3 harsh truths about the Merchant Taylors' 3+ Assessment.

Results for Merchant Taylors’ Prep School are out.

There is a lot of disappointment.

This school is HARD to get into at any stage (3+, 4+, 7+)

There are many reasons for this and I am going to share a few of them here with you. If you do want to discuss further, please book an Additional Consultation with me.

If this is a dream school for you, I highly recommend that you get in touch with me at least one year before the Assessment and commit to meeting with me weekly for the full year. For some of you, this will mean that your son will only be just over one year of age. Of course, I do not expect a one year old to have 30 minutes of weekly tuition with me. But I do expect you to meet with me weekly and receive coaching about what exactly you should be doing every day to support your son.

If you truly desire to send your son to Merchant Taylors’ Prep School, take it seriously and prepare them appropriately for the Assessment.

Here are 3 harsh truths for you.

1. Not understanding the expectations at MTs’ for the 3+

‘It’s just a ‘playdate’ - Absolutely not!

‘My child is only 2, I can’t prepare them’ - Of course you can. The other parents whose children passed 100% prepared them - trust me.

‘My son will just go in and play’ - NO!

2. Overestimating what your son is actually able to do.

No disrespect at all, I also think my son is amazing. But I know for a fact that he would not have passed the MTs’ 3+ (He would have been 2 years and 4 months had I sat him). What you think your son can do and what he will actually do in the MTs’ 3+ are 2 different things!

Parents have said to me ‘You don’t need to do puzzles/lego/play doh, he can do that already!’ Please don’t be so arrogant. Come down off that high horse and be humble to learning from someone who has been doing this for over 15 years.

3. Not understanding the statistics.

I’ve heard different numbers but in my opinion over 100 boys applied to MTs’ for their 3+ Assessment. 32 offers were made. MTs’ say that 18 boys were placed on the reserve list but I believe at least 32 boys were placed there. None of the boys that I heard of were offered a place after having been on the reserve list.

4+ is even harder with only 7-8 places available.

So if you are serious about preparing for Merchant Taylors’ 3+, join our Waiting List today!