Mixed
Admissions Method for Specialized High Schools
What is a Test?
Students who apply are randomly selected.
What is Unscreened?
Eight out of nine of these schools select students based on their performance on the SHSAT
What are Specialized High Schools?
High school courses taught at a college level
What are Advancement Placement (AP) courses?
Schools that are exclusively all boys/girls.
What is Gender Specific?
You receive a priority or guaranteed spot based on where you live
What is Zoned?
Schools for students who have lived in the United States for less than 3-4 years
What is International School For New Arrivals?
Programs that are made to help you attain high scores for college entrance exams
What is SAT Prep?
Based on 7th Grade ELA Test Scores
What is Educational Option?
These schools consider students' grades, test scores, and attendance.
What is Screened?
Schools that offer classes, internships, and opportunities in a specific career
What is Career and Technical Education (CTE)?
Activities that help develop leadership skills
What are Sports and Clubs?
Schools that allow students to take less regents exams and instead complete academic portfolios for their classes
What is Performance Assessment?
Language spoken at home/Years in the country
What is Screened Language?
Schools that offer programs in music, dance, art, and drama (Requires an audition)
What is Performing and Visual Arts High School?
Letters that explain your progress in high school
What are Teacher Recommendations?
Students attend an open house or information session
What is Limited Unscreened?
What students do before being admitted to Performing and Visual Arts Schools
What is Audition?
Schools that offer students the chance to take college classes in high school and get their two year associate's degree
What is Early College?
Something students write to help colleges know or understand them on a personal level
What is Personal Statement/College Essay?