Admissions Methods
The test you take to be admitted into these very popular and competitive schools.
What is Specialized High School Test
A schools graduation rate should be higher than?
What is 70% ?
The really thick book that contains all NYC high school information.
What is the High School Directory?
Name of the high schools where you can graduate with a two-year college degree or college credits.
What is Early College and Career Schools or Early College.
The application is due on what day.
What is December 3, 2018?
You perform in front of a panel of judges in order to be admitted into the school.
What is an Audition?
Your daily commute to school should not go past this amount of time.
What is 1 hour?
The person located in each school that can help guide you through the process.
Guidance Counselor
The term to describe if you are able or allowed to apply to a high school.
What is Eligible or Eligibility?
A place where you can visit all of the different high schools at the same time and ask questions.
What is High School Fair?
You can only be admitted based off of your 7th grade year grades, test scores, attendance, and punctuality.
What is Screened?
Activities to prepare you for the next level after high school.
What is strong college and career prep programs?
Groups of people you are either related to or close to.
What are friends &/or family members?
The order in which a student is considered for admission.
What is Admissions Priority or Priority?
The number of schools/programs that you should list on your application.
What is 12?
These Schools only look at your ELA test scores for admission into their high school.
What is Educational Option?
A school with diverse and high performing subject material.
What is Strong Academics or Academic Culture or Academics?
Independent online resource that allows you to leave comments, check-out videos, and get staff feedback.
What is inside schools.org?
The different areas a high school ranks you in. i.e. grades, test scores, attendance, and punctuality.
What is Selection Criteria?
Go to individual schools to ask questions and check out the culture.
What is school visits?
Schools admit you based off of where you live. i.e. home address, district, or borough.
What is Zoned?
Feeling secure when your in the hallways, bathrooms and classrooms.
What is Safe or School Safety?
An online resource provided and funded by New York City.
What is the NYC Department of Education Website or DOE's Website?
The different types of seats available to apply for.
What is General Education or Students With Disabilities.
Make sure your application has a mix of a lot of different schools.
What is Balanced?