<p>this is just a nitpicking post, but Im in a nitpicky mood – the high caliber private schools in NYC are not “prep” schools. They are officially called “Independent Schools”, and are just called “private schools” by kids that go there, and parents that send them. The only schools with “prep” in them in the Metropolitan Area are the private Catholic schools. And as with boarding schools there are definite rankings and tiers and peculiar characteristics for each one. The top ones rival and some overwhelm “hades” schools.</p>