<p>I’d also look into Manhattan College as it’s another NYC area Catholic College with a better academic reputation among NYC Catholic families and locals. </p>
<p>While it’s located in the Bronx, the 1 train station is nearby and is a much shorter ride to Manhattan. </p>
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<p>Only if that HS student isn’t able to put that hatred aside to properly focus on doing well enough so he/she could attain transfer admission to a more desirable college. </p>
<p>Knew plenty of HS students for whom the above quote didn’t apply and thus, were able to transfer successfully and more importantly, continued to excel at the second more desirable school…including elite colleges like Reed, Columbia, CMU(engineering/CS), etc.</p>