But here's what you might not know about Ms. Krents...

- She will accept any first-born child into Dalton as long as your second child is given over to her, no questions asked.

- Her office is totally covered in plastic. Not for the kids, of course, but for the inevitable sprinkle of fear-urine every parent leaves behind after their first meeting.

- Her middle name isn't Babby, and she doesn't know why people insist on calling her that.

- Ms. Krents has 15 cats, all of whom made it into Harvard with glowing reccomendations.

- She doesn't believe children under four-years-old should be prepped for their aptitude test (a prerequisite into getting the school). "It's totally unethical," she once said, though she thinks giving small children aptitude tests that will decide the rest of their lives is absolutely fine.

- She likes the color lavender, but don't ever, ever mention that in a meeting with her. Or make eye contact.

-Ms. Krents is the real-life version of the sorting hat from Harry Potter, but oddly enough, she's never read the books.

-She really doesn't like it when parents ask if their child will be able to join the Warblers.

- She's a vegetarian, but still eats fish.

- Her admission process involves a poster board, poloroids of every child who applied that year, and 10 blow-darts.