On the flip side, even though this opens the pool up to those not able to do that, it also means more fierce competition about cohorts in your same group.Įpicenter: If you have a number that looks like it’s going to be hard to get into coveted schools, should you look at alternatives to public school? Is it too late for that?ĪA: Charter schools close their lotteries on April 1 so I encourage everyone to look at that. Additionally the argument can be made that it’s the wealthier families who are the ones moving out of the city (at least temporarily) and/or going to Catholic or private schools that others can’t afford. Greg: First of all, with a smaller pool - let’s say it’s 10% fewer students right now - then yes, the chances get higher. Three to five bottom schools that are genuinely your last choice.ĭeclining school enrollments might offer students slightly better odds of getting into their preferred schools.Įpicenter: School enrollments are declining at many schools.(Group 1, for example, is comprised of students whose grades average 85 and up.) If that’s not your child’s strength, go for schools set for the tier. In the middle if your child is a strong writer and has something unique, then go for schools that are not just looking at grades.Three to four safety (defined as 15 or fewer kids applying for that seats, or if you have any priority such as an IEP or qualified by reduced lunch).Three to four absolutely pie in the sky.And you will never even be considered if you do not rank. You will get a seat there if your number comes. You will be given your first available choice. I am often asked: Should I rank a school that I have very little chance? Well, if you don’t rank it, you have no chance.ĭon’t start playing games like, ‘This is really my third choice school but because it has 600 seats and my first choice only has 75 seats, shouldn’t I put my third choice first?’ Three to four of your choices can be reach schools, dream schools. The percentage of seats given to students receiving free or reduced lunch.How should they use this information before ranking?ĪA: Even with the numbers, this is the advice I’m giving: You should not let the number influence your choices too much. I am urging people to at least put your zoned school as number 12.Įpicenter: So this year’s different because parents know their kid’s lottery numbers. But on the other hand, if your zoned school is extremely popular, there’s a chance that if you don’t rank it, you might not get in. Queens does have the largest number of zoned high schools. They can absolutely, positively put you in a school you did not rank. They are not obligated to give you one of the 12 schools. Do you have to get into at least one of the schools on your list?Īlina Adams: NO NO NO NO. Alina AdamsĮpicenter: Middle school rankings are due March 1, while high school was extended to March 11. We talked to Greg of Greg’s Tutoring and Alina Adams, author of “Getting Into NYC Kindergarten” and “Getting Into NYC High-School,” to get their advice. But many of you still have questions so we posed them to the experts. The New York City Department of Education, on the other hand, is not and has been busy on the admissions front.Įarlier this week, families applying to middle school and high school could access their child’s lottery number (yes, that’s a 32-digit hexadecimal) and we broke down what it all means here. We would usually leave the heavy lifting to our sister newsletter, The Unmuted, but it’s off for mid-winter recess. Photo: John Schnobrichīecause you love the word “hexadecimal,” we’re back with more school-related news. NYC students applying to middle and high schools received a 32-digit lottery number.
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