be dangerous with the bleachers, but I realize that that is not something that can be helped.

I returned to SFP after 18 years for my highschool reunion. It was great seeing fellow class of…read more2015 and I was very grateful to the school for putting together such a well-run function. They gave us a tour of their changes and I love how modern the locker rooms, lunchroom and labs have become. SFP is such a big school with small town feel and I really began miss my days there. When I have kids, if I'm still in New York, I'll for sure send them here.

High school is four years, Prep is for life. One of the very best high schools in the country. The…read moreonly high school which can boast a Super Bowl winning Head Coach and a World Series winning Manager as alums. Yes, both Vince Lombardi and Joe Torre went to St. Francis Prep. Founded in 1858, St Francis Prep was located in Brooklyn until 1974 but has been in Queens for the last 49 years. The facilities have been expanded and renovated over the last decade.

Equality is one of the best Charter schools in not only the Bronx but in NYC. It's also a…read morewonderful place to work, best staff ever!

York Prep may offer decent academics, but they are certainly less-than-decent when it comes to…read moreethics. Let me share our experience. My son is shy, a bit physically awkward, and dealing with diagnosed social anxiety. As you might imagine, he's a prime target for school bullying, which became so intense during his sophomore year of high school, that he couldn't bring himself to return. His confidence and self-esteem were shattered, as were we. At the end of that summer, days before the start of the new school year, we found an opening at York and anxiously paid a $10K retainer fee. Within 36 hours after writing that check, we learned that the chief bully, the ringleader of the harassment, was also transferring to York. An unbelievable and untenable coincidence. My son's therapist warned us that this would be a harmful situation and strongly advised us, in writing, to find another school. When we informed the administrators at York Prep about this last-minute development, and asked for the retainer to be refunded -- I remind you that the ink was barely dry on the check -- they said, "Sorry, we won't do that. You signed a retainer agreement and must forfeit your $10K". This was now just TWO DAYS before classes started! They also implied that we'd need a lawyer if we wanted to fight for a refund. The callousness York exhibited here, with no regard for my son's emotional health, and unfairly keeping our retainer after less-than two days, may be a cautionary tale for parents considering this school. On a positive note, we did find another school in the city that has provided academic excellence within a safe and nurturing community. My son is thriving, he's happy, and he's excelling as a student.

York Prep is fantastic. It's such a warm and welcoming environment, where every student has the…read moreability to reach their full potential. They have a program called Jump Start for students who need a little more help learning, such as students with dyslexia, and also a scholars program with a variety of interesting and unusual topics like American Cults and Cartography. They also offer AP and honors classes. My child has thrived at York Prep and my only regret is that we didn't discover it sooner!

Staff are theives! They make kids put their bookbags inside the lockers and then steal from it when…read morethe kids are in class! Who does this? It's also a suicidal and bullying spirit amongst the kids that go there which your child can pick up. Would not recommend.

this is a not good school there are m bullies and fights students will bring soda and candy for…read morebreakfast and lunch the teachers are eve worse

Marymount is an extraordinary school in every way a child and parent can dream of! From the…read moreexceptional teachers, to the leader, the entire support staff. Most importantly is the community with warmth and love that will be part of both the parents and student life forever! I cannot say enough about the traditions, the financial learning with Bloomberg terminals, raising strong and resilient girls who are leaders are all beyond words.

Best school ever! Girls are amazing, grades are exceptional, teachers extraordinary, and education…read moreis flawless!