HS Admissions
MS Admissions
MySchools
Specialized High Schools
Frequently Asked Questions
100

What are two requirements to take part in HS Admissions?

What is being an 8th grader or first time 9th grader?

Be a NYC Resident during the entire admissions process

100

How many schools can be on a middle school application?

What is 12?

100

What is the url for MySchools for school staff?

What is school.myschools.nyc

100

What are the nine specialized high schools?

What are

Bronx High School of Science
Brooklyn Technical High School

Brooklyn Latin

High School of American Studies at Lehman HS

High School for Math Science and Engineering

LaGuardia HS

Queens High School for the Sciences at York College

Staten Island Technical High School

Stuyvesant High School


100

What are the 6 LaGuardia studios?

What are

Drama

Instrumental Music

Vocal Music

Fine Arts

Dance

Technical Theater

200
What is the maximum number of offers a student can get through the DOE HS Admissions process?

What is 8?

200

How many Mark Twain talent tests can you apply for?

What is 2?

200

What do parents linked to student accounts show up as on MySchools?

What are Guardians?

200

What special program resides at Brooklyn Latin that is not at any other Specialized HS?

What is an International Baccalaureate Program?

200

What performing and visual arts are there training guides for?

What are

Drama

Dance

Fine Arts

Vocal Music

Instrumental Music

300

Fill in the blank:

For a student to have an SWD seat, their IEP/504 Plan must affect more than __% of their instruction.

What is 20%?

300

What are the 3 middle school admissions methods that see academic records?

What are

Screened

Composite Score

Screened for Language

300

What is the family deadline for MS and HS applications on MySchools

What is December 18th?

300

What are the three academic tracks available in HSMSE?

What are

  • Higher Mathematics
  • Mount Sinai School of Medicine Biomedical Research Program
  • Advanced Engineering

(Math, Engineering, Biomedical Science)

300

What is the general office number for HS Admissions Team?

What is

718-935-2009?

400

What are the three categories families should look at when determining their child's chances of getting into a screened school?

What is seat availability, admissions priority, and student's academic record?

400

What are the three middle school admissions methods that do see academic information?

What are

Zoned

Open

Talent Test

400

Where can you find the codes for inputting programs into a HS application

What is 

High School Directory

or

NYC School Finder

or

MySchools search function

400

What are the 3 college credit programs offered at Staten Island Tech?

*Hint* They are all numbers

What are

16, 30, and 60 credit programs

400

What percent of ENI does a school have to meet to have their students eligible for Discovery for this year?

What is 60%?

500

The average student can take part in how many rounds of HS Admissions

What is 4?

500

What are the 4 types of Middle School Classifications for public schools?

What are

Zoned Schools

District Schools

Boroughwide Schools

Citywide Schools

500

What are the steps for an IEP to be added to a student's profile for testing purposes?

What is

Checking if the IEP is confirmed by Field Support Center,

Approving the IEP in MySchools

Adding the Accomodations individually in the bottom of the profile.

500

What year was the Diversity Outreach Team created?

What is 2013

500

What 2 percentage criteria are necessary for students to get Specialized HS offers under the 7% model?

What are

Top 25% of the city and top 7% of their school